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Harald Schmidt
Harald Franz Schmidt (born 18 August 1957) is a German actor, comedian, television presenter and writer best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows. Early and private life A son of refugees who fled from Sudetenland (now Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in Swabian Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing he devoted time to the Roman Catholic church, serving as choirmaster and playing the organ. At the age of 21, Schmidt went to Stuttgart to attend drama school for three years. After that, he gained on-stage experience at Städtische Bühne (Municipal Stage) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the 2nd Mamaluke in Lessing's '' Nathan the Wise''. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret '' Kom(m)ödchen'' in Düsseldorf and in 1986, was honoured as "Best Newcomer cabaret artist" and toured through Germany with his own show. In October 2005, his daughter Amelie was born. Schmidt resides in Cologne with his partner Ellen H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm (, ; Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the seat of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 December 2019). History The modern history of Neu-Ulm began with the change of the sovereignty over the city of Ulm in 1810 from the Kingdom of Bavaria to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The Danube became the boundary between Bavaria and Württemberg. Land on the right bank of the Danube thus remained under Bavarian sovereignty. This was the beginning of Neu-Ulm's status as an independent town. At this time Neu-Ulm was very small with little more than a few houses, taverns, pieces of land, and the village of Offenhausen. It was still known as (Ulm on the right-hand side of the Danube). The name "Neu-Ulm" was first mentioned in records in 1814. The town's real growth began a few decades later in 1841, when the announced the building of the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organisation of Germany's regional Public broadcasting, public-service broadcasters. It was founded in 1950 in West Germany to represent the common interests of the new, decentralised, post-war broadcasting services—in particular the introduction of a joint television network. ARD has a budget of €6.9 billion, 22,612 employees and is the largest public broadcaster network in the world. The budget comes primarily from a mandatory licence fee which every household, company and public institution, regardless of television ownership, is required by law to pay. For an ordinary household the fee is €18.36 per month, as of 2023. Households living on Welfare in Germany, welfare are exempt from the fee. The fees are not collected directly by ARD, but by the Beitragsservice von ARD, ZDF und Deutschlandradio, Beitragsservice (formerly known as Gebühreneinzugszentrale GEZ), a common organisation by the ARD member broadcasters, the second public TV broadcaster ZDF, and De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, actor, and producer. He is best known for having hosted Late-night talk show, late-night talk shows, beginning with ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (1993–2009) and ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and ''Conan (talk show), Conan'' (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS (American TV channel), TBS. Before his hosting career, O'Brien was a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1988 to 1991, and the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' from 1991 to 1993. He has hosted the podcast series ''Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend'' since 2018, and starred in the 2024 travel show ''Conan O'Brien Must Go'' on Max (streaming service), Max. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of ''The Harvard Lampoon'' while attending Harv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Carson
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson is a cultural phenomenon and widely known as the King of Late Night. Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honors, Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.Johnny CarsonEncyclopædia Britannica Online (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 30, 2009. During World War II, Carson served in the United States Navy. After the war he started a career in radio, then moved to television and took over as host of the late-night talk show ''Tonight'' from Jack Paar in 1962. Carson remained an American cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypochondria
Hypochondriasis or hypochondria is a condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is an old concept whose meaning has repeatedly changed over its lifespan. It has been claimed that this debilitating condition results from an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical diagnosis. An individual with hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are convinced that they have, or are about to be diagnosed with, a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many hypochondriacs focus o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland GmbH, branded as Sky, is a German media company that operates a direct broadcast satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (through Sky Switzerland). It provides a collection of basic and premium digital subscription television channels of different categories via satellite and cable television. It was launched in 1991 as Premiere. The channel originally started as a single analogue channel on the Astra 1A satellite, entirely without any commercials, showing films dubbed into German, as well as in original audio, live football matches from the German Bundesliga and Austrian Bundesliga (and at one time the UEFA Cup), and documentaries, concerts and TV series. After the coming of the digital age, the service has since consisted of many channels with many new ones added over the years. On 4 July 2009, the service and its channels were rebranded as "Sky". Sky Deutschland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast-owned Sky. The programm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmidt & Pocher
''Schmidt & Pocher'' was a German late-night talk show hosted on Das Erste by comedians Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher in the Thursday 10:45 pm time slot from 25 October 2007 to 16 April 2009. It was the successor of ''Harald Schmidt'' on the same network. Music The house band was led by Helmut Zerlett. * Helmut Zerlett – keyboards * Axel Heilhecker – guitars * Rosko Gee – bass * Antoine Fillon – drums * Jürgen Dahmen – piano * Thomas Heberer – trumpets * Mel Collins Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ... – saxophone References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt And Pocher German television talk shows Das Erste original programming Television shows set in Cologne 2007 German television series debuts 2009 German television series endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Pocher
Oliver Pocher (born 18 February 1978) is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host. Pocher began his career with part-time work in radio and as a DJ before making his first television appearance in 1998 on the Bärbel Schäfer's show. He later hosted several programs, including '' Rent a Pocher'' and '' Die Oliver Pocher Show''. Early life and professional training Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Pocher; he was born and grew up in Hanover, West Germany. His parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and he too was raised as one. In 2007, Pocher stated that, unlike his parents, he had no contact with the organisation anymore as he claimed "not to have agreed with their rules". Reports that Pocher had attended a Waldorf school were denied by his management. Pocher successfully completed his training as an insurance broker at " Signal Iduna Bauspar AG". During the time of his apprenticeship, he had some part-time jobs at various radio stations and as a DJ in clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARD (TV)
ARD is a joint organisation of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. It was founded in 1950 in West Germany to represent the common interests of the new, decentralised, post-war broadcasting services—in particular the introduction of a joint television network. ARD has a budget of €6.9 billion, 22,612 employees and is the largest public broadcaster network in the world. The budget comes primarily from a mandatory licence fee which every household, company and public institution, regardless of television ownership, is required by law to pay. For an ordinary household the fee is €18.36 per month, as of 2023. Households living on welfare are exempt from the fee. The fees are not collected directly by ARD, but by the Beitragsservice (formerly known as Gebühreneinzugszentrale GEZ), a common organisation by the ARD member broadcasters, the second public TV broadcaster ZDF, and Deutschlandradio. ARD maintains and operates a national television network, called ''Das Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Schmidt (ARD)
''Harald Schmidt'' is a late night television show which was broadcast on ARD and hosted by Harald Schmidt from 23 December 2004 until 14 June 2007. It returned at 17 September 2009 after the show ''Schmidt & Pocher'' with Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher ended earlier that year. ''Harald Schmidt'' followed ''Die Harald Schmidt Show'' (''The Harald Schmidt Show'') on the German TV channel Sat.1. The latter ended on 23 December 2003 after Schmidt, at short notice, did not renew his contract. ARD immediately showed interest in getting Schmidt back onto ARD, where he had originally begun his career. According to the German newspaper ''Der Tagesspiegel'', Schmidt was in contact with NDR director Jobst Plog after he had backed out of Sat.1. Nevertheless, they did not start seriously negotiating the contract until the ''Harald Schmidt Show'' follow-up ''Anke Late Night'', broadcast by Sat.1, was dropped. Jobst Plog said that initially the contract with Harald Schmidt (at a cost of � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
