American Reacts To Germany’s 10 BIGGEST Celebrities - Who Are These People?? 🇩🇪

[@PassportTwo]

Are these Germany's BIGGEST celebrities or do you know of others that I should look up?? 😃

[@Stephan4711]

Bastian pastewka comedian, actor and voice actor. Oliver Rohrbeck, Andreas Fröhlich and Jens Wawrczeck. All. Voice actors and specially know for the radio play die drei Fragezeichen in the US. There have been some books the three investitors or something like that. It's based on that. The fill whole stadium of people like to see them making a live radio play of one of there radio plays. The have recorded over. 215 MCs or CDs now.

[@laumaus8077]

Günther Jauch is also quite famos. I mostly know him from the Quiz Show Wer wird Millionär, but also I've seen him around other stuff on TV.v

[@SasukeGER]

Stefan Raab

[@laumaus8077]

Another one is Dieter Bohlen

[@helloweener2007]

Thomas Gottschalk is problably the biggest German celebrity. he was very big in the 80's and 90's with TV shows like "Thommys Pop Show" and "Na Sowas!". When he took over "Wetten Dass...?" the show was already very big but he added on that. Famous for overrun the time for the show. "Die nachfolgende Sendung verspätet sich um 35 Minuten" and similar were part of every saturday when "Wetten dass...?" was on TV. He was THE face of Haribo in their advertisments for almost 25 years (23). And he brought the American celebrities on German TV. Gottschalk lived in Malibu from the 90's until the fire burned down his house in 2018. It was very common that international stars who were in Germany on tour or promoting their movies went to "Wetten dass...?" Joe Cocker and Robin Williams were 9 times at the show, Phil Collins and Rod Stewart 8 times, Elton John and Cliff Richard 7 times, Mariah Carey, Tina Turner, Celine Dion 6 times, Anastacia, Bee Gees, Bryan Adams, Cher, Madonna, Lionel Richie 5 times and many more.

[@sunnyflower555]

We’re definitely missing Günther Jauch in this list! Best host ever!

[@jefferyoetter6884]

I wanted to say that too. Who wants or who will be a Millionäre

[@Why-D]

@@jefferyoetter6884 I think Günter Jauch is one of the host who runs this show the longest time in the world.

[@hayati6374]

He is an overrated guy with views akin to Merz, which is over the line for most Germans

[@Stephan4711]

I think you missed Stefan Raab. He was in TV until 2015 almost every day. With his Shows (TV Total, wok WM, TV Total turm springen, stock car, Schlag den raab etc.) this guy is still very famous

[@PassportTwo]

I think maybe people didn't include him when they sent him in because I was more specific about who is famous specifically today, and maybe a lot of people thought he was most famous when he was more active back in the day?

[@Stephan4711]

@@PassportTwo but he is still famous and he still works behind the cameras

[@leDespicable]

@@Stephan4711 But he's not nearly as present as he used to be, that's probably why.

[@mrsanimal88]

Uwe Seeler 😭😭😭😭😭

[@soap3010]

I think he is more famous than half of this list. Bernd das Brot is not popular anymore too.

[@tyleetophbeifong8194]

There are two that you missed that I consider the best of Germany Celebrities. 1. Otto Waalkes (Comedian, Actor and a bunch of stuff) he is basically a mix between Rowan Atkinsons Mr. Bean and Jim Carrey but a lot of his stuff are based on the german language so unless one is fluent or native it is hard to keep up with him. 2. Micheal "Bully" Herbig (Comedian, Actor, etc.) probably most famous for his films "(T)raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1" and "Der Schuh des Manitu"

[@Why-D]

Otto Walkes was one of the most important factors, that Ice Age was more famous in Germany, than in other country. The producers then made the way of "synchronizing Sid" like Otto did as a standard for the rest of Sid's voices.

[@lunaticeagle3007]

I 100 % agree with your picks and would like to add a third : Stefan Raab

[@yoshi-cs6ib]

@@lunaticeagle3007 yeah talking about a Maus song by Mark Forster but not Stefan Raab made me cringe a bit

[@kat76woman]

Please do NOT compare Herbert Grönemeyer to Hasselhoff. That just hurts. He is a very successful musician and has been been for almost 40 years. But as he is singing in German, he is mostly known in German speaking countries.

[@verenak2158]

Herbert Grönemeyer is definitely known for his music. One of germanys most successful musician.

[@Seren_dipity]

Don't worry if you don't understand his lyrics, not even Germans do 😀. Try "Kinder an die Macht"!

[@HiJk_cy]

@@Seren_dipity Kinder an die Macht, ist gerade wegen seines Textes so gut

[@Seren_dipity]

@@HiJk_cy Hallo, ich meinte, daß seine Texte akustisch quasi nicht zu verstehen sind und das ist auch irgendwie schade. Seine Fans wissen sie aber eh auswendig und singen sie bei seinen Konzerten mit 🙂

[@fairgreen42]

Fun fact: Heidi Klum was discovered at a model competition on a TV show hosted by Thomas Gottschalk. Also, he had a small role on Sister Act 2, as comic relief German monk/chef. All the international celebrities know him, cause Wetten dass was THE venue to promote new movies, albums, etc. P.S. No spezi for me.

[@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682]

The role of Kai Pflaume is very special: He lets everybody feel to be very important. We don't love him for being a super moderator, but for being a person making everybody feel important and valuable. Whatever he does, he does in this way. He'll never make a looser cry, but he will make sad people feeling fine again

[@shma1israel]

This, and he is also completely unscripted while being funny, a trait that we call Schlagfertigkeit. He always has a funny answer.

[@SaschaAtrops]

​@@shma1israel Well it is rather vicarious embarrassing. And he uses it as a weapon...

[@leDespicable]

Bernd das Brot standing in a white room is the more recent version of him, there used to be a whole kids' TV show airing on KiKa in the late 2000s, him standing in that white room is only the programme running on KiKa during the night when nothing airs on the channel.

[@PassportTwo]

Had no idea! That's really interesting 😊

[@leDespicable]

@@PassportTwo Many people, especially adults primarily know him from that white room setup, but many 2000s kids grew up with the series and also love the other characters from the show, like Chili das Schaf and Briegel der Busch. I forgot to mention that there are actually multiple shows that feature Bernd and his friends, the first one started airing in 2000.

[@mfsoab]

Damn I wasted so many nights watching these masterpieces 😂

[@SPEEDY4004]

Yeah good old times... Great to watch compared to all the h**** grandmas in your neighborhood and similiar commercials on other channels Still traumatized to that day... But iirc Bernd got his big popularity boost when they added him into some children shows on kika - the one with brigel the bush and the stuntwoman bunny or some of the kika christmas specials along with the talking gift bag of santa... mfg Olli

[@ElchiKing]

@@leDespicable "Tolle Sachen" Hosted by Chili and Briegel always ended with Bernd being almost killed by Briegel's crazy (but well meaning) inventions or Chilis careless stunts. Also, when I was in elementary school, Bernd's song was very popular "alle zusammen, tanzt das Brot"

[@spielpfan7067]

I am not German but Herbert Grönemeyer is definetely better known for his music career. Most people don't even know that he was an actor in Das Boot.

