Jens Heinz Richard Knossalla (born 7 July 1986), also known online by his stage name Knossi, is a German

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and television presenter. He became known for his participation in various television formats and as a

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commentator, presenter and

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. Knossalla describes himself as ''König des Internets'' ("King of the Internet") and usually appears with a crown these days.

Career

Knossalla had his first television appearance in 2009 as a participant in the game show ''WipeOut – Heul nicht, lauf!'' on

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. In 2010, he was seen on the TV format ''Der Kreuzfahrtkönig'' broadcast on

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. In 2011, Knossalla took part on the game show ''17 Meter'' hosted by

Joko Winterscheidt Joachim "Joko" Winterscheidt (born 13 January 1979) is a German television host, producer and actor. He became known as part of the duo ''Joko & Klaas'' alongside Klaas Heufer-Umlauf in TV programs like ''Circus HalliGalli''. Winterscheidt grew ...

and

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. In November 2012, he was seen on VOX as part of the reality series '' mieten, kaufen, wohnen''. In addition, Knossalla played several small roles in the scripted reality series ''Richter Alexander Hold'', ''Richterin Barbara Salesch'', '' Lenßen & Partner'', ''

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'', ''Verklag mich doch!'' and in the soap opera ''

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''. In November 2020, Knossalla hosted the fourth episode of the late-night show ''Täglich frisch geröstet'' on

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, produced by

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. In addition to Knossalla as the "host" and Mark Filatov as a guest, Kai Pflaume appeared in the role of the "roaster".

Personal life

Knossala was born on 7 July 1986 in

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. He is the father of a son born in 2019.

Filmography

* 2020: Kartoffelsalat 3 – Das Musical

Bibliography

* ''Knossi. König des Internets. Über meinen Aufstieg und Erfolg als Streamer.'' Riva, München 2020, (with eleven guest conttibutions by

Robin Schulz Robin Alexander Schulz (; born 28 April 1987) is a German musician, DJ, and record producer. On 4 February 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves (Mr. Probz song), Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr. Probz. T ...

among others).

References

External links

Official website

Jens Knossalla
on

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