Kurt Felix (27 March 1941 – 16 May 2012) was a Swiss
television presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people ...
and
entertainer
An entertainer is someone who provides entertainment in various different forms.
Types of entertainers
* Acrobat
* Actor
* Archimime
* Barker (occupation), Barker
* Beatboxer
* Benshi
* Bouffon
* Cheerleader
* Circus arts, Circus perform ...
.
Biography
In the 1970s, Felix developed and hosted ''Teleboy'', the most watched TV-programme in the history of the Swiss television (
DRS). The show is considered to be a predecessor of ''
Surprise, Surprise''. Felix and his wife, singer
Paola Del Medico, hosted ''Verstehen Sie Spaß?'', a Candid Camera-style show, for the German TV station
ARD between 1981 and 1990. Each episode attracted around 30 million viewers in Central Europe. He developed several TV-formats popular in Germany and Switzerland such as Stoeck, Wyss, Stich in 1968 (one of the first interactive programmes of the world) or That's TV (Chaplin-award, Rose d'Or award);
Felix died in
St. Gallen due to
thymoma
A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare neoplasm. Thymomas are frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis; thymoma is found in 20% of patients with myast ...
on 16 May 2012.
References
External links
*
* Walter Grieder: ''Kurt Felix und Paola. Zwei die Spass verstehen.'' Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1990, . (Biography)
Felix & Felix – Durch den Herbst mit Kurt & Paola, Swiss television (
DRS)
«Hoi Hoi Teleboy»: Kurt Felix und sein Leben Swiss television (
DRS)
1941 births
2012 deaths
Swiss television presenters
ARD (broadcaster) people
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