[@simonedressler5052]

That’s true!

[@eikejmeyer]

true, heard about his movie career in this video for the first time though I have heard of his music more than 30 years back.

[@annstieler3893]

More a singer songwriter than an actor...

[@MrsNanaBlue]

He was an actor at german theatres and started from there, but nowadays you know him as a great singer and artist. Bochum and Mensch and Der Weg and Ein Stück vom Himmel are just gorgeous...

[@bernhardkrickl3567]

"Die Maus" (= the mouse) from "Die Sendung mit der Maus" (= the show with the mouse) is actually the most popular of them all. The show has been on air since 1971 and has 2300+ episodes produced and is still going strong. For the 25th jubilee in 1996 the song "Hier kommt die Maus" (= here comes the mouse) was produced by Stefan Raab who is also a big celebrity but has been out of the public eye for a few years now. That is so long ago that meanwhile Mark Forster has composed another jubilee song in 2021 for the 50th anniversary. I bet "Die Maus" will still be around when Mark Forster has long been forgotten. I hope I'll live to see somebody do the 75th anniversary song in 2046. Well, I have a good chance. "Die Maus" is only one year older than me.

[@Llortnerof]

Das war: Englisch.

[@romyhartenstein7779]

Donny, now that you are parents the two of you should watch "die Sendung mit der Maus" und Löwenzahn". These are the German educational kids programs, kids actually like and their parents are nostalgic about. It's our version of "Mr. Rogers Neibourhood". And explains everything a kid can wonder about. "How do you get stripes into your toothpaste?" "How do wind instruments work?" Recently "what is transgender?" Explained for kids. I am always happy when I have TV access with little kids around, because then I can watch it, without having to find an excuse. Plus "die Maus" always starts with the episodes index in German and then repeats it in another language. By now they covered probably everything from amish til zuaheli. And is for some German kids the first contact with other languages.

[@katharinaphilipp4001]

And to not forget: Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten for younger children. It's great!

[@Llortnerof]

@@katharinaphilipp4001 Or the episode where they did the intro in Klingon. Klingonisch, is aber so.

[@bernhardkrickl3567]

@@Llortnerof LOL

[@frankschrewe4302]

In his early years Herbert Groenemeyer tried to be both actor and musician - with "Das Boot" being his most famous appearance in a movie. After he succeeded as a musician - every album since "4630 Bochum" in 1984 reached Nr. 1 in the German Album Charts - he only appeared in 3 more movies. He did 11 movies in total, but "Das Boot" is the only one that is familiar to me, while I can name at least 25 of his songs...

[@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682]

Das Boot ist international bekannt. Ggf. könnten Passport 2-3 von dem Film gehört haben.

[@V100-e5q]

@@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682 Vielleicht ging das unter, aber Donnie hat erwähnt, dass er von dem Film gehört hat. Nur er will ihn noch ansehen, um mitreden zu können.

[@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682]

@@V100-e5q zugegeben, ich hab ihn auch nicht gesehen. Ich bin nur im Bavaria Filmstudio durch die Attrappe - war recht eindrücklich :-D

[@PH-nw7iy]

Wir haben im Musikunterricht vor 1-2 glaube ich einen Film über den Komponisten Robert Schuman geguckt. Grönemeyer hat dort die Hauptrolle Schumann gespielt, Klaus Kinskis Tochter dessen Ehefrau

[@haraldpeter5828]

Please look up: Vicco von Bülow (Loriot, 1923-2011) German humorist, cartoonist. He had a big impact on German humor!

[@schaerfentiefe1967]

He was the best!!

[@solidstate9451]

ICH WILL EINFACH NUR HIER SITZEN!

[@marylamm9050]

It would be interesting to see if non-German speakers would understand Loriot's humour.

[@claudiakarl7888]

Don’t forget Evelyn Harmann.

[@HD-ty8ng]

Beste

[@MsLarrythegreat]

Herbert Grönemeyer is known as a phenomenal songwriter. My Gymnasium teacher picked _Bochum_ (also name of his hometown) as the first song for us to analyze while studying lyrics and poetry literature back in the day. Though his best, and even more known, in my opinion, are _Der Weg_ or _Mensch._ Helene Fischer is probably the biggest female Star you've never heard of in the US (she was forbes 8th highest paid woman in music in 2018 ranking behind Rhianna and before Celine Dion and Brittany Spears). Addition: _Die Ärzte_ colloquially also known as "Die beste Band Der Welt" is a huge arena filling, headling with / before Rockstar Hall of Famers big deal. They are a witty fun-punk band and _Schrei nach Liebe_ is their most well known song and a popculture landmark. 1LIVE has been a good source in the past to find current pop-culture leads. Still I highly recommend looking into Kabarett, German (political) satire (which rules) and German poetry slam for anybody advancing in and enjoying learning the language.

[@aufdieploetze]

Maybe not the most popular ones right now, but definitly well known are oldschool comedians like Otto Waalkes(many movies but even better on stage), Michael 'Bully' Herbig (movies, Bullyparade and most recently LoL),Michael Mittermeier (who even has some standup-comedy in english) and Kaya Yanar who started to be more present at youtube than on tv recently

[@solidstate9451]

Oldschool? Peter Alexander!

[@der_vogel3552]

#Oldschool Heinz Erhard, Loriot

[@S16E1]

Heinz Erhard und Otto and Loriot Three comedians you definitely should check out

[@HD-ty8ng]

@@der_vogel3552 now we're talking

[@Why-D]

And we should not forget Dieter Hallervorden!

[@aphexart]

For me as a Belgian, some of the most famous Germans are... Let me think... Nena, Otto, Peter Fox, Moritz Bleibtreu, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel. Those are some of the names i knew before moving to Germany. People like Kai pflaume or Thomas Gottschalk i saw before, but never knew their names ...

[@jobue394]

Are u from the German speaking Part of belgium.

[@HD-ty8ng]

Jürgen Vogel is a good one

[@aphexart]

@@jobue394 nope, from the flemish part... Why?

