Hape Kerkeling
Hans-Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (* 9. December 1964 in Recklinghausen) is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play speaker, audiobook and voice actor.
Hape Kerkeling became a popular television and stage comedian from the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he received his first regular television program Kangaroo. This was followed by other comedy formats such as Total Normal or Darüber lacht die Welt as well as the moderation of major television shows such as the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest or the awarding of the Golden Camera.
Kerkeling directed several cinema and television films as an author, director and actor. His art figures such as Hannilein, Horst Schlämmer, Siegfried Schwäbli, Uschi Blum and Evje van Dampen also became known to a wide audience. As a voice actor, he lent his voice to the panda Po in several films in the series Kung Fu Panda and the snowman Olaf from the Frozen films.
As a book author, Kerkeling published one of the best-selling German non-fiction books in 2006 with Ich bin dann mal weg.
Acting
TV
LOL: Last One Laughing
as Horst Schlämmer - Host
2021
Movie
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
as Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt
2009
Movie
Kein Pardon
as Peter Schlönzke
1993
Movie
Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
as Devil
2021
Movie
Club Las Piranjas
as Edwin
1995
Movie
The Holy Grill
as Heribert Bräsemann
2026
TV
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
TV
Das Traumschiff
as Clemens Kohl
1981
Movie
Samba in Mettmann
as Olaf Kischewski
2004
Movie
A man, a fjord!
as Horst Schlämmer
2009
TV
Großstadtrevier
as Hein Merry
1986
TV
Markus Lanz
as Self
2008
Movie
Mein Name ist Otto
as Self
2024
TV
Zimmer frei!
as Self
1996
Movie
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
as Horst Schlämmer
2026
TV
Let's Dance
as Self - Host
2006
Movie
Die Oma ist tot
as Lothar Brömmer
1997
TV
Volle Kanne
as Self
1999
TV
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
Movie
Willi und die Windzors
as Willi Bettenberg
1996
TV
DAS!
as Self
1991
TV
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as Self
1980
TV
Club Las Piranjas
as Edwin Öttel
2023
Crew
Movie
All About Me
Novel
2018
Movie
I'm Off Then
Book
2015
Movie
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
Idea
2009
Movie
Kein Pardon
Director
1993
Movie
Club Las Piranjas
Writer
1995
Movie
Samba in Mettmann
Screenplay
2004
Movie
Willi und die Windzors
Director
1996
TV
Club Las Piranjas
Original Film Writer
2023
TV
Total Normal
Director
1989
TV
Darüber lacht die Welt
Creator
1999
Movie
Hape Kerkeling - Keine Geburtstagsshow!
Director
2014
Movie
Alles wegen Paul
Producer