Hape Kerkeling
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1964-12-09 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Recklinghausen, Germany
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
TV Shows (78)
DAS!
1991
as Self
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Abendschau
2000
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
MDR um 4
2014
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Großstadtrevier
1986
as Hein Merry
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
maybrit illner
1999
as Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Das Traumschiff
1981
as Clemens Kohl
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self / Self - Presenter / Self - Moderator
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Horst Schlämmer / Self
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
Inas Nacht
2007
as Self
Heut' abend
1980
as Self
Let's Dance
2006
as Self - Host
Boulevard Bio
1991
as Self
Romy Award
1990
as Self
aspekte
1965
as Self
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021
as Horst Schlämmer - Host
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Stars in the Ring
1959
as Self
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
Stöckl
2013
as Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
German Television Award
1999
as Self - Host
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Sternstunden
1994
as Self
Menschen
1982
as Self / Self - Host
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988
as Self
Goldene Henne
1995
as Self
Höchstpersönlich
1994
as self
Maischberger
2019
as Self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998
as Self
Our Best
2003
as Self
Showgeschichten
1986
as Self
Telestar
1983
as Self
German Comedy Award
1997
as Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
as Self
Bei Bio
1983
as Self
Hape trifft!
2005
as Self - Host
Spiel ohne Grenzen
1965
as Self
Was liest du?
2003
as Self
Club Las Piranjas
2023
as Edwin Öttel
Movies (30)
The Holy Grill
2026
as Heribert Bräsemann
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
2026
as Horst Schlämmer
Hape Kerkeling liest - Ich bin dann mal weg
2008
Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
2021
as Devil
Die Helene Fischer Show 2024
2024
as Self
Kein Pardon
1993
as Peter Schlönzke
Mein Name ist Otto
2024
as Self
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
2009
as Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt
Samba in Mettmann
2004
as Olaf Kischewski
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
2024
as Self
Willi und die Windzors
1996
as Willi Bettenberg
Tour d'Eurovision
2005
as Self
A man, a fjord!
2009
as Horst Schlämmer
Loriot 100
2023
as Self
Die Oma ist tot
1997
as Lothar Brömmer
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026
as Self - Interviewee
Vorwärts
1990
as Showmaster
Club Las Piranjas
1995
as Edwin
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
2014
as Self
Hape Kerkeling - Keine Geburtstagsshow!
2014
as Himself / Various
Tobias Totz und sein Löwe
1999
as Paul Pommes
Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70
2004
as Self
Horst Schlämmer: Weisse Bescheid?
2007
as Horst Schlämmer
Ein Abend mit Hape Kerkeling
2021
as Self - Host
Hape Kerkeling - Wieder auf Tour Live
2007
as Self
Absolut Hape – Die Rollen seines Lebens
2023
as Self
Hier kommt Kurt!
2022
as Self
Pfoten vom Tisch
Best of Hape Kerkeling
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Hape Kerkeling: Das Beste aus "Darüber lacht die Welt"
2013
as Self (archive footage)
About Hape Kerkeling
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… With 108 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Hape Kerkeling has appeared in 30 films and 78 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hape Kerkeling Movies
- The Holy Grill (2026) — as Heribert Bräsemann
- Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück (2026) — as Horst Schlämmer
- Hape Kerkeling liest - Ich bin dann mal weg (2008)
- Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe (2021) — as Devil
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2024 (2024) — as Self
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