[@LucasBenderChannel]

Here are some you might wanna include in a Part 2: • Elyas M'Barek (actor) • Otto Waalkes (iconic comedian) • Michael "Bully" Herbig (comedian, now turned serious director) • Günther Jauch (host of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?") • Gronkh (Gaming KZbinr) • Daniela Katzenberger (Trashy TV) • Barbara Schöneberger (Comedian? Actress? More TV host now)

[@HiJk_cy]

+Oliver Welke, Susanne Daubner (Obwohl Nachrichtenjournalistin, inzwischen eine Legende)

[@danielw.2442]

First of all, huge respect for knowing "Laugengebäck" by Böhmermann. 👍 Other Promis (depends on the criteria): Günther Jauch, Zedd, Robin Schulz, Lena Meyer-Landshut, Elyas M'Barek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Verona Pooth, Dieter Bohlen, Bill Kaulitz, Stefan Raab, Michael "Bully" Herbinger, Harald Schmidt, Daniel Brühl, Anke Engelke, Sebastian Vettel, Lena Gercke, Hape Kerkeling, Toni Garrn, Iris Berben, Jürgen Klopp and almost all VIVA VJs

[@scherzkeks7524]

Joko (pronounced 'YOko') and Klaas are famous for their show "Joko gegen Klaas - das Duell um die Welt" and other (more or less similar) shows. They used to host shows pretty much only together, but in recent times this has changed and Joko has been more present publically during the last years.

[@Tybalt-si9wf]

Grönemeyer is a singer that dabbled in acting. He's still famous, I guess, but back in the 80s, he was a legitimate superstar in Germany.

[@PassportTwo]

Interesting! So it is the other way around than what I originally got the impression of

[@m.h.6470]

@@PassportTwo yeah, he is definitely more known for his music, than his acting. Probably 9 out of 10 Germans wont even know, that he did acting at one time.

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

but he is pretty international too he was the war jornalist in das boot .. and thats pretty much international

[@kuldan5853]

@@PassportTwo for contemporaries check Udo Lindenberg - he was also quite famous

[@Michael_Fischer]

@@m.h.6470 I feel the same way. The first time I heard from him was when Ö was released in the late 80's. Only years later did I see "Das Boot".

[@99onthebeach]

Thomas Gottschalk started as a radio host, then moved to film and TV. He made some films in the 80s which were quite some success at that time. He hosted several shows, one of the rather short lived was actually a late night show. His biggest success was Wetten Dass, which he quit 2011. Nowadays he is only rarely seen on TV, the show you showed was the 40 year anniversary, which he hosted after 10 years again. Therefore the audience was that excited. One of the most famous German actors in my opinion is Heinz Rühmann, but he died in 94, and because of his involvement during 2nd WW he is also controversial for some people.

[@frankharzer6224]

Thomas Gottschalk is actually going to host Wetten Dass again this fall.

[@irisschueller1360]

And he had a minor role in Sister Act 2

[@dagmarszemeitzke]

I grew up with "Die Sendung mit der Maus" it former named "Lach- und Sachgeschichten" it is a great show for kids AND grownups! You can every time learn with the clips. Look at "Die Bibliothek der Sachgeschichten" to see some

[@dagmarszemeitzke]

The best Spezi is homemade. By the Wway: Thomas Gottschalk lives in the USA, so no one recognise hin and He can live normal as every other man.

[@ClaudiaG.1979]

@@dagmarszemeitzke not anymore.. after he got divorced he moved back to Germany and lives know in Baden-Baden. His sons and ex-wife still living in the states

[@sonjah.6209]

About Kai Pflaume: One of the reasons that he seems to be everywhere might be because he is such a nice guy. He’s probably a bit too old for that now, but in the past he has often been called “the perfect son-in-law” or “a mother-in-law’s dream” or things like that. He’s good-looking, but not intimidatingly so, he’s self-assured, but not arrogant, he’s down to earth, always nice and friendly. A friend of mine worked with him for a while and has told me that he was humble and kind and always brought snacks for the crew. I would also like to recommend a strange little German talkshow, Inas Nacht, that’s kind of relevant here. In this show, the host, a no-nonsense woman called Ina Müller, invites one, two or three German personalities from public life to a tiny pub in Hamburg. They talk, drink and sometimes sing a song together. Very personal questions are asked. Because the setting is so intimate, and because often the alcohol is flowing freely, it seems to me that it’s difficult for the guests to keep up any public persona - the audience quickly starts to gauge their real personality. (One fun episode was the one with a very conservative-looking older German politician and a famous German punk rocker - also of a certain age. The politician might have been a bit too full of himself, but was captivatingly chatting about an interesting life, whereas the punk rocker bored me to death.) So, why am I going on about this? Because while watching the episode with Kai Pflaume, it was practically impossible not to fall for his charms.

[@hayati6374]

I went to school with his kids and they were super arrogant

[@sonjah.6209]

@@hayati6374 Oh, what a pity!

[@raphaelovicstrassovic9440]

Do you mean the episode of Inas Nacht with Gregor Gysi and Campino

[@sonjah.6209]

@@raphaelovicstrassovic9440 Who knows? ;-)

[@HiJk_cy]

@@raphaelovicstrassovic9440 Aber Gysi ist doch nicht konservativ oder selbstgefällig?

[@petebeatminister]

Grönemeier is much more known for his music, he has a very typical way of singing which you can recognize straight away. After his role in Das Boot there was not much more acting, and he turned to music pretty soon. Most famous are the tracks "Bochum", "Männer" and "Flugzeuge im Bauch". And comparing him with Hasselhoff is close to a criminal offense. :) There are some more huge celebs in Germany, that people in the US probably never heard of, for example Udo Lindenberg. He is a german rock star for 50 years now, although he has become a bit calmer in recent years. His trademarks have always been a strong Hamburg accent and a black hat and sunglasses. Nearly all songs of him are in german, and the music styles are a mixed bag, so I dont think he was very famous in the US. Here is his first mega hit from 1973: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuVgniEm75-g68

[@leighkamp9457]

As an American with limited German celebrity knowledge, I can think of a couple of not yet mentioned people that I have really enjoyed. Peter Lustig, who hosted a very enjoyable and informative children's program, Löwenzahn. Hape Kerkeling, a comedian, actor, author, and a throughly enjoyable person.

[@soap3010]

Bernd das Brot was like a night filler on the kids TV. It started at 22pm I think and it was like one storyline for about 20 minutes and then it restarted. Till 6 am when kids where awake and then the usually kids series started. It wasn't really for kids. It's more a satire with really depressing dark dry humor. We loved to watch it at the age of 17,18 stoned af 😁

[@Sennahoj_DE_RLP]

Bernd das Brot läuft von 20:00 bis 6:00

[@Ant82ish]

Yeah, my theory is that the only reason Bernd das Brot ist still shown on KiKA is that he is indeed very popular with stoners. :D

[@MrsNanaBlue]

@@Ant82ish and drunk party people.😉

[@LucasBenderChannel]

On a similar note, here are some of the most iconic voices in German pop culture, if you ever wanna make a video on those! 😄 Like, who are the German voices, every impressionist needs to have an impression of? • Klaus Kinski (actor, known for his rageful outbursts, especially against journalists) • Jogi Löw (former coach of national men's soccer team) • Stefan Raab (former late night host) • Farid Bang (rapper) • Manfred Lehmann (guy, who does the voice in the Praktiker radio ad) • Torsten Sträter (comedian) • Joko Winterscheid (tv host, especially his laugh is often parodied) • Angela Merkel (chancellor) • Willy Brandt (chancellor) • ...honestly almost every chancellor had an iconic voice, that was good for parody And these two voices used to be in every impressionists tool kit, but are sadly fading into obscurity: • Marcel Reich-Ranicki (TV book critic) • Rudi Carell (Dutch-German TV host) The most famous impressionists to do all these voices are probably Matze Knoop and Max Giermann. Both very talented.

