Dieter Bohlen

Biography

Dieter Bohlen (born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of the pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German and international artists. He is also a judge on casting shows Deutschland sucht den Superstar and Das Supertalent. Bohlen is the eldest son of building contractor Hans Bohlen (born 1928) and his wife Edith (born 1936), and grew up in East Frisia. His maternal grandmother is originally from Königsberg. He was named Dieter Günter Bohlen but later expressed dissatisfaction with his second given name and had it officially struck. He has a younger brother named Uwe. The family later moved to Eversten (Oldenburg). In his youth, Bohlen was a member of the Socialist German Workers Youth for a while and shortly of the German Communist Party, though he is not a member of any party nowadays. After getting his Abitur at the Wirtschaftsgymnasium der Berufsbildenden Schulen in Oldenburg-Haarentor, he moved to Göttingen. There, he studied business administration at his parents' request at the Georg-August-Universität, finishing his studies in 1978 with …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Der Blonde Schönling
2. Dieter - Der Film (2006) — Self - Narrator (voice)
3. TV total (1999) — Self
4. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
5. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
6. Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002) — Self - Judge
7. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self - Modern Talking
8. RTL Samstag Nacht (1993)
9. Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) — Self
10. Das Supertalent (2007) — Self - Jury
11. Leute heute (1997) — Self
12. ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986) — Self
13. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
14. Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (1994) — self
15. Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) — Self
16. Stern TV (1990) — Self
17. Modern Talking: The Final Album - Ultimate DVD (2003) — Self
18. Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963) — Self - Musical Guest
19. Goldene Kamera (1984) — Self
20. Die ultimative Chartshow (2003) — Self
21. The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) — Self
22. Beckmann (1999) — Self
23. Talent (2022) — Self (archive)
24. Die Lotto-Show (1998) — Self
25. Die Pyramide (1979) — Self
26. Boulevard Bio (1991) — Self
27. Menschen (1982) — Self
28. Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011) — Self
29. МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х (2020) — Self - singer (archive footage)
30. Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show (1998) — Self
31. Die 80er Jahre Show (2002) — Self
32. Absolut (2019) — Self
33. Na siehste! (1987) — Self
34. Bambi (1948) — Self
35. Ein Herz für Kinder (1998) — Self
36. Please Turn the Page (1977) — Self
37. Die 100 nervigsten... (2002) — Self
38. Explosiv - Das Magazin (1992) — self
39. Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden (2004) — Self
40. Dieter Bohlen: Die Mega Show (2017) — Self