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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. LOL: Last One Laughing (2021) — Horst Schlämmer - Host
2. Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! (2009) — Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt
3. Kein Pardon (1993) — Peter Schlönzke
4. The Holy Grill (2026) — Heribert Bräsemann
5. Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe (2021) — Devil
6. Club Las Piranjas (1995) — Edwin
7. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
8. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
9. Samba in Mettmann (2004) — Olaf Kischewski
10. Das Traumschiff (1981) — Clemens Kohl
11. A man, a fjord! (2009) — Horst Schlämmer
12. Großstadtrevier (1986) — Hein Merry
13. Markus Lanz (2008) — Self
14. Mein Name ist Otto (2024) — Self
15. Zimmer frei! (1996) — Self
16. Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück (2026) — Horst Schlämmer
17. Let's Dance (2006) — Self - Host
18. Die Oma ist tot (1997) — Lothar Brömmer
19. Volle Kanne (1999) — Self
20. RTL Samstag Nacht (1993)
21. Willi und die Windzors (1996) — Willi Bettenberg
22. DAS! (1991) — Self
23. Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) — Self
24. Club Las Piranjas (2023) — Edwin Öttel
25. Leute heute (1997) — Self
26. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
27. Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (1994) — self
28. Inas Nacht (2007) — Self
29. 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
30. Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal (2024) — Self
31. Kölner Treff (1976) — Self
32. Spiel ohne Grenzen (1965) — Self
33. Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) — Self
34. MDR um 4 (2014) — Self
35. Tobias Totz und sein Löwe (1999) — Paul Pommes
36. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (2014) — Self
37. Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
38. Beckmann (1999) — Self
39. Total Normal (1989) — Self
40. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self

Directed

1. Kein Pardon (1993) — Director
2. Willi und die Windzors (1996) — Director
3. Total Normal (1989) — Director
4. Hape Kerkeling - Keine Geburtstagsshow! (2014) — Director