[@hardcorestgt5208]

In 2017 Jan Böhmermann became the first German comedian to guest on "Late Night" with Seth Meyer Joko has a very popular show called "Wer stiehlt mir die Show" and Klaas has a Late Night Show called "Late Night Berlin"

[@hdlink]

Herbert Grönemeyer is known as a singer. His song "Mensch" was number 1 in Germany. But the most famous are 2 songs from the 1980s: "Currywurst" and "Bochum". "Currywurst" is a tribute to the currywurst and the "Pommesbude". However, the German comedian Diether Krebs wrote the lyrics. You should do a search for "SketchUp" on KZbin. But that could be a culture shock ;-) "Bochum" is a hymn to his hometown, which was considered ugly at the time. There is probably no Bochumer who can't sing along with the song. In NRW - or at least in the Ruhr region - both songs have become an important cultural asset.

[@uwelohr7958]

OMG comparing Herbert to David is like having the cross above the door upside down... You better don't do it...

[@PassportTwo]

Whoops 😂🙈

[@HerSandiness]

@@PassportTwo Seriously. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 We really don't like Hasselhof THAT much.

[@claudiakarl7888]

@@PassportTwo Hasselhoff loves Germany more than Germany loves him. Baywatch and KITT were quite successful in the 80s. And somehow he believes his “Looking for freedom” brought the wall down. Which is ridiculous.

[@rosshart9514]

The singing Hoff is as good as the acting Hoff.

[@happygirllife1342]

I think one of the best and more entertaining ways to learn about German celebrities is through shows like "Die Ultimative Chart Show". This way it also good for learning about Germans music taste and some songs the most people know.

[@kuldan5853]

Check out Michael "Bully" Herbig - that guy put a quite big stamp on German TV comedy for almost 20 years (TV Shows / Movies) - Back in the 90s, Germany had it's own take on Saturday night live (RTL Samstag Nacht), and shortly after that run it's course, Bully starred with his own sketch show "Die Bullyparade" which is pretty famous to this day (the latest movie came out in 2017). Also, if you want to deep dive into German childhoods for many people around your age, dive into the movies with Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - these were one of the most beloved comedic duos of the 70s and 80s. Their movies were originally produced in either Italian or Mishmash (aka every actor just spoke whatever language they spoke and the movie was dubbed over), but have gotten a lot of fame in Germany because the dubbing was excellent and hilariously funny for the time. (There's anecdote's when Bud Spencer said "yeah, we botched that take, but the German dubbers will save it!"). They started with (serious) Western movies, that gained popularity in Germany because they got a comedy recut/dub (much more popular than the serious versions), and after the producers / actors caught on, they started to focus their movies more in a comedy direction, while still telling serious stories and doing great movies. Their signature events are hilariously overextended fist fights though, which happen in almost all movies.

[@kuldan5853]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJLVdWCVoqiZpck One example.

[@andreas74764]

I would throw in Elyas M'Barek and Matthias Schweighöfer as two actors that are very famous here, but only known in Germany.

[@kat76woman]

Schweighöfer recently got some international interest thanks to Army of the Dead and the prequel Army of Thieves.

[@SL-gb8qd]

There probably is nobody known all over Germany as a radio host, because all our radio stations are traditionally regional. Though quite a lot of successful tv hosts started as radio hosts. About the mouse song: It is kind of a tradition to have a famous pop song honoring the mouse every few years and that will be played in radios a lot. I still remember one by Stefan Raab, that must have been about 20 years ago. Die Sendung mit der Maus is just such a great and easy show, it's funny and you learn a lot of stuff. And it goes waaay back, so as a bonus it is full of childhood memories. No wonder many grownups still love it.

[@Condor-Toni]

Jürgen Prochnow, Diane Kruger, Claudia Schiffer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ralf Moeller, Hans Zimmer, Rammstein, Scorpions, Roland Emmerich, and you forgot many athletes. Unfortunately, many German celebrities have already left us, e.g Marlene Dietrich, Klaus Kinski, Hardy Krüger, Udo Kier, Horst Buchholz, Karl Lagerfeld

[@andreas74764]

The video is specifically for celebrities that are only known in Germany. Most of your list are known internationally.

[@justme9801]

This comparison sucks somehow, because local American celebrities are also just known locally. My American husband thinks many times that I have to know people I never heard of just because they are celebrities in the US. Amerikaner denken oft, dass sie der Nabel der Welt seien.... lol

[@ElchiKing]

When it comes to TV hosts, you definitely missed Barbara Schöneberger and Günther Jauch. Then we have comedians like Otto Waalkes (who had his popularity peak somewhere in the 90s I think), Anke Engelke and Carolin Kebekus (somewhat more recent). Kai Pflaume is in all of these shows because they all get produced by the same company for Das Erste. (Other TV hosts include Jörg Pilawa, Stefan Raab (retired), Elton, Frank Elstner (retired long ago), Markus Lanz [and many politics talk shows of the format first name last name] Stefan Raab actually composed a song for the 25th anniversary of the Maus (called "hier kommt die Maus") and was long time host of everything on Pro7 (tvtotal and many "sports" shows like WokWM, Schlag den Raab etc.), as well as the producer for Lena's winning title in 2010s Eurovision (he also had a famous or infamous performance there himself previously with "Waddehaddedudeda") In the category of singers, there is probably a lot more (Grönemeyer is definitely more a singer than an actor). When it comes to actors, probably everyone knows Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighöfer and Michael Bully Herbig, but many dislike their films.

[@solidstate9451]

Carolin Kebekus makes amazing feminist humor.

[@xaverlustig3581]

@@solidstate9451 Isn't "feminist humour" an oxymoron?

[@Llortnerof]

At least Germany actually got somewhere when Raab was responsible for Eurovision. Might as well not participate with the current old men's club selecting the blandest pop possible.

[@ElchiKing]

@@xaverlustig3581 Only if you are anti feminist.

[@lofthestars2088]

4:45 Horst Lichter originally was a cook Also Jan Böhmermann was once on the Seth Meyers show I think.

