Harald Schmidt
Acting
Born 1957-08-18
Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
76 credits
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Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows.
The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ.
At the age of 21, Schmidt moved to Stuttgart, where he attended drama school for three years. Subsequently, he gained stage experience at the *Städtische Bühne* (Municipal Theater) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the Second Mamluk in Lessing’s *Nathan the Wise*. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret ensemble *Kom(m)ödchen* in Düsseldorf, and in 1986, he was named "Best Up-and-Coming Cabaret Artist." That same year, he toured Germany with his own solo show.
Television soon took notice of the talented young comedian, and in 1988, Schmidt hosted his first TV program, *MAZ ab*. This was followed by shows such as *Psst!* and *Schmidteinander*. He experienced the greatest boost of his career in 1992, when he took over as host of the popular Saturday-night show *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. Schmidt was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize—Germany’s most prestigious television award—the first of many such honors to follow. Just one year later, he was named "Entertainer of the Year" and received both the Bambi and the *Goldene Kamera* awards.
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Filmography
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Volle Kanne
Wetten, dass..?
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Leute heute
DAS!
Abendschau
SOKO Stuttgart
Bambi
Das Traumschiff
Nachtcafé
Romy Award
Beckmann
Grimme Award
Menschen der Woche
Menschen bei Maischberger
Goldene Kamera
Kulturplatz
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Ringlstetter
German Television Award
Münchner Runde
Boulevard Bio
Sabine Christiansen
Blauer Panther
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Die Pyramide
Mitternachtsspitzen
Nuhr im Ersten
Musikantenstadl
Menschen
Pssst ...
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Schawinski
Zur Person
Alles Nichts Oder?!
Erlesen
Sträter
Lebens-Künstler
Telestar
Gredig direkt
Schmidteinander
Kuli & Co.
Schmidt & Pocher
Was liest du?
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Die Mike Krüger Show
Prix Pantheon
WegGefährten
Frei:Gespielt - Mehmet Scholl - Über das Spiel hinaus
Klassentreffen
Ein Abend für..
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Gysi & Schmidt
Der Meisterfälscher
Schreckenstein Castle
Gisbert
Ottis Schlachthof
One Mic Stand
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