Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 18, 1957
Place of Birth
Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
Credits
76 titles
Harald Schmidt
Biography
Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows. The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ. At the age of 21, Schmidt moved to Stuttgart, where he attended drama school for three years. Subsequently, he gained stage experience at the *Städtische Bühne* (Municipal Theater) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the Second Mamluk in Lessing’s *Nathan the Wise*. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret ensemble *Kom(m)ödchen* in Düsseldorf, and in 1986, he was named "Best Up-and-Coming Cabaret Artist." That same year, he toured Germany with his own solo show. Television soon took notice of the talented young comedian, and in 1988, Schmidt hosted his first TV program, *MAZ ab*. This was followed by shows such as *Psst!* and *Schmidteinander*. He experienced the greatest boost of his career in 1992, when he took over as host of the popular Saturday-night show *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. Schmidt was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize—Germany’s most prestigious television award—the first of many such honors to follow. Just one year later, he was named "Entertainer of the Year" and received both the Bambi and the *Goldene Kamera* awards.
Known For
Filmography
Gruschel mich! Die studiVZ-Story
Self (archive footage)
Beckenbauer
Self - Interviewee
One Mic Stand
Self - Coach
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Self
Gredig direkt
Self
Sträter
Self - Guest
Labaule & Erben
Creator
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Racecourse speaker
Ringlstetter
Self
Schreckenstein Castle
Graf Schreckenstein
Rosamunde Pilcher: Ein Doktor und drei Frauen
lord Hurrleton
Gysi & Schmidt
Self
Der Meisterfälscher
Self
Zettl
Conny Scheffer
Stopped on Track
Himself
Schawinski
Self
Erlesen
self
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Rooster (voice)
SOKO Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt
Nuhr im Ersten
Self
Ein Abend für..
Self
Schmidt & Pocher
Self - Host
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Self
Frei:Gespielt - Mehmet Scholl - Über das Spiel hinaus
Himself
WegGefährten
self
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Psychotherapeut
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Jester Candidate
Kulturplatz
Self
Was liest du?
Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
Self
Menschen der Woche
Self
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
Abendschau
Self
Münchner Runde
Kuli & Co.
Self
Ottis Schlachthof
himself
German Television Award
Self
Volle Kanne
Self
Gisbert
Die Musterknaben 2
Himself
Late Show
Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
Beckmann
Self
Das McSchmidt-Studio
Self
Sabine Christiansen
Self
Die Samsas
Talk 2000
Self
Leute heute
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Host
Lebens-Künstler
Self