Michael Herbig

Michael Herbig

Born: April 29, 1968
in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Michael Herbig (born 29 April 1968 in Munich) is a German comedian, film director, actor, voice actor and author. His nickname "Bully" (in German commonly associated with the VW Bully, rather than the English term) became integral part of his stage name as Michael Bully Herbig as a comedian.

His career began in 1992 with regular appearances on radio (more than 800), leading to appearances on various television shows. He gained wider fame as writer, actor and director of the comedy show Bullyparade. The show featured him as the host, his good friend Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz and Diana Herold as a dancer and occasional actress in the skits. The show featured many different themes, including stereotypical gay archetypes in a Star Trek parody, an homage to westerns, and of the Austrian royal, Elisabeth of Bavaria, known as Sissi. On the show, he let the audience vote which theme to use for each of his movies based upon characters from the show. The first, the 2001 Der Schuh des Manitu (Manitou's Shoe) was seen by over 11.7 million people, one of the most successful German films to date. His second film, (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004) was also a commercial success, cementing his career.

On January 7, 2008, Variety reported that Herbig was set to film a live-action adaptation of animated series Vicky the Viking. The film was released in 2009.

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Movies for Michael Herbig...

Manitou’s Canoe
Title: Manitou’s Canoe
Character: Abahachi/Winnetouch/Grauer Star
Released: August 14, 2025
Type: Movie
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Title: LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
Character: Self - Host
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: TV
This year there is a special package under the Christmas tree: LOL, Germany's most successful comedy show, returns as a special edition at Christmas time! In three episodes, Michael Bully Herbig welcomes eight genuine LOL all-stars who compete in teams of two. The special feature this time: If one laughs, both are out!
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Disney 100 - Die große Jubiläumsshow
Title: Disney 100 - Die große Jubiläumsshow
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 2023
Type: Movie
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Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle
Title: Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle
Character: Hui Buh
Released: November 3, 2022
Type: Movie
For over 500 years now, the castle ghost Hui Buh has been stirring things up at Castle Burgeck. His friend and owner of the castle, King Julius is not the only one who finds Hui Buh's poor attempts at scary hauntings terribly annoying. The chaotic atmosphere at the castle reaches an all-time high when the young witch Ophelia appears at the castle gates out of nowhere, claiming to be Hui Buh's long lost niece. Ophelia is in possession of the Necronomicon, an ancient book of spells that is as evil as it is powerful. Hui Buh, realizing the possibilities that the book would open up for him, is dying to get his hands on the book...
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Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
Title: Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
Character: Boandlkramer
Released: May 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Death (in Bavarian: Boandlkramer) is supposed to get little Maxl, but he falls in love with Maxl's mother. Confused by the previously unknown feelings, he confides in the devil. The incarnate persuades him to start a business where the Boandlkramer gets the chance to compete for Gefi as a mortal. Encouraged by the advice of the recently deceased womanizer Max Gumberger, the Boandl stumbles through earthly life in search of eternal love.
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Title: LOL: Last One Laughing
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 1, 2021
Type: TV
Ten top stars of German comedy join in the ultimate battle to find out who laughs last! Who will be able to stay serious? Which performance won't leave a dry eye in the house? And who will be the last one standing?
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Jim Button and the Wild 13
Title: Jim Button and the Wild 13
Character: Nepumuk (voice)
Released: October 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A year has gone by since Jim Button and his best friend, the engine driver Luke, returned from their dangerous adventure in Dragon City. Life on Morrowland goes its leisurely way again. Suddenly, dark clouds are gathering over the tranquil island of Morrowland: the notorious pirate gang "The Wild 13" has learned that the dragon Mrs Grindtooth has been conquered by Jim and Luke and now swears revenge. To protect Morrowland from another threat, the two of them set off with their steam engines Emma and Molly on a dangerous journey where they meet old friends like princess Li Si, Mr. Tur Tur and Nepomuk and make new friends with Sursulapichi, a real mermaid. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish might also come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.
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Title: Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Character: Self
Released: May 28, 2019
Type: TV
Joko and Klaas are teaming up against ProSieben. In this game show, the duo must duel against various team-ProSieben celebrities to gain an advantage in the final round. If Joko & Klaas emerge victorious, they can do whatever they want the following day for 15 minutes at 8:15pm, during prime time. If they lose the finale, their channel can decide on an adequate punishment - funny, embarrassing, or annoying.
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Title: Bauerfeind - Die Show zur Frau
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2019
Type: TV
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Ice Princess Lily
Title: Ice Princess Lily
Character: Bully (voice)
Released: December 6, 2018
Type: Movie
A young dragon looking for his own fire must fight against an evil wizard with help of the beautiful ice princess, Lilli.
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Title: Was tut sich - im deutschen Film?
Character: Himself
Released: July 4, 2018
Type: TV
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Title: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Character: Nepumuk (voice)
Released: March 29, 2018
Type: Movie
A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.
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Title: Late Night Berlin
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2018
Type: TV
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Bullyparade: The Movie
Title: Bullyparade: The Movie
Character: Lutz / Brigitte Spuck / Sigi Solo / Sissi / König Ludwig / Winnetou / Kastagnette
Released: August 17, 2017
Type: Movie
A multi-episode movie based on the skit TV show "bullyparade".
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Title: Da kommst Du nie drauf! - Die große Show der schrägen Fragen