[@pibi2400]

Herbert Grönemeyer (or Herbie) is by far the most successful german singer/songwriter. Ok, maybe nowadays it's a generattional thing... but if you really want to get to know Germans and to find out what " touches" Germans... then you should visit one of his concerts ( or watch it) He's somehow Germany's conscience... he gives the German soul a voice ( ok...maybe u realise I'm a big fan😄)

[@xaverlustig3581]

Personally I have no idea why anyone likes him. I was bewildered by "Männer" when it first came out, what a horrible song.

[@pibi2400]

... it's 40 years old and just one of lots of songs (and not the best one..I agree)... just the fact that he has a career which lasts more than 40 years makes him outstanding

[@lauramarschmallow2922]

I feel apart from Bochum (our city's anthem) I really didn't like his songs until Mensch. And "der Weg" makes me cry everytimeI hear it.

[@joelex7966]

Das Boot is a classic. Make sure that when you watch the movie to watch the directors cut. Longer but well worth it.

[@mawen_]

I'd describe Schlager as torture

[@PassportTwo]

😂😂 That's one way to describe it I guess 😅

[@margretblaswich]

Danke 🙏😂

[@mawen_]

@@margretblaswich Gerngeschehen :)

[@karinland8533]

Mit Alkohol gut zu ertragen, geht direkt ins Stammhirn 🥴

[@mawen_]

@@karinland8533 Da müsste man aber schon ein bisschen mehr intus haben als das vom vorglühen 🥴

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

What I would think of as celebrities you could try to look into just for fun lol: Mario Barth, Johannes B. Kerner, Markus Lanz, Kaya Yanar, Bülent Ceylan, Anke Engelke, Mathias Schweighöfer, Jan Josef Liefers, Sky Du Mont, Guido Maria Kretschmer, Daniela Katzenberger, Roberto Blanco, Julien Bam, Andrea Berg, Verona Pooth, Oliver Pocher, Caroline Kebekus, Chris Tall, Atze Schröder, Elton, Hape Kerkeling, Jürgen von der Lippe, Otto Waalkes, Stefan Raab, Vanessa Mai, Frank Elstner, Yvonne Cattafeld, Mathias Reim, Frank Zander, Christoph Maria Herbst, Stefanie Hertel, Florian Silbereisen, Günther Jauch, Petro Lombardi, Jürgen Drews, Mickie Krause, Nadia Abd El Frrag, Reiner Calmund, Claudia Effenberg, Hannelore Elsner, Olivia Jones, Bernd Stelter, Fritz Wepper, Felix Neureuther, Kurt Krömer, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Mario Adorf, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jürgen Vogel, Iris Berben, Franka Potente, Axel Prahl, Armin Rhode, Veronica Ferres, Nora Tschirner, Nina Hagen, Marius Müller Westernhagen, Sascha, Andreas Bourani, Tim Bendzko, Adel Tawil, Guildo Horn, Reinhard Mey, Henning May, Jan Delay, Alligatoah, Sarah Connor, Wolfgang Petry, Jasmin Wagner, Nicole, Vicky Leandros, Katja Ebstein, Marianne Rosenberg, Mary Rose, Namika

[@tobimahoni218]

Jens knossalla

[@KitsuneHB]

@@tobimahoni218 Willst du, dass die zwei von Passport Two wieder auswandern? XD

[@helgaioannidis9365]

I agree with most of them and I'm a German that has been living abroad the last 25 years.

[@inotoni6148]

Naja, einige sind B und C-Promis

[@eikejmeyer]

Since you have Bernd das Brot on the list: die Maus from Sendung mit der Maus is likely more well known since that show has been running for many decades (and is actually quite high quality TV for kids).

[@chaotischekreativitat9391]

Guess that Peter Lustig should also be added :)

[@fara2382]

Daniel Brühl is a german actor in Hollywood. We also have Nena, Fanta vier, Otto Walkes, Günther Jauch, Stefan Raab, Revolverheld, Rammstein, Apache 207, Robin Schulz Felix Jaehn etc.

[@salyz7141]

I'm probably speaking for most people born after ~1981: i never knew Herbert Grönemeyer was actually an actor. Just know him for his music. His song "Mensch" is one of my favourites.

[@schneeroseful]

No, you do not. Das Boot is a classic.

[@florian-249]

@@schneeroseful I think he does speak for most of us.

[@karinland8533]

The song „Männer“ was maybe the first hit

[@salyz7141]

@@schneeroseful That's why i said "most" and not all! 🤓

[@xaverlustig3581]

@@florian-249 Those of you who don't look up things on wikipedia :D

[@kiddracoify]

Günter Jauch? He is also a host of many shows, currently mostly for who wants to be a millionair

[@svenimeier1172]

OMG. you guys NEEED to watch "Die Sendung mit der Maus" on sunday's it's a kids show that actually explains worldly stuff in easy language so children can actually learn german too while watching the show. It has three mascots an orange mouse, a blue elephant and a yellow duck. It is defenitly something most parents watch with their kids. It airs on KIKA (Kinderkanal, a dedicated kids channel) every sunday around 11:30AM or on ARD also Sunday's on 9:30AM. On KIKA after "Die Maus" there is normally a nice fairytale movie :3 Fun Fact: The band Scorpions is also german and their song "wind of change" is actually a inofficial hymn for the fall of the wall in berlin. As for the question: Original ftw

[@PassportTwo]

Haha, now that we have a baby, I'm sure we'll be watching this show more often 😅

[@Stephan4711]

I don't have a baby, but as 40 years old child, I still watch the maus every Sunday

[@S16E1]

@@PassportTwo you definitely must do. "Die Sendung mit der Maus" was the first show on TV I was watching regularly as a kid beginning to watch TV. And yes a lot of adults and "former children" still watch it every week and also every now and then the new show "Frag doch mal die Maus".

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

For the very young (with their parents) there has also been "Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten" for a number of years, intended for 3 to 6 year olds. It's a spin-off of "Die Sendung mit der Maus".

[@sarahmayer8539]

12:34 "Mensch" by Herbert Grönemeyer is pretty good, give it a try. I only know him as a singer, not an actor - never seen das boot before. Also: Paulaner of course! It's so much more palatable than similar drinks, it's like an improved mezzo mix

[@alicemilne1444]

Sorry, but I nearly spat out my drink when you said that Herbert Grönemeyer gave you David Hasselhoff vibes. Hasselhoff is nowhere near the same league as Grönemeyer either as an actor or a singer. You will have to watch "Das Boot", and preferebly in the undubbed German full-length movie version or the multi-episode TV series, to see the difference in acting calibre. And you'll have to listen to Grönemeyer's songs, which are very socio-political, and get a feeling for their political contexts. Grönemeyer is mainly a socio-critical musician who has been one of the highest-selling album artists in Germany for 30-odd years. Having said that, today's German "celebrities" include a whole lot of people I have never heard of and who don't seem to actually do anything.

