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Diether Krebs
Diether Krebs (11 August 1947 in Essen, Germany – 4 January 2000 in Hamburg) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. Life and career Youth and initial success Diether Krebs was born on 11 August 1947 in Essen, the son of a stationery shop owner. His godfather was Diether Posser, a lawyer, SPD politician and erstwhile Minister for Justice and Finance for North Rhine-Westphalia. Krebs gained his first experience in the theatre at school at the Humboldt '' Gymnasium'' in Essen. He took acting lessons at the renowned " Folkwangschule" school of performing arts in the Ruhrgebiet and took on his first role at the theatre in Oberhausen, followed by some small film roles. Of these, his most noteworthy appearance was in the film '' Zoff'' (1971) in which he played alongside well-known actors such as Jürgen Prochnow and Claus Theo Gärtner. From 1973, Krebs became famous for his role as "Michael Graf" in the legendary comedy series ''Ein Herz und eine Seele'', the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital". Two rivers flow through the city: in the north, the Emscher, the Ruhr area's central river, and in the south, the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the Lake Baldeney (''Baldeneysee'') and Lake Kettwig (''Kettwiger See'') reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German ( Westphalian) language area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian ( Bergish) area (closely related to Dutch). Essen is seat to several of the region' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folkwang Hochschule
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr area, with additional facilities in Duisburg, Bochum, and Dortmund, and, since 2010, at the Zeche Zollverein, a World Heritage Site also in Essen. The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company ''Folkwang Tanz Studio'' (FTS). Founded as , its name was Folkwang Hochschule (Folkwang Academy) from 1963 until 2009. History The university shares its unusual name with the Museum Folkwang founded in 1902 by arts patron Karl Ernst Osthaus. The term ''Folkwang'' derives from Fólkvangr, the Old Norse name of a mythical meadow where the dead gather who are chosen by Freyja, the Norse goddess of love and beauty, to spend the afterlife with her. The school's founders, opera director , stage designer Hein Heckr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. As well as contributing to the output of the national television channel '' Das Erste'', WDR produces the regional television service WDR Fernsehen (formerly known as WDF and West3) and six regional radio networks. History Origins The Westdeutsche Funkstunde AG (WEFAG) was established on 15 September 1924. There was a substantial purge of left wing staff following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. This included Ernst Hardt, Hans Stein and Walter Stern. WDR was created in 1955, when Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR) was split into Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) – covering Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Hamburg – and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, responsible for N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Schubert (actor)
Heinz Schubert (12 November 1925 – 12 February 1999) was a German actor, drama teacher and photographer, best known for playing the role of Alfred Tetzlaff in the German television sitcom '' Ein Herz und eine Seele''. Life Schubert was born in Berlin, the son of a master tailor. He went to drama school after his release from captivity as a prisoner of war. In 1951, Bertolt Brecht asked for him directly to join his ''Berliner Ensemble'', where Schubert remained until the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961. From then on, Schubert worked in West Germany in theatre (in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Berlin) and taught drama; he was first a docent and in 1985 was awarded a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. In 1958 Schubert also started to work in film, first for DEFA productions, playing the role of the ''Schweizerkas'' that he had been known for in the ''Berliner Ensemble'' in the film version of the Brecht drama. He also acted in fairy stories and the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Garnett
Alfred Edward "Alf" Garnett is a fictional character from the British sitcom '' Till Death Us Do Part'' and its follow-on and spin-off series '' Till Death...'' and ''In Sickness and in Health''. He also appeared in the chat show ''The Thoughts of Chairman Alf''. The character was created by Johnny Speight and played by Warren Mitchell. In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Alf Garnett was ranked 49th on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. Character History Alf Garnett was born in Wapping around 1917. Not much was known of Alf's parents but his father was sometimes mentioned negatively by Alf's wife Else, who said 'nobody knew what ''he'' was - some say he was a gyppo (gypsy).' It was also hinted that Alf had Jewish ancestry, though he always denied this and often referred to his religion as Church of England, 'same as Her Majesty the Queen', though he rarely attended services. He was unpopular as a youth and it was claimed he only began going out with Else, whom h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Booth
Anthony George Booth (9 October 1931 – 25 September 2017) was an English actor, best known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series '' Till Death Us Do Part''. He was the father-in-law of former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the widower of '' Coronation Street'' star Pat Phoenix, marrying her a few days before her death in 1986. Early life Booth was born into a working-class family in Jubilee Road, Liverpool, in 1931 and raised Catholic. His mother was a Roman Catholic of Irish descent, and his father was a merchant seaman during World War II and Catholic convert. Tony Booth attended St Edmund's Infants School and spent a year in hospital as a child with diphtheria. He then passed the Eleven-plus examination and attended St Mary's College, Crosby, where he was awarded a bursary to cover the cost of his books. His hopes of going to university were dashed when he had to leave school and get a job after his father was badly injured in an industrial accident. He then w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till Death Us Do Part
