Günther Jauch

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Jauch hosting the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

The question displayed at the bottom of the screen is "With what [song] did the Electropop pioneers Kraftwerk land a hit in 1983?".

Günther Johannes Jauch (born July 13, 1956 in Münster) is one of Germany's most famous television hosts. He is a member of the Hamburg Jauch family, but currently lives in Potsdam, Brandenburg with his wife Thea (Dorothea) Jauch and his 4 children (2 natural, 2 adopted).

Jauch is known for a unique style of informing and entertaining people that is generally considered witty and funny; he won several awards for his appearances in German television. Jauch also owns the production company "Information & Unterhaltung" ("information & entertainment").

[edit] Shows hosted

Wer wird Millionär? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
5-Millionen SKL Show
RTL-Skispringen (ski jumping)
UEFA Champions League (european football)
Stern TV
Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen ("people, pictures, emotions")
Grips-Show
Der Große IQ-Test (The Big IQ-Test)
Die 1 Million SKL Show
Das aktuelle Sport-Studio

[edit] Products advertised

Krombacher (beer)
KarstadtQuelle (a mail-order company)
Süddeutsche Klassenlotterie (a lottery)
DHL (a postal service owned by Germany's Deutsche Post alongside Thomas Gottschalk)
World Wide Fund for Nature (a nature preserve organization)