[@Stephan4711]

Thommy (Gottschalk) was wetten dass. Host since the 80th, that's the first thing every older german thinks of first, when hearing Tommy's name. Now he also makes a show with Günther jauch (how becomes a millionaire german version host)

[@PassportTwo]

Interesting! Thanks for the information 😃

[@holleholl3057]

Gottschalk is pretty much "out". He is trying to keep on but he is someone who just looks to be fallen out of time, he is talking way too much and has become pretty boring, well he is way over 70 years old, maybe it´s just the age... but he is a big fan of american lifestyle and used to live in Malibu for a long time- he was jetting from California to Germany just to produce a new "Wetten Dass" Show - which owed him a lot of money back in the days of his biggest fame...

[@SandraL489]

The description of Schlager sound about right, well done!

[@stefan6412]

If you like Horst Lichter you will also like Jean Pütz. He is retired now but the older generation know him well from his Hobbythek TV show which ran for a very long time.

[@andibuletten6206]

Btw- Priscilla Presley herself called Helene and asked her to cover songs from Elvis. She did.

[@Yulo2000Leyje]

Götz George. Actor. He was very famous in Germany. German Heros are often Fußball players. Been known does not make them beloved . Some are just infamous.

[@TheMissileHappy]

I have a cookbook by Horst Lichter and it's actually really damn good. He also talks about his live in it and even though I don't usually like books by celebrities I enjoyed it. And Die Sendung mit der Maus isn't just a kids TV show, it's a cultural phenomenon. Everybody knows Die Maus :D For Herbert Grönemeyer: I only know him as a musician and I think like 99% of Germans would agree.

[@Foxhound1903]

Maybe you know Thomas Gottschalk in USA from Sister Act 2. He played Father Wolfgang.

[@Christian60780]

Ihr vergesst leider einen ganz großen ... Otto Walkes "Otto Walkes" is the biggest and oldest comedian from Germany

[@CarlAlex2]

He is old and very funny, but IMHO Dieter Hallervorden beats him by a mile - 86 years old and still active (last TV performance 2020 but live events are sceduled in November). Since for some odd reason being a comedian is considered inferior among actors in Germany (so HE claims) he prefers the term "Kabaretist". Otto is only 74. And Otto says "Dänen lügen nicht" - I am Danish ;-)

[@holleholl3057]

Otto - he is a legend , Dieter Hallervorden - he is just GREAT ! 😀

[@solidstate9451]

Karl Dall

[@CarlAlex2]

@@holleholl3057 If you are such a devout follower of Otto. then why do you ignore his wise wotds "Dänen lügen nicht" - there are at least 2 versions of the song on KZbin. I am a Dane, so you can trust me 🙂

[@CarlAlex2]

@@solidstate9451 Karl Dall is dead - if you want to include dead people Helga Feddersen would be just as good a candidate - and Loriot would be an excellent one.

[@gretahaase5509]

My picks would be Die Maus and Loriot. I grew looooooving both. I can talk in Loriot-quotes for hours and hours. Schlager is heartless, quickly produced throw-away-music with German lyrics.

[@SigridFrings]

I would also say Stefan Raab. Olivia Jones is definitely a VIP for me, too. Kaya Yanar...YES :) And as a group: BAP Tommie Gottschalk was about the first to bring Hollywoods greatest VIPs to Germany. The poor people often didn't know what happened to them. Tom Hanks for example thought, the show never ends :D

[@xaverlustig3581]

Prefer Boney M over BAP.

[@jochenlutz6524]

Horst Lichter is a really lovely person. He originally is a chef. With 28 he already had 2 heart attacks and one apoplectic insult. Perhaps this is the reason why he is so kind to everybody.

[@petereggers7603]

...and his first TV appearance was on the regional channel WDR, cooking on a really old stove in his barn like place somewhere between Cologne and Düsseldorf. On this barn he had thousands of antique items, including old cars and motobikes, but also furnitures an table items (plates, pots, cans, caraffes glasses. Being the the host of such a show like Bares für Rares isn't so far away of his personal experiences though.

[@mitchiemorningstar115]

Totally missing Günter Jauch, Stefan Raab and Dieter Bohlen in this List! Also I only know Grönemeyer as a musician lol didnt know that he was in a movie

[@pixelbartus]

Also pretty famous in Germany is Nina Hagen, the German queen of Punk. She has quite an interesting history. She was well known in the GDR. They expatriated her for political reasons. After a while being in the UK punk scene she came to West-Germany and started a big career. GDR Nina Hagen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJa7eYp_f69jl5o young BRD Nina Hagen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6nMZYJqh9ufpLM older Nina Hagen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF68q5esoqlll7M

[@xaverlustig3581]

I love Nina Hagen, but none of her music is really punk. Journalists just called her that because of her excentric looks. The musical style of the first two albums in the west with "Nina Hagen Band" were contemporary mainstream rock. Her later solo albums weren't even rock in the narrow sense, but rather dance and pop oriented (even though quite experimental for the era).

[@pixelbartus]

@@xaverlustig3581 depends on how you define punk. If you see punk as a specific music style, then you are right. If you consider punk as an attitude that creates music, she was punk as hell.

[@Thomas_G.]

11:49 "How many middle names do germans give their kids?" you asked. As a german i don't understand the american/english(?) concept of "middle names" vs "first name". There is only "given names" [Vornamen] (at least one, don't know if there is a (legal) upper limit) and the family name/"last name" [Familienname / Nachname]. At different times in different regions of (nowadays) germany there have been kind of (more cultural, less legal) rules that applied to the given names.. but that's a differnt topic.

[@jensschroder8214]

The film "Das Boot" is recommended. It takes place in WW2 in a German submarine. It realizes the German heroic myth of the submarine pilots. Many men locked in a narrow steel boat between victories and despair. In between, gripping scenes are shot in the close proximity of a 1:1 replica of the submarine. At the end of the shooting, the actors no longer knew whether it was fiction or reality, they were locked in the boat for weeks and there were always new scenes just like in real life. Filming accidentally resulted in real injuries to the cast as they attempted to jump through the hatches. Next to that the technical details, how is a dead submarine battery reactivated when that is the only way to surface again? I don't want to reveal the outcome, but who knows the outcome of WW2...

[@kenninast]

Your description of the horror called "Schlager" is so extremely accurate! Loved it!!! Should have been completely eradicated in the early 70's.

[@Ionaev]

Günther Jauch, Anke Engelke, Hape Kerkeling, Bastian Pastewka, Helge Schneider, Otto Waalkes, Matthias Schweighöfer are some others that come to mind....

