Anecdotes

Co-founder of the German rock band 'Birth Control'.

Published his autobiography "Ich habe mich gewarnt" (I warned myself) in 2004, where he tells his sad family story. His mother was Jewish and survived the concentration camp Theresienstadt.

Still best known as host of controversial erotic show "Tutti, Frutti", although he successfully produced RTL Samstag Nacht (1993), the German version of Saturday Night Live (1975).

Has daughter Saliha (b. 2000) and son Canel (b. 2001) with his former wife Canan.

In the 1970s, he had a short career as a singer. His record label encouraged him to change his actual name Egon Hugo Balder to Hugo Egon Balder, in the hopes that this would sell his records better. Although this attempt had no success, his professional name stuck.