He was born in Neu-Ulm and grew up in Nuertingen, near Stuttgart. Before he became famous as sarcastic TV presenter ("Schmidteinander") he visited the "Schauspielschule Stuttgart" and did some "Kabarett" (e.g. at the "Düsseldorfer Kom(m)oedchen")
Winner of the 2006 Offended Viewers Award for his comment on TV wash-outs.
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Special reporter and sidekick of host Waldemar Hartmann during the broadcasts of German network ARD at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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His fourth child was born in September 2005 and named Amelie, although his most hated movie is Amélie (2001).
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Started his career as stage actor and cabaret artist. In 1986, he was honoured as "Best Newcomer cabaret artist".
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Lives in Cologne, Germany together with his longtime companion Ellen Hantzsch and their children Nele (b. 1995), Peter (b. 1998), Amelie (b. September 2005) and another son (b. 2007). His oldest son Robert Hannes (b. 1994) is from a prior relationship.
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Self-proclaimed hypochondriac
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Harald Schmidt Show
2011-2014
TV Series producer - 219 episodes
Harald Schmidt
2011
TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
Schmidt & Pocher
2007
TV Series executive producer
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harald Schmidt
2004
TV Series creator
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996
TV Series 1 episode
Schmidteinander
TV Series writer - 16 episodes, 1992 - 1993 written by - 10 episodes, 1990 - 1992 creator - 1 episode, 1991
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nich' mit Leo
1995
Bischof Heinrich
Handwerk oder Opus 61
1982
Short
Timm Thaler oder das verkaufte Lachen
2017
post-production
Rennbahn-Sprecher
Das Traumschiff
1986-2017
TV Series
Oskar Schifferle
Oskar de Navetta
Kreuzfahrtdirektor Oskar Schifferle
Burg Schreckenstein
2016
Graf Schreckenstein
Zettl
2012
Conny Scheffer
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
2009
TV Movie
Hahn (voice)
SOKO Stuttgart
2009
TV Series
Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt
Unser Charly
2008
TV Series
Obdachloser
Teufelsbraten
2007
TV Movie
Wäschemann
Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe
2005
Psychotherapeut
7 Zwerge
2004
Besucher
Wilsberg
2002
TV Series
Notar Morowski
Die Samsas
2000
Short
Gisbert
1999
TV Series
Penner in einer kreativen Pause
Late Show
1999
Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Harald Schmidt Show
2011-2013
TV Series performer - 4 episodes
Harald Schmidt
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Kurt Masur: A Life in Music
2007
TV Movie performer: "There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York from Porgy and Bess"
Musikantenstadl
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Schmidteinander
1991
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
15 Minuten Ruhm
Documentary post-production
Himself
Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Kulturplatz
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host / Himself / Host
Der Meisterfälscher - Ein Fall für Beltracchi
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
2011-2014
TV Series
Himself - Host
SWR3 Latenight
2013
TV Series
Himself
Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst: Burnout Depression
2013
Documentary
Himself
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
2008-2012
TV Series
Himself
Harald Schmidt
2004-2011
TV Series
Himself - Host / Ex-Bischöfin Margot Käßmann / Lothar Scholl-Latour
Halt auf freier Strecke
2011
Himself
Kurier Romy 2011
2011
TV Movie
Himself - Winner: Best TV-Documentary
Scheitern, scheitern, besser scheitern
2010
Documentary
Himself
Satire Gipfel
2009-2010
TV Series
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
1994-2009
TV Series
Himself
Schmidt & Pocher
2007-2009
TV Series
Himself - Host / Helmut Schmidt / Siegfried / ...
Laughing in Tears
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2008
2008
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Ein Abend für...
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Menschen bei Maischberger
2008
TV Series
Himself
Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen
2007
TV Series
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2007
2007
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Zapp
2007
TV Series
Himself
Waldis EM-Club
2007
TV Series
Himself
Kurt Masur: A Life in Music
2007
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Herr Feuerstein wird 70, und Herr Schmidt bejubelt ihn
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Heute Journal
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest Host
Pssst...
2007
TV Series
Himself - Host
Einfach Alsmann
2006
TV Series
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2006
2006
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Was liest du?
2006
TV Series
Himself
Nachtcafé
2006
TV Series
Himself
Mozart 22
2006
TV Series
Himself - Host, German TV
Waldis WM-Club
2006
TV Series
Himself
Ottis Schlachthof
2006
TV Series
Himself
Sabine Christiansen
1999-2006
TV Series
Himself
Maischberger
2006
TV Series
Himself
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
2006
TV Series
Himself
Olympia mit Waldi & Harry
2006
TV Series
Himself - Host
Herr Schmidt sieht fern
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sieben Tage, sieben Köpfe
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Wer wird Millionär?
2000-2005
TV Series
Himself
Beckmann
2002-2005
TV Series
Himself
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1992-2004
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995-2004
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself / Peymann
Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio
2003
TV Series
Himself
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
2003
TV Series
Himself
Big Brother
2000
TV Series
Himself - video greeter
Der deutsche Fernsehpreis
2000
TV Series
Himself
Musikantenstadl
2000
TV Series
Himself
Die Musterknaben 2
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Die goldene Kamera 1999
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Talk 2000
1997
TV Series
Himself
Feuersteins Nacht
1997
TV Movie
Himself
Schmidteinander
1990-1994
TV Series
Himself / Various Roles / Fozzi Bear / ...
Gala
1992
TV Series documentary
Schmidt mit Fliege
Klassentreffen
1992
TV Series
Himself
Pssst...
1989
TV Series
Himself - Host
MAZ ab!
1988
TV Series
Himself
Hollymünd
1987
TV Series
Himself - Host (1988-1989)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Documentary
Himself
Kurier Romy 2012
2012
TV Movie
Himself - Nominee
Switch: Reloaded
2008
TV Series
Himself
Zapp
2007
TV Series
Himself
Hermes Phettberg, Elender
2007
Documentary
Himself
Herr Schmidt wird 50, will aber nicht feiern
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Unsere Besten
2003-2007
TV Series
Himself
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Stern TV
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Die 100 nervigsten...
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Charlotte Roche trifft...
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Comedy Program (Beste Comedy)
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
2002
Adolf Grimme Award
Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany
Outstanding Individual Achievement
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
2002
Golden Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Best Entertainment Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
2001
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
2000
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Comedy Program/Best Host in a Comedy Program (Beste Comedy-Sendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)