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Josef Hader | |
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 Hader at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Born | 14 February 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, writer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Children | 2 |
Josef Hader (born 14 February 1962) is an Austrian stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker.
Hader was born in Waldhausen im Strudengau, Upper Austria and grew up in Nöchling in Lower Austria where he attended the Stiftsgymnasium Melk. During this time he made his first comedy attempts at his school. After his civilian service at the Red Cross he started studying German and History. As a student he began working on his first comedy programme Fort Geschritten. His second programme Der Witzableiter und das Feuer won the prestigious Salzburger Stier comedy award. After aborting his study and writing Biagn und Brechen (1988) and Bunter Abend (1990) he celebrated his breakthrough with the tragicomic play Indien, together with the comedian Alfred Dorfer, which was filmed by Paul Harather in 1993 with Josef Hader himself in the leading role.
With the film Indien and his following shows Im Keller (1993) and Privat (1994) he became one of the most successful and most respected comedians in the German-speaking world. His comedy programme Privat is the most successful comedy in Austrian history. His most recent show called "Hader muss weg" is more acting than comedy. Hader plays seven different roles using no props other than a simple Trenchcoat and acts only through gestures, voice and facial expression.
Since then, Hader has starred in commercially successful films such as Komm, süßer Tod (2000), Silentium (2004) and The Bone Man (2009), while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as Der Überfall (2000) or Ein halbes Leben (2008). Among others awards, he received the Best Actor Award at the Locarno International Film Festival, the Romy Award, the Adolf Grimme Award and the German Television Award.
He is a regular guest on various German Comedyshows, such as Neues aus der Anstalt on ZDF, Scheibenwischer on Das Erste, Quatsch Comedy Club on Pro Sieben or Ottfried Fischer's Ottis Schlachthof on Bayerischer Rundfunk which increased his popularity in Germany.
Hader is the father of two sons.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Sternberg – Shooting Star | Meier | |
| 1992 | Duett | Mallinger's nephew at the bank | TV movie |
| Cappuccino Melange | Manfred Seidl | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Indien | Heinz Bösel | also co-writer |
| 1999 | Geboren in Absurdistan | Lorry driver | |
| 2000 | Hold-Up | Werner Kopper | |
| Komm, süßer Tod | Brenner | also co-writer | |
| White Cherries | Otto Bucek | ||
| 2002 | Blue Moon | Johnny Pichler | |
| Weihnachten | Herr Wächter | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Silentium | Brenner | also co-writer |
| C(r)ook | Nowak | ||
| 2005 | Josef Hader im heiligen Land | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Heaven | Hermann Kaltenbrunner | Part of the 8 x 45 television series |
| 2007 | Hounds | Henrik | |
| Cleisto | Himself | ||
| Attwenger Adventure | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2008 | Randgestalten | Butcher | |
| Ein halbes Leben | Ulrich Lenz | TV movie | |
| Zibb | Himself | TV series documentary | |
| 2009 | Screen Test | Herr Kaiser (voice) | Animated film |
| The Bone Man | Brenner | also co-writer | |
| Little White Lies | Ametsbichler | ||
| 2010 | Widerstand im Haiderland | Himself | Documentary |
| Aufschneider | Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann | TV series, also co-writer | |
| Kabarett, Kabarett | Himself | Documentary | |
| Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock | Policeman | ||
| 2011 | Wie man leben soll | Leo | |
| 2012 | Diamantenfieber oder Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon | Uncle Fritz | |
| 2014 | Kafka's The Burrow | Hausmeister | |
| 2015 | Life Eternal | Brenner | |
| 2016 | Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe | Stefan Zweig | |
| 2017 | Wild Mouse | Georg | Also director |
| 2020 | The Story of My Wife | Post-production | |
| 2024 | Andrea Gets a Divorce | Franz | Also director [1] |
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