Hape Kerkeling
Biography
Hans-Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (* 9. December 1964 in Recklinghausen) is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play speaker, audiobook and voice actor. Hape Kerkeling became a popular television and stage comedian from the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he received his first regular television program Kangaroo. This was followed by other comedy formats such as Total Normal or Darüber lacht die Welt as well as the moderation of major television shows such as the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest or the awarding of the Golden Camera. Kerkeling directed several cinema and television films as an author, director and actor. His art figures such as Hannilein, Horst Schlämmer, Siegfried Schwäbli, Uschi Blum and Evje van Dampen also became known to a wide audience. As a voice actor, he lent his voice to the panda Po in several films in the series Kung Fu Panda and the snowman Olaf from the Frozen films. As a book author, Kerkeling published one of the best-selling German non-fiction books in 2006 with Ich bin dann mal weg.
Known For
All Movies (30)
- 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music2026 · as Self - Interviewee
- Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück2026 · as Horst Schlämmer
- The Holy Grill2026 · as Heribert Bräsemann
- Mein Name ist Otto2024 · as Self
- Die Helene Fischer Show 20242024 · as Self
- Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal2024 · as Self
- Absolut Hape – Die Rollen seines Lebens2023 · as Self
- Loriot 1002023 · as Self
- Hier kommt Kurt!2022 · as Self
- Ein Abend mit Hape Kerkeling2021 · as Self - Host
- Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe2021 · as Devil
- Hape Kerkeling - Keine Geburtstagsshow!2014 · as Himself / Various
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow2014 · as Self
- Hape Kerkeling: Das Beste aus "Darüber lacht die Welt"2013 · as Self (archive footage)
- Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!2009 · as Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt
- A man, a fjord!2009 · as Horst Schlämmer
- Hape Kerkeling liest - Ich bin dann mal weg2008
- Hape Kerkeling - Wieder auf Tour Live2007 · as Self
- Horst Schlämmer: Weisse Bescheid?2007 · as Horst Schlämmer
- Best of Hape Kerkeling2007 · as Self (archive footage)
- Tour d'Eurovision2005 · as Self
- Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 702004 · as Self
- Samba in Mettmann2004 · as Olaf Kischewski
- Tobias Totz und sein Löwe1999 · as Paul Pommes
- Die Oma ist tot1997 · as Lothar Brömmer
- Willi und die Windzors1996 · as Willi Bettenberg
- Club Las Piranjas1995 · as Edwin
- Kein Pardon1993 · as Peter Schlönzke
- Vorwärts1990 · as Showmaster
- Pfoten vom Tisch—
All TV Shows (83)
- Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors2024 · as Self
- Club Las Piranjas2023 · as Edwin Öttel
- Hape und die 7 Zwergstaaten2021 · as Self
- LOL: Last One Laughing2021 · as Horst Schlämmer - Host
- Bestbesetzung2019 · as Self
- Maischberger2019 · as Self
- Der Meisterfälscher2014 · as Self
- Musikgeschichten2014 · as Self
- MDR um 42014 · as Self
- Stöckl2013 · as Self
- Unterwegs in der Weltgeschichte2011 · as Moderator
- Markus Lanz2008 · as Self
- Hallo Taxi2008
- Inas Nacht2007 · as Self
- Let's Dance2006 · as Self - Host
- Die Besten im Westen2005 · as self
- Hape trifft!2005 · as Self - Host
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel2004 · as Self
- Was liest du?2003 · as Self
- Our Best2003 · as Self
- ZIBB2003 · as Self
- Menschen bei Maischberger2003 · as Self
- Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich2003 · as Self
- Gero von Boehm begegnet...2002 · as Self
- Die 80er Jahre Show2002 · as Self
- Hapes halbe Stunde2001 · as Self
- Aeschbacher2001 · as Self
- Abendschau2000 · as Self
- Kuli & Co.1999 · as Self
- maybrit illner1999 · as Self
- German Television Award1999 · as Self - Host
- German Television Award1999 · as Self
- Volle Kanne1999 · as Self
- Gisbert1999 · as Gisbert
- Darüber lacht die Welt1999 · as Self - Host
- Beckmann1999 · as Self
- Ein Herz für Kinder1998 · as Self
- Die Lotto-Show1998 · as Self
- Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show1998 · as Self
- Leute heute1997 · as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes1997 · as Horst Schlämmer
- Tietjen und Bommes1997 · as Self
- German Comedy Award1997 · as Self
- Zimmer frei!1996 · as Self
- Interaktiv1996 · as himself
- Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
- Goldene Henne1995 · as Self
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio1994 · as Self
- Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin1994 · as self
- Sternstunden1994 · as Self
- Cheese1994 · as Moderator
- Höchstpersönlich1994 · as self
- Prominenten Playback Show1994 · as Self
- RTL Samstag Nacht1993
- ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
- Boulevard Bio1991 · as Self
- DAS!1991 · as Self
- Romy Award1990 · as Self
- Total Normal1989 · as Self
- Blauer Panther1989 · as Self
- Alles Nichts Oder?!1988 · as Self
- Großstadtrevier1986 · as Hein Merry
- Showgeschichten1986 · as Self
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self - Presenter
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self - Moderator
- Bei Bio1983 · as Self
- Telestar1983 · as Self
- Menschen1982 · as Self
- Menschen1982 · as Self - Host
- Das Traumschiff1981 · as Clemens Kohl
- Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
- Heut' abend1980 · as Self
- Verstehen Sie Spaß?1980 · as Self
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- Kölner Treff1976 · as Self
- 3 nach 91974 · as Self
- Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self
- aspekte1965 · as Self
- Spiel ohne Grenzen1965 · as Self
- Grimme Award1964 · as Self
- Stars in the Ring1959 · as Self
- Bambi1948 · as Self