[@stgr6669]

Johnny Depp and Will Smiith are known from various movies, but I doubt that many people here knew Chris Rock or Amber Heard before the recent headlines. By the way, can people in the U.S. name three movies with Amber Heard?

[@casbee9610]

Did she even DO three movies?

[@susanndux3270]

There are much more. Some examples Lena Meyer-Landrut, Matthias schweighöfer, Steven Gätjen, Robin Schulz, Elias M'barek, Karoline Herfurth, Katja riemann, Nora Tschirner and many, many more. Klaas has a Late night show called Late nicht Berlin. Yoko and Klaas are big Entertainer on TV-channel Sat.1.

[@felixgrimm408]

Gröööö(l)eymeyer as we call him in Germany is a musician who started working for a theatre in Bochum and then became a popstar. BOCHUM, CURRYWURST, MÄNNER are all staples in German pop music :) There's also a pretty funny sketch about him from the late Wiglaf Droste called "Grönemeyer kann nicht tanzen"

[@sven711]

Kai Pflaume is something like the most favorite son in law by all mothers 😂 And I would say that your description of Schlager music is quite precise 👍

[@GoodOldErin]

Schlagermusik? Easy to explain: Music that makes you wanna puke but you can't because you are too distracted by your ear-bleeding...

[@andreasrehn7454]

Talking about Das Boot.. Klaus Doldinger who wrote the soundtrack to this movie, is an internationally quite well recognized jazz tenorsax player...

[@girlfromgermany]

I believe German "celebrities" are not really comparable to Hollywood stars for example. A German star of that kind would be Marlene Dietrich, but she also is an exception. Thomas Gottschalk actually lives in the US nowadays, because no one knows him there and he likes that. Thomas Gottschalk is friends with Günther Jauch, who could also fit in your list. He's the presenter of "Wer wird Millionär?" and also had other programs like Stern TV for example in the past. Gottschalk and Jauch both started on the radio. Oh and Frank Elstner too. But he's not active anymore, he turned 80 in April and also has Parkinson.

[@pixelbartus]

there are a (few) germans that are also superstars internationally today. Like the Band Rammstein, Heike Makatsch or christph Waltz (or is he from austria?)

[@girlfromgermany]

@@pixelbartus Christoph Waltz is from Austria.

[@andreaseufinger4422]

OK. You should list some football players who are known worldwide minus the US, so anybody from the team winning the world championships in brezil 2014. Herbert Grönemeyer is probably the best known living musician. Not everybody is aware of his actor role in Das Boot. Harald Glöckner is more of a Joke, not really an appreciated star. You could look up actors like Katja Riemann, Till Schweiger,... Apropos Jan Bohmermann. He made a hilarious video "America first, Germany second" It is in English and you rofl

[@xliax4930]

Daniel Brühl! He plays Zemo in some Marvel movies/ shows

[@LucasBenderChannel]

Grönemeyer is almost exclusively known as a musician. Yes he had that stint as an actor in "Das Boot". But no, that's not what we know him for. We know him for his choppy, super peculiar voice and his iconic songs, that everyone can join in on!

[@Krokostad]

I miss Loriot, Otto and Bully. Harald Glöckner is known but not famous, I would say.

[@martinschulz326]

I know Horst Lichter first for being a Cook. First seen him in Lafer, Lichter, lecker.

[@PassportTwo]

Really?? Wow! Had no idea he did cooking. Is that something he still does, or has he moved onto other things that make him famous?

[@Stephan4711]

@@PassportTwo he doesn't cook anymore, he is more doing a travel show and the trödel shows

[@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682]

You underestimate die Maus. You have a little kid. Kids from earliest age start to love the Maus and grownups won't stop loving the Maus. Only age 6-9 are sceptical due to their psychological devellopment.

[@jkb2016]

Grönemeyer is definitely more musician than actor. Couldn't tell if he acted in something else beside Das Boot. His abum Bochum is actually pretty good, even when it's as old as me.

[@TrangleC]

This just hammered home to me how out of touch I am with German pop culture at this time, despite living in Germany. I stopped watching German TV in the late 90s and switched to getting all my entertainment and escapism from the internet, the English speaking part of the internet, to be more precise, so I'm also not aware of what is going on with German KZbin channels and stuff like that. I guess you could say I emigrated to the USA, mentally 20 years ago and only my corporal mortal coil stayed behind in Germany, hehehe. I know Gottschalk, because he was a big celebrity since the 80s, but I know none of the other people you listed. Late night talk shows were pretty big in Germany in the 90s. The biggest and most famous host, kind of the German Letterman, was a guy named Harald Schmidt. He and a younger guy named Stefan Raab were the biggest celebrities in Germany around the time when I checked out. That apparently nobody suggested them to you once more shows how much things have changed since I last was paying attention. Raab started out as a edgy, irreverent talk show host on VIVA, a German music channel and local competitor to MTV, then moved on to becoming one of the biggest music producers in the German speaking world himself and got several large shows on Pro7, which back then was the biggest and most successful cable network channel at the time. He also played a big role with the European Song Contest back then. He produced, promoted and in some cases performed most of the acts Germany sent to the contest during the 90s. Pop culture in the 90s in Germany was super ironic and kind of proto-hipsterish, if you will. Everything was deliberately cheesy and corny and young people suddenly ironically loved Schlager music and comedic satire and parody bands dominated the charts. That was also very apparent in the acts they sent to the European Song Contest. Google acts like "Guildo Horn" if you want to have a taste of what I am talking about. He was kind of the ridiculous, living embodiment of that ironic Schlager scene and boom.

[@PassportTwo]

Lol, "mentally emigrated to the USA" 😂

[@TrangleC]

@@PassportTwo Yeah. A bit presumptuous of me to talk as if I kind of, sort of, were an American, despite never having set foot on New World soil, but I genuinely could have long conversations with you about US culture and politics, while I don't even know who the current German president is. I'm not joking. I forgot that I wanted to answer your question about Gottschalk being the German Howard Stern: Unfortunately not. There is nothing edgy or rebellious about Gottschalk. He is the most milquetoast, boring normie square you can imagine. I genuinely don't understand how that guy could become such a icon for so many decades. Even when he still was a young guy in the 80s and acted in somewhat raunchy comedy movies, he was boring and a stuck up prude when hosting any of his shows. I recently watched a old episode of "Wetten Dass" from the 80s on KZbin, where Gottschalk had Dolph Lundgren on as a guest, promoting his at the time new "He Man and the Masters of the Universe" movie and Gottschalk, despite being in his mid 20s at the time, was moralizing like a crotchety old man, about how action toys like "He Man" were dangerous and could normalize violence for children and nonsense like that. I suppose Gottschalk's appeal must have been that he was save and appealed to old people while at the same time being young and looking goofy and entertaining with his curly, long hair and thus giving the shows a sort of youthful aura.

