Christoph Maria Herbst
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{{short description|German actor and comedian (born 1966)}}
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| birth_place = Wuppertal, West Germany
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| occupation = Actor, comedian, voice actor
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Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian.
Early life
Career
= Theatre =
In 1986, Herbst 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. He is married to Gisi Herbst.
= 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 ProSieben series Stromberg.{{cite news |last1=Rave |first1=Carsten |title=Christoph Maria Herbst privat: So lebt der "Stromberg"-Star heute |url=https://www.news.de/promis/855644720/christoph-maria-herbst-privat-mit-frau-partnerin-gisi-keine-heirat-kinder-familie-filme-karriere-biografie-stromberg-heute/1/ |access-date=8 October 2021 |work=News.de |date=6 October 2021 |language=de}} In October 2006, the work on the third season of Stromberg began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in Sesamstraße in 2006, and in Anke Engelke's show Ladyland. In 2007, his seven-piece series Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens, an adaptation of the British series The Worst Week of My Life, was broadcast.
= Film =
Herbst's movie career began in 1998 in the film Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle ("The last bachelor"). His star roles were together with Michael "Bully" Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz in Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 in 2004, 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 Herbig in the movie {{Ill|Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost|de|Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst}}, starring as King Julius, the 111th. His more prominent role was in the movie Look Who's Back as Christoph Sensenbrink.
Filmography
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- 1998: Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle
- 2004: Der Wixxer
- 2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1
- 2004: Stromberg Season 1 (TV series)
- 2004: {{ill|Room Service (2004 film)|de|3=Das Zimmermädchen und der Millionär|lt=Room Service}}
- 2004: {{ill|A Pass from the Back|de|Aus der Tiefe des Raumes}}
- 2005: {{Interlanguage link multi|Erkan & Stefan in Der Tod kommt krass|de}}
- 2005: Stromberg Season 2 (TV series)
- 2005: {{Ill|The Fisherman and His Wife (film)|de|3=Der Fischer und seine Frau|lt=The Fisherman and His Wife}}
- 2006: {{Ill|Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost|de|Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst}}
- 2006: Pastewka (TV series)
- 2006: Wo ist Fred!?
- 2006: Impy's Island (voice)
- 2007: Stromberg Season 3 (TV series)
- 2007: {{Ill|Cutting Edge (2007 film)|de|3=Die Aufschneider|lt=Cutting Edge}}
- 2007: {{ill|Neues vom Wixxer|de}}
- 2007: Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens (TV series)
- 2007: {{Interlanguage link multi|Hands off Mississippi|de|3=Hände weg von Mississippi|lt=Hands off Mississippi}}
- 2007: Tramitz & Friends (TV series)
- 2007: Jakobs Bruder
- 2008: Mord mit Aussicht (TV series)
- 2008: Don Quixote (TV movie)
- 2008: Urmel voll in Fahrt (voice)
- 2008: {{ill|Zwei Weihnachtsmänner|de}}
- 2009: Stromberg Season 4 (TV series)
- 2009: Vicky the Viking
- 2010: Kreutzer kommt
- 2011: Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
- 2012: {{Ill|Und weg bist du|de}} (2012, TV movie)
- 2013: {{ill|300 Worte Deutsch|de}}
- 2014: Stromberg – The Movie
- 2014: {{Ill|The Man Cave|de|Männerhort (Film)}}
- 2015: 3 Türken und ein Baby
- 2015: Mara and the Firebringer
- 2015: {{ill|The Two Twins|de|Besser als Du}} (TV movie)
- 2015: {{Ill|The Small and the Wicked|de|Die Kleinen und die Bösen}}
- 2015: Highway To Hellas
- 2015: Look Who's Back
- 2018: ''Little Miss Dolittle
- 2018: How About Adolf?
- 2021: Contra
- 2022: {{Ill|Family Affairs (2022 film)|de|3=Der Nachname|lt=Family Affairs}}
- 2023: Ein Fest fürs Leben
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
- 2006: Sony Music – Triple-Platinum for over 150,000 sold Stromberg DVDs
- 2007: Deutscher Comedypreis as Best Actor (in a Comedy series) for Stromberg
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=0378698}}
- [http://www.dwdl.de/article/news_9909,00.html Interview with Christoph Maria Herbst] (in German)
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Category:German male film actors
Category:Male actors from Wuppertal
Category:German male comedians
Category:German television personalities
Category:German male television actors
Category:21st-century German male actors