''Till Death Us Do Part'' is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975. The show was first broadcast in 1965 as a ''Comedy Playhouse'' pilot, then as seven series between 1966 and 1975. In 1981, ITV continued the sitcom for six episodes, calling it '' Till Death...''. The BBC produced a sequel from 1985 until 1992, ''In Sickness and in Health''. Created by Johnny Speight, ''Till Death Us Do Part'' centred on the East End Garnett family, led by patriarch Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), a reactionary white working-class man who holds racist and anti-socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else was played by Dandy Nichols, and his daughter Rita by Una Stubbs. Rita's husband Mike Rawlins ( Anthony Booth) is a socialist "layabout" from Liverpool who frequently locks horns with Garnett. Alf Garnett became a well-known character in British culture, and Mitchell played him on stage and television until Speight's death in 1998. In addition to the spin-off '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ein Herz Und Eine Seele
''Ein Herz und eine Seele'' (literally "One Heart and One Soul" i.e. "hand in glove") is a German television sitcom based on the British sitcom '' Till Death Us Do Part'' by Johnny Speight. The show premiered on 15 January 1973 and lasted for about twenty episodes, airing its last on 4 November 1974. In 1976 the show had a short-lived revival with another four episodes. ''Ein Herz und eine Seele'' was written by Wolfgang Menge. The show was extremely successful during its initial run and it still proves very popular in reruns. Two episodes in particular, ''Sylvesterpunsch'' (about the family's New Year's Eve party) and ''Rosenmontagszug'' (set during the winter carnival season) have gained such popularity that they are now shown traditionally on German TV on New Year's Eve and ''Rosenmontag'', respectively. Storyline The show reflects the life of a petty bourgeois family in West German Wattenscheid, characterised by the social climate of the Willy Brandt era and its political u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Television Comedy
Germany has a long tradition of television comedy stretching as far back as the 1950s, and with its origins in cabaret and radio. 1960s *1963: ''Der 90. Geburtstag'' (''Dinner for One'') is a comedy sketch recorded on 8 July 1963 at ''Theater am Besenbinderhof'' in front of a real audience by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). Although it is actually performed in English, it is considered a cult television classic in Germany and it is still an integral component of the New Year's Eve schedule at several German television stations. 1970s When Otto's first show came out in 1973, it differed in many ways from those of traditional comedians also around at the time, such as Rudi Carrell (then aged 39) and Loriot (then 50). Rudi Carrell and Loriot dressed rather more formally in a suit and tie, and stood on a large stage with the audience seated in rows, whereas Otto, then only 25, with his long blond hair falling in his face, wore T-shirts and jeans, and sat on a smaller cabaret-style st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claus Theo Gärtner
Claus Theo Gärtner (born 19 April 1943) is a German television actor mainly known for his role as Josef Matula, the main character in the German detective show series ''Ein Fall für Zwei'' (''A Case For Two''). Gärtner spent his youth in Austria, the United States and southeastern Asia. He has studied music in Braunschweig and Hannover. He made his theatre debut in Göttingen. In his youth, Gärtner was actively involved in the activities of the German socialistic students' association. Since 1981, Gärtner has starred as the private detective A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ... '' Josef Matula'' in 300 episodes. Gärtner is also known as a car enthusiast. Since 1967 he participated in numerous car races, and drove cars as a test-driver for a German manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow ( ; born 10 June 1941) is a German-American actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Captain "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film ''Das Boot''. He is also known for his roles in ''The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum'' (1975), '' Dune'' (1984), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), '' In the Mouth of Madness'' (1994), ''The English Patient'' (1996), '' Air Force One'' (1997), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2006), and played Sergei Bazhaev on the eighth season of ''24'' (2010). He is a Goldene Kamera, Bavarian Film Awards, and Bambi Award winner. Early life Prochnow was born in Berlin and brought up in Düsseldorf, the son of an engineer. Career Jürgen Prochnow portrayed Arnold Schwarzenegger in '' See Arnold Run'', a 2005 film about the actor's political career in California. He played Commander Paul Gerald in ''Wing Commander'' (1999). He was the main antagonist in the Broken Lizard film, ''Beerfest'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoff (film)
Zoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Zoff (1852–1927), Austrian painter *Dino Zoff (born 1942), Italian football player *Marianne Zoff Marianne Josephine Zoff (30 June 1893 – 22 November 1984) was an Austrian actress and opera singer (mezzo-soprano). Zoff was born in Hainfeld, Lower Austria. Starting in 1919 at the Staatstheater Augsburg, she sang at several German opera ho ... (1893–1984), Austrian actress and opera singer * Otto Zoff (1890–1963), Austrian journalist and author * Stefano Zoff (born 1966), Italian boxer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
