Ralf Husmann (born 24 September 1964 in

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) is a German TV producer,

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and

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. He is the creator of '' Stromberg'', the German adaption of ''

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''.

Life and work

In the 1980s Ralf Husmann had a cabaret-Duo named ''Burghardt & Husmann'' with his partner Hubert Burghardt. Since 1995 he is an employee of the German television production company Brainpool, where he is a headwriter and

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. He is responsible for diverse comedy- and show-productions. Amongst other things Ralf Husmann wrote for '' Die Harald Schmidt Show'', the comedy series '' Anke'', the television series '' Berlin, Berlin'' and the television show '' Rent a Pocher''. Furthermore he works as author for the comedy show '' RTL Samstag Nacht'' or the television magazine '. He also created the television series and had the main responsibility for it. Since 2004 Ralf Husmanns public profile rose rapidly because of his work as author for the author comedy series '' Stromberg''. He also appeared as ''associate Hans Schmelzer'' in a few episodes. In 2007 he became

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of Brainpool. Furthermore Ralf Husman wrote two books. In June 2009 he released his novel ''Nicht mein Tag'', which became a

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in Germany. In September 2010 appeared his second novel ''Vorsicht vor Leuten'', also in Germany.Novel ''Vorsicht vor Leuten'' at Amazon.de
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Filmography (selection)

*1996: '' Die Harald Schmidt Show'' (writer, producer) *2000: '' Anke'' (writer, producer) *2003: '' Berlin, Berlin'' (one episode, writer) *2004–2012: '' Stromberg'' (writer, producer, actor) *2007–2008: (writer, producer, actor) *2009: (writer, producer)

Awards and nominations

*''Anke'' (2000) **2001: German Comedy Awards – Nomination for ''Best Comedy Series'' *''Rent a Pocher'' (2003) **2004: German Television Awards – Nomination for ''Best Comedy Program'' **2005: German Comedy Awards – Winner of the ''German Comedy Award'' for ''Best Comedy Program'' *''Stromberg'' (2004–2010) **2005: German Television Awards – Nomination for ''Best Sitcom'' **2006: German Television Awards – Nomination for ''Best Sitcom'' **2006: Adolf Grimme Awards – Winner of the ''Adolf Grimme Award'' for ''Fiction/Entertainment – Series/Miniseries'' **2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the ''German Television Award'' for ''Best Sitcom'' **2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the ''German Television Award'' for ''Best Screenplay'' *''Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich'' (2007–2008) **2007: Adolf Grimme Awards – Winner of the ''Adolf Grimme Award'' for ''Entertainment'' **2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the ''German Television Award'' for ''Best Writing''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Husmann, Ralf German television producers German male screenwriters German television show creators 1964 births Living people Mass media people from North Rhine-Westphalia People from Dortmund