Dieter Hallervorden

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Dieter Hallervorden
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Hallervorden in 2013
Born
Dieter Jürgen Hallervorden

(1935-09-05) 5 September 1935 (age 89)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)comedian, actor, singer, cabaret artist
Known forDidi's Comedy Show
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Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German comedian, actor, singer, and cabaret artist. He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character Didi.

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In the early 2010s, he was able to increasingly establish himself as a character actor of serious roles in films such as Back on Track (2013) and Head Full of Honey (2014).

Biography

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Dieter Hallervorden photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2013

Dieter Hallervorden's mother was a physician's assistant and his father a graduate engineer employed by German aircraft maker Junkers. His siblings are called Renate and Margot. Dieter Hallervorden has two children (Dieter Hallervorden Jr. and Nathalie Hallervorden) from his marriage to Rotraud Schindler, a daughter (Laura) from another relationship, and a son (Johannes) from his current wife Elena Blume.

Dieter Hallervorden Jr. appeared in the movies Darf ich Sie zur Mutter machen (1968) and The Wedding Trip (1969) and was creator, co-writer and leading actor of the comedy show Nonstop Nonsens (1974–1980). Nathalie Hallervorden co-starred in the TV series Die Nervensäge (1985–1986) and had a brief appearance together with her parents in Nonstop Nonsens. Hallervorden's first wife, Rotraud Schindler, co-starred in several TV shows and some movies. Johannes Hallervorden plays the part of Melchior von und zu Panke, the ghost from the TV series Binny and the Ghost .

Hallervorden starred as a bumbling, Clouseau-like detective in the German television show Die Didi-Show. The show was dubbed into English, retitled Didi's Comedy Show , and shown in various countries. Hallervorden also released a number of music singles, often parodies of popular songs, among them "Du, die Wanne ist voll", a very successful parody cover of "You're the One That I Want".

An Afrikaans-subtitled version of the comedy sketch-show, Nonstop Nonsens (1975), starring Hallervorden, was broadcast in South Africa in the early 1980s under the title Grapjas Didi ("Didi the Joker" or alternatively "Didi the Prankster"). Also a Spanish-dubbed version was also distributed for Latin America under the name Las Locuras de Didí ("The Madnesses of Didi").

In recent years, Hallervorden was popular with the leading roles in the comedy-drama films Back on Track and Head Full of Honey . He provided the voice for Vlad in the German dub of Hotel Transylvania 2 .

Since 1988, Dieter Hallervorden has lived in Trégastel (France) in the castle, Château de Costaérès. In 2007 he was announced as an honorary citizen of his birthtown Dessau-Roßlau. [1] On 4 September 2022 he opened the "Mitteldeutsches Theater" in Dessau-Roßlau. [2] The theater showcases Hallervorden's own productions as well as guest performances and readings by German artists, comedians and actors.

Filmography

DateFilmInternational Title
2019 Mein Freund, das Ekel  [ de ]Befriending the Grouch
2017 Rock My Heart – Mein wildes Herz Rock My Heart
2015 Chuzpe – Klops braucht der Mensch!  [ de ]You Gotta Have Balls
2014 Honig im Kopf Head Full of Honey
2013 Sein letztes Rennen Back on Track
2012 Het meisje en de dood The Girl and Death
2012 Das Kind  [ de ]The Child
2011 Die zertanzten Schuhe  [ de ]The Twelve Dancing Princesses
2008 1½ Ritter – Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde 1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
2006La Isla Bonita – Armee der StilleLa Isla Bonita
1992 Alles Lüge  [ de ]All Lies
1990 Bei mir liegen Sie richtig  [ de ]Non-Stop Trouble in the Hospital
1988 Didi – Der Experte  [ de ]Non-Stop Trouble with the Experts
1986 Didi auf vollen Touren  [ de ]Didi Drives Me Crazy
1985 Didi und die Rache der Enterbten  [ de ]Non-Stop Trouble with the Family
1984 Is was, Kanzler?  [ de ] (Cameo)What's Up, Chancellor?
1984 Didi – Der Doppelgänger  [ de ]Non-Stop Trouble with My Double
1983 Der Schnüffler  [ de ]Non-Stop Trouble with Spies
1981 Alles im Eimer  [ de ]Up the Creek
1981 Stachel im Fleisch  [ de ] (Cameo)Sting in the Flesh
1981 Ach du lieber Harry Oh My Dearest Harry
1980 Mein Gott, Willi!  [ de ]My God, Willi!
1974 Der Springteufel The Devil's Jump
1972 Che? What?
1973 Mein Onkel Benjamin  [ de ]My Uncle Benjamin
1972 Tatort: Rattennest  [ de ]Rat's Nest
1971Mister Tingling stellt einMister Tingling Is Hiring
1970 Das Millionenspiel The Millions Game
1969 Die Hochzeitsreise The Wedding Trip
1968 Mehrmals täglich  [ de ]Several Times Daily
1967Seltsame Begegnungen (short)Strange Encounters (short)
1960 Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

TV shows

2024 Queen of Tears Sanssouci Park groundskeeper (episode 6)
2020 The Masked Singer Chamäleon (Season 2)
2004 Sesamstraße Sesamstraße is the German equivalent to Sesame Street ;

Dieter Hallervorden had a guest role as Karl Kaputt.

2000–2001 Zebralla!  [ de ]Hallervorden plays Jürgen Zebralla, an old divorced pensioner, who attends a university and lives with his wealthy son because of lack of money.

Sitcom, 11 Episodes.

1996–1997 Verstehen Sie Spaß? Hallervorden was the host of this show about pranks.
1994–2003 Hallervordens Spott-Light Cabaret
1993 Sachen zum Lachen Staged comic acts.
1993 Klipp-Klapp, der Clip Club Hallervorden hosted the show
1992–1993 Spottschau Cabaret
1989 Die Didi-Show Short comic clips and comic acts. Also titled Didi's Comedy Show in English.

10 Episodes

1987 Laus im Pelz A televised stage play.
1985–1986 Die Nervensäge aka.

Der Untermieter

TV series, 26 Episodes
1983–1984 Zelleriesalat und Gitterspeise TV show equivalent to Die Didi-Show with Hallervorden as a convict.

4 Episodes

1983 Wunderland  [ de ]
1982 Grand Gala – 3 mal klingeln Hallervorden was a host. 6 Episodes
1982 Welle Wahnsinn Music show, 2 Episodes
1981 Onkel & Co Hallervorden was a clumsy detective.

2 Episodes, 60 minutes each.

1975–1978 Lästerlexikon 3 Episodes
1974–1980 Nonstop Nonsens Well-known slapstick show.

20 Episodes

1973 Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi TV series based on the Karl May books.

26 Episodes

1972 Vorsicht! – Stellenweise tief Satire
1970–1976 Abramakabra TV series, 10 Episodes
1971 Von Liebe keine Rede
1971 Hei-Wi-Tip-Top
1970–1974 Die Kriminalerzählung 26 Episodes
1970 Ti vor Tu
1961–1962 Die Rückblende

Awards

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References

  1. "Ehrenbürger der Stadt". Stadtverwaltung Dessau-Roßlau (in German). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. mdr.de. "Dessau: Dieter Hallervorden eröffnet Mitteldeutsches Theater in der Marienkirche | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2022.