Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian.

Early life

Herbst was born in

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. After passing the

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, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in

at the same time.

Career

Theatre

In 1986, Herbst was a founding member of the private ''Theater in Cronenberg'' and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (''Men nursery'') at the ''Theater am Kurfürstendamm'' in

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together with Bastian Pastewka, Michael Kessler and Jürgen Tonkel. He is married to Gisi Herbst.

Television

Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show '' Sketchup – The Next Generation'' in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in '' Ladykracher''. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the

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series '' Stromberg''. In October 2006, the work on the third season of ''Stromberg'' began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in '' Sesamstraße'' in 2006, and in

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's show '' Ladyland''. In 2007, his seven-piece series '' Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens'', an adaptation of the British series '' The Worst Week of My Life'', was broadcast.

Film

Herbst's movie career began in 1998 in the film ''Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle'' ("The last bachelor"). His star roles were together with Michael "Bully" Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz in '' Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1'' in 2004, as well as his appearance as the butler ''Alfons Hatler'' in the 2004 movie ''Der Wixxer'' together with Oliver Kalkofe, Thomas Fritsch, Oliver Welke and other leading German comedians. In 2006, Herbst teamed up again with Herbig in the movie ', starring as King Julius, the 111th. His more prominent role was in the movie ''

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'' as Christoph Sensenbrink.

Filmography

* 1998: ''Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle'' * 2004: ''

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'' * 2004: '' Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1'' * 2004: '' Stromberg Season 1'' (TV series) * 2004: ' * 2004: ' * 2005: ' * 2005: ''Stromberg Season 2'' (TV series) * 2005: ' * 2006: ' * 2006: '' Pastewka'' (TV series) * 2006: ''Wo ist Fred!?'' * 2006: '' Impy's Island'' (voice) * 2007: ''Stromberg Season 3'' (TV series) * 2007: ' * 2007: ' * 2007: '' Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens'' (TV series) * 2007: ' * 2007: ''Tramitz & Friends'' (TV series) * 2007: ''Jakobs Bruder'' * 2008: '' Mord mit Aussicht'' (TV series) * 2008: ''

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'' (TV movie) * 2008: ''Urmel voll in Fahrt'' (voice) * 2008: ' * 2009: ''Stromberg Season 4'' (TV series) * 2009: '' Vicky the Viking'' * 2010: ''Kreutzer kommt'' * 2011: '' Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods'' * 2012: ' (2012, TV movie) * 2013: ' * 2014: '' Stromberg – The Movie'' * 2014: ' * 2015: '' 3 Türken und ein Baby'' * 2015: '' Mara and the Firebringer'' * 2015: ' (TV movie) * 2015: ' * 2015: '' Highway To Hellas'' * 2015: ''

'' * 2018: '' Little Miss Dolittle * 2018: '' How About Adolf?'' * 2021: '' Contra'' * 2022: ' * 2023: '' Ein Fest fürs Leben''

Awards

* 2002: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Supporting Actor in '' Ladykracher'' * 2005: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis for '' Stromberg'' * 2005: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor for ''Stromberg'' * 2005: Goldener Gong for ''Stromberg'' * 2005: Jupiter-Filmpreis as Best TV Actor * 2006: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for ''Stromberg'' * 2006: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor in a Comedy series for ''Stromberg'' * 2006: GQ – Man of the year in the category TV * 2006:

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– Triple-Platinum for over 150,000 sold ''Stromberg'' DVDs * 2007: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor (in a Comedy series) for ''Stromberg''

References

External links

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Interview with Christoph Maria Herbst
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbst, Christoph Maria 1966 births Living people German male film actors Male actors from Wuppertal German male comedians German television personalities German male television actors 21st-century German male actors Comedians from North Rhine-Westphalia 21st-century German comedians