Christoph Maria Herbst
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Christoph Maria Herbst (born February 9, 1966 in Wuppertal) is a German comedian.
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[edit] Life and Theatre career
After passing the Abitur, Herbst became a banker apprentice and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time. In 1986, he was a founding member of the private Theater in Cronenberg and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (Men nursery) at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin together with Bastian Pastewka, Michael Kessler and Jürgen Tonkel.
[edit] Television
Herbst made his first appearance in German television in the show Sketchup - The next generation in 1997. From 2002 to 2004, he performed as a supporting actor in Ladykracher. In 2004, he had his first leading role in the Pro 7 series Stromberg. In october 2006, the work on the third season of Stromberg began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in the Sesamstraße in 2006, and in Anke Engelke's show Ladyland. In 2007, his 7-piece series Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens, an adaptation of the British Series The Worst Week of My Life, will be broadcasted.
[edit] Movies
Herbst's movie career began in 1998 in the movie Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle (The last bachelor). His star roles were together with Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz in (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 in 2003 as well as his appearance as the butler Alfons Hatler in the 2004 movie Der Wixxer together with Oliver Kalkofe, Thomas Fritsch, Oliver Welke and other leading German comedians. In 2006, Herbst teamed up again with Michael Herbig in the movie Hui-Buh, das Schlossgespenst, starring as King Julius, the 111th.
Herbst appeared in these movies:
- 1998 Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle
- 2003 (T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1
- 2004 Der Wixxer
- 2004 Erkan und Stefan - Der Tod kommt krass
- 2005 Der Fischer und seine Frau
- 2006 Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst
- 2006 Wo ist Fred!?
- 2007 Die Aufschneider
- 2007 Neues vom Wixxer
[edit] Awards
- 2002: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Supporting Actor in Ladykracher
- 2005: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis for Stromberg
- 2005: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor for Stromberg
- 2005: Goldener Gong for Stromberg
- 2005: Jupiter-Filmpreis as Best TV Actor
- 2006: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for Stromberg
- 2006: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor in a Comedy series for Stromberg
- 2006: GQ - Man of the year in the category TV
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| NAME | Herbst, Christoph Maria |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German comedian and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
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This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of January 13, 2007.
