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Harald Schmidt(I)

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Harald Schmidt
Harald Franz Schmidt was born on 18 August 1957 in Neu-Ulm, Germany as the oldest son of an administrative employee and a kindergarten educator. After graduating in his hometown Nürtingen, he studied acting at the Stuttgart School of Music and Performing Arts from 1978 to 1981. During his first stage engagement in Augsburg, he was discovered by Kay Lorentz, making him a cast member at the Düsseldorf cabaret Kom(m)oedchen. As television noticed the talented comedian, he started hosting his first shows _"Maz ab!" (1988) and _"Psst...!" (1989)_, followed by the satirical Schmidteinander (1990). Although his first Saturday night show Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) flopped, the private network SAT.1 gave him the opportunity to host his own late night show Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995), which gained cult status during its eight-year-run due to Schmidt's sophisticated, disrespectful humor. At the end of 2004, after a break of one year, he returned to the public network ARD and started a second run with Harald Schmidt (2004).
BornAugust 18, 1957
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BornAugust 18, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
    Die Harald Schmidt Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Schmidteinander (1990)
    Schmidteinander
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Das Traumschiff (1981)
    Das Traumschiff
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Oskar Schifferle
    • Kreuzfahrtdirektor Oskar Schifferle
    • Oskar de Navetta
    Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)
    Verstehen Sie Spaß?
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Host
    • Self

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Labaule & Erben (2018)
      Labaule & Erben
      6.7
      TV Series
      • based on an idea by
      • 2018
    • Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
      Die Harald Schmidt Show
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1996–2004
    • Harald Schmidt in Harald Schmidt (2004)
      Harald Schmidt
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2004
    • Schmidteinander (1990)
      Schmidteinander
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • creator
      • 1990–1993
    • Willkommen in Berlin
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1991

    Producer



    • Harald Schmidt in Die Harald Schmidt Show (2011)
      Die Harald Schmidt Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer: credited as production oracle
      • producer
      • 2011–2014
    • Harald Schmidt in Harald Schmidt (2004)
      Harald Schmidt
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer: credited as production oracle
      • 2011
    • Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher in Schmidt & Pocher (2007)
      Schmidt & Pocher
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007–2009
    • Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
      Die Harald Schmidt Show
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1996

    Actor



    • Tschappel (2025)
      Tschappel
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Mauersberger
      • 2025
    • Das Traumschiff (1981)
      Das Traumschiff
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Oskar Schifferle
      • Kreuzfahrtdirektor Oskar Schifferle
      • Oskar de Navetta
      • 2008–2025
    • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
      Rosamunde Pilcher
      3.9
      TV Series
      • William Harris
      • Lord Hurrleton
      • 2016–2019
    • Burg Schreckenstein II - Küssen (nicht) verboten (2017)
      Burg Schreckenstein II - Küssen (nicht) verboten
      5.6
      • Graf Schreckenstein
      • 2017
    • Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen (2017)
      Timm Thaler oder Das verkaufte Lachen
      6.1
      • Sprecher Rennplatz
      • 2017
    • Burg Schreckenstein (2016)
      Burg Schreckenstein
      5.5
      • Graf Schreckenstein
      • 2016
    • Zettl (2012)
      Zettl
      4.0
      • Conny Scheffer
      • 2012
    • SOKO Stuttgart (2009)
      SOKO Stuttgart
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt
      • 2009
    • Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (2009)
      Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Hahn (voice)
      • 2009
    • Charly la malice (1995)
      Charly la malice
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Obdachloser
      • 2008
    • Le diable dans le ventre (2007)
      Le diable dans le ventre
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Wäschemann
      • 2007
    • Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe (2005)
      Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe
      5.7
      • Psychotherapeut
      • 2005
    • 7 Zwerge (2004)
      7 Zwerge
      4.8
      • Besucher
      • 2004
    • Wilsberg (1995)
      Wilsberg
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Notar Morowski
      • 2002
    • Die Samsas
      Short
      • 2000

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Harald Fritz Schmidt
    • Height
      • 1.91 m
    • Born
      • August 18, 1957
      • Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany
    • Other works
      Harald Schmidt also writes commentarys for the weekly German magazine "Focus"
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Told "Brigitte" magazine that he is annoyed by talentless TV entertainers and hypocrite fund-raising shows (November 2006).
    • Quotes
      Germany has been nominated for the downfall.
    • Salary
      • Die Harald Schmidt Show
        (1995)
        DEM 35,000 (per episode, as of 1999)

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