[@HerSandiness]

One of the most remarkable things about Gottschalk is that he spent most of the 80's and early 90's speaking out about the older generation complaining about the younger generation... But now that he himself is way over 70, he has spent the last couple of years complaining about "the youth of today"... What a hypocrite.

[@HerSandiness]

@@TrangleC I never saw that particular episode of Wetten, dass...? That's a pretty big jump from his usual rhetoric at the time, though!

[@TrangleC]

@@HerSandiness The episode is uploaded to KZbin. Don't remember which channel it was, but it must have been one of those channels which upload old TV advertisements and other shows from the 80s.

[@fairgreen42]

Not German, but Austrian, but you simply can't have a party without an Udo Jürgens hit medley. He wrote and performed iconic songs in German language but french chanson style from the 60s on. Think of German language Paul Anka, Tony Bennett or Charles Aznavour. He was one of the very early ESC winners and was also known for quickwitted and social critical lyrics. I recommend checking out "In diesem ehrenwerten Haus" (bigotry), "Aber bitte mit Sahne", "Griechischer Wein" and "Merci Cherie" for starters. But any of his songs are good, really, as well as improving one's language skills. 😊

[@Sw4lley]

Günter Jauch, Stefan Raab, Otto Walkes, Till Schweiger, Bully Herbig. If we go into the Football/Soccer sphere, there are way to many to name.

[@merlesstorys]

Fun fact; Bernd das Brot was even part of Reddit’s r/place this year (specifically on the German part). He was presented with a Maß of beer… very classic ;)

[@PassportTwo]

No way! That is a fun fact that I didn't know 😃

[@merlesstorys]

@@PassportTwo yeah, it’s because literally everyone knows him. Some hate him, some love him, he’s very polarizing. There’s a video from RvNx Mango which is about the event and specifically the German parts of the artwork ☺️

[@lhuras.]

A solid bread is holding liquid bread? Funny.

[@maja-kehn9130]

Thomas Gottschalk also had a little part in the film "sister act".....an other famous Germany everybody knows is Günther Jauch.

[@janpracht6662]

Thomas Gottschalk had some little roles in unknown US productions like Ring of the Musketeers (in 1992 together with David Hasselhoff and Cheech Marin) or played in a German TV comedy ("Zärtliche Chaoten") together with Michael Winslow (became famous in 1984 in "Police Academy").

[@olefrahling7606]

Germans Loves die Sendug mit der Maus becurs this Show exists since 1971 and alot of germens groth up with the Maus,When I was a kid, I watched it with my dad every Sunday. When I wake up at this time on a Sunday today, I still like to watch it, even at almost 25, because there are often very interesting things to watch and die sendug mit der maus is a cult subject!

[@silastopole]

Well, since im from Bochum i definitely know Herbert Grönemeyer for his music 😂😉

[@michaelz.7140]

Günther Jauch, TV host of german "who wants to be a millionaire" and sterntv and other formats. Very well known and well beloved guy. Often cooperates with Thomas Gottschalk. I know Herbert grönemayer from his song "Mensch ist Mensch"

[@timschneider5214]

Thomas Gottschalk plays a roll in sister act 2.

[@atdynax]

There are a couple of famous comedians as well, like Michael Mittermeier, Kaya Yanar and Otto Waalkes and more.

[@cayreet5992]

Grönemeyer is more singer than actor. As far as middle names are concerned - a lot of people have none at all, some have their godparent's first name as their middle name. A long list of middle names usually points to a noble ancestry, as they tended to give their kids a lot of middle names, but that doesn't have to be the case for Grönemeyer - there's no law to stop you from giving your child several middle names. Gottschalk has started in radio, but he's an entertainer and actor as well.

[@angelikazarske7734]

Herbert Grönemeyer was a musician at first. Her worked as Kapellmeister (master for Orchestra) before he startet as an actor. He even was in a movie with Burt Lancaster (Der Leopard).

[@lizzle9785]

Mathias Schweighöfer is a German Actor. And he even was on Jimmy Fallon not long ago.

[@dansattah]

That series in the white room is more of a late-night thing that only runs from 9 PM to 6 AM. There were quite a few different series with Bernd, das Brot, e.g. "Tolle Sachen", which was basically a spoof/parody on teleshopping.

[@alienrat-z3g]

Herbert Grönemeyer is way more known as a musician

[@pizzacuthd7559]

Kai Pflaume also has a large online presence being featured in videos of German KZbinrs like "Phil Laude" Another KZbinr you should check out is Julien Bam, fellow American KZbinr James Bray is a huge fan of him

[@PassportTwo]

I have watched some Phil Laude videos and never saw one with Kai in it! Now I'll have to do some digging 😃

[@inrivaalfosso3663]

@@PassportTwo Kai Pflaume is on youtube as @Ehrenpflaume. He does interviews or interview+workout or he spents an entire day with famous german KZbinrs like Montana Black, Knossi, Fritz Meinecke etc. People 50+ like him because of his TV shows and young people because of his youtube channel. Maybe , if your channel gets a bit bigger, he wants to spent a day with you too. ;)

[@meikekro3926]

The video of Thomas Gottschalk for the Wetten, dass… warm up was actually the last Wetten, dass… show ever and aired after a long hiatus. So that’s why the audience is losing their mind. They’re paying respect for a show that’s been incredibly big in Germany for so long and also showing their appreciation for Gottschalk who has been the host for a looooong time

[@brom0198]

I know Herbert Grönemeyer as an singer. "Der Weg" ist a very sad (and beautiful) song he sung after his wife died ealy from cancer. And the best spezi is schwipp schwapp from Pepsi.

[@HerSandiness]

Boy, did you ever miss two of the biggest legends: Günther Jauch and Hape Kerkeling. Günther Jauch is still host of the German Who Wants to be a Millionär and used to host SternTV before he gave it to Steffen Hallaschka. Hape Kerkeling is one of our greatest comedy legends. He is in semi-retirement, but every once in a while he'll come back with a new television show or book. Herbert Grönemeyer is primarily a singer. Das Boot was his only big acting role, but even I, as an American moved to Germany at age 14, know and love most of his songs... Try listening to "Mensch" or "Demo".

[@rillianoirsych1805]

Funny fact Thomas Gottschalk has played a Role in The American Movie "Sister Act 2" with Whoppi Goldberg.

[@fairgreen42]

Heino. One doesn't understand German pop- or Schlagerculture without knowing Heino. Starting in the 60s, he's still performing at 84.

[@PfalzMapper]

my favorite ones are Guido Cantz and Frank Elstner.

[@PassportTwo]

Never heard of them, but will have to check them out now!

[@Piretfreak87]

Helene Fischer is known outside of Germany. Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands...she has fans there as well.