Harald Schmidt
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
Biography
Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows. The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ. At the age of 21, Schmidt moved to Stuttgart, where he attended drama school for three years. Subsequently, he gained stage experience at the *Städtische Bühne* (Municipal Theater) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the Second Mamluk in Lessing’s *Nathan the Wise*. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret ensemble *Kom(m)ödchen* in Düsseldorf, and in 1986, he was named "Best Up-and-Coming Cabaret Artist." That same year, he toured Germany with his own solo show. Television soon took notice of the talented young comedian, and in 1988, Schmidt hosted his first TV program, *MAZ ab*. This was followed by shows such as *Psst!* and *Schmidteinander*. He experienced the greatest boost of his career in 1992, when he took over as host of the popular Saturday-night show *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. Schmidt was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize—Germany’s most prestigious television award—the first of many such honors to follow. Just one year later, he was named "Entertainer of the Year" and received both the Bambi and the *Goldene Kamera* awards.
Known For
Filmography
Gruschel mich! Die studiVZ-Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Die Gruaberin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beckenbauer
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
One Mic Stand
TV · as Self - Coach · 1 ep
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sträter
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Gredig direkt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
Movie · as Racecourse speaker
Schreckenstein Castle
Movie · as Graf Schreckenstein
Rosamunde Pilcher: Ein Doktor und drei Frauen
Movie · as lord Hurrleton
Ringlstetter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gysi & Schmidt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Meisterfälscher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zettl
Movie · as Conny Scheffer
Stopped on Track
Movie · as Himself
Schawinski
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
Movie · as Rooster (voice)
Erlesen
TV · as self · 1 ep
SOKO Stuttgart
TV · as Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt · 1 ep
Nuhr im Ersten
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ein Abend für..
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frei:Gespielt - Mehmet Scholl - Über das Spiel hinaus
Movie · as Himself
Schmidt & Pocher
TV · as Self - Host · 42 eps
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
TV · as Self · 8 eps
WegGefährten
TV · as self · 1 ep
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Movie · as Psychotherapeut
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
Movie · as Jester Candidate
Kulturplatz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Menschen bei Maischberger
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Was liest du?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
Movie
Menschen der Woche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Münchner Runde
TV · 2 eps
Abendschau
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show
Movie · as Conny Scheffer
Die Musterknaben 2
Movie · as Himself
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Kuli & Co.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Volle Kanne
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Ottis Schlachthof
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Gisbert
TV · as Penner in einer kreativen Pause · 1 ep
Die Samsas
Movie
Sabine Christiansen
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Das McSchmidt-Studio
TV · as Self · 35 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Talk 2000
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nich' mit Leo
Movie · as Bishop
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self - Host · 1369 eps
Prix Pantheon
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Lebens-Künstler
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Schmidteinander - Das Beste
TV · 8 eps
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
TV · as Self · 2 eps
DAS!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Mike Krüger Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Schmidteinander
TV · as Moderator · 50 eps
Romy Award
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Pssst ...
TV · as Self - Host · 91 eps
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mitternachtsspitzen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alles Nichts Oder?!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Klassentreffen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nachtcafé
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Telestar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Menschen
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Das Traumschiff
TV · as Oskar de Navetta, Oskar Schifferle · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Musikantenstadl
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self - Host · 16 eps
Die Pyramide
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grimme Award
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Zur Person
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self, Self - Laudation, Self - Moderator · 3 eps