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 2017
Type: TV
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Title: Da kommst Du nie drauf! - Die große Show der schrägen Fragen
Released: June 1, 2017
Type: TV
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Title: It’s Showtime – Das Battle der Besten
Character: Self
Released: May 14, 2017
Type: TV
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Four Against the Bank
Title: Four Against the Bank
Character: Tobias
Released: December 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.
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Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
Title: Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
Character: himself
Released: December 30, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Dunja Hayali
Character: self
Released: August 13, 2015
Type: TV
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Title: LUKE! Die Woche und ich
Character: Self
Released: March 13, 2015
Type: TV
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Dreamgirls
Title: Dreamgirls
Character: Geschäftsführer
Released: February 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Parallel love stories of three young women in Berlin: Hannah - an unhappy attorney who sexually demeans herself in order to get at least some love and romance, Leni who runs a coffee shop and has just been ditched by her long term boyfriend, and Vivienne who ends up falling in love with a puppy-eyed pasta designer with 21 dogs.
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Buddy
Title: Buddy
Character: Buddy
Released: December 25, 2013
Type: Movie
Inexperienced guardian angel, Buddy (Michael Herbig) arrives to assist Eddie (Alexander Fehling) with getting his life back on track, but instead only causes more chaos.
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Title: Bully's Sitcom
Character: Bully
Released: November 18, 2013
Type: TV
The multi-camera sitcom is recorded on the American model in front of a studio audience and tells the origin story of Bully Herbig's movie "Buddy". Michael Bully Herbig plays himself and everything revolves around the making of his film "Buddy". The script is ready, but shortly before filming began Bully is under considerable pressure. The budget is tight and he does not have any models! Bully is everything to realize his film. How he neglecting his private life, he notes only when girlfriend Nina leaves him and the family home. But Bully will not remain alone: Rick quartered his sister Aida unasked him. Bell's life suddenly gets completely out of joint ...
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Title: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Character: Lucius Belvedere
Released: March 14, 2013
Type: Movie
After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene.
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Title: Circus Halligalli
Released: February 25, 2013
Type: TV
A late night talk show, hosted by Joko and Klaas.
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Der Bernd
Title: Der Bernd
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: Der Quiz-Champion
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 2012
Type: TV
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Zettl
Title: Zettl
Character: Max Zettl
Released: February 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A social satire in which a chauffeur accidentally becomes the editor of an online newspaper.
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Title: Gottschalk Live
Character: Self
Released: January 23, 2012
Type: TV
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Hotel Lux
Title: Hotel Lux
Character: Hans Zeisig
Released: October 27, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1938 Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees with a Russian passport (instead of American, which he would have preferred) from Nazi-Berlin, and finds himself in the legendary Hotel Lux, the 'lost paradise' of the Comintern, in Moscow. Everyone believes that Zeisig is a man named Hansen, Hitler's personal astrologer. But Zeisig quickly realizes that he's gone from the frying pan into the fire. In the Hotel Lux he meets his friends Frida and later Meyer again, still passionate communists. For the three idealists an adventure between love and death begins to run his course.
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Life Is Too Long
Title: Life Is Too Long
Released: August 26, 2010
Type: Movie
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Wickie the Mighty Viking
Title: Wickie the Mighty Viking
Character: Ramon Martinez Congaz
Released: September 9, 2009
Type: Movie
One morning our little Viking village of Flake is raided by frightening looking spooky demons who kidnap all the children… except for Wickie, who was stuck in a tree trying to use a kite to learn to fly.
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Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
Title: Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
Character: Self
Released: August 20, 2009
Type: Movie
So far he has earned his living as deputy editor-in-chief at the Grevenbroicher Tagblatt, but actually Horst Schlämmer had always guessed: he was destined for something bigger - too much bigger. Without further ado, he therefore quits his old job, founds his very own party and thus starts his rush to the chancellor's office. While the election machinery is quickly started and soon picks up speed, only two questions remain unanswered: Is Horst Schlämmer ready for Germany? And is Germany ready for him?
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Bullys Outtakes
Title: Bullys Outtakes
Character: Himself
Released: December 5, 2008
Type: Movie
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Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar
Title: Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar
Character: Boandlkramer
Released: October 16, 2008
Type: Movie
70-year old Brandner Kaspar lives with his granddaughter Nannerl in the mountains at the Schliersee. As he is visited by the Death and wants to take him, Brandner Kaspar tricks him and gets another 20 years of life.
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Title: Bully sucht die starken Männer!
Character: Michael
Released: April 15, 2008
Type: TV
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Asterix at the Olympic Games
Title: Asterix at the Olympic Games
Character: Pasunmotdeplus
Released: January 30, 2008
Type: Movie
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.
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Title: Schmidt & Pocher
Released: October 25, 2007
Type: TV
Schmidt & Pocher is a German late night talk show hosted on Das Erste by comedians Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher in the Thursday 10.45 pm time slot from 25 October 2007 to 16 April 2009. It was the successor of Harald Schmidt on the same network.
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Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Title: Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Character: Lissi/Ignaz/Falthauser (voice)
Released: October 24, 2007
Type: Movie
The plot concerns a yeti who makes a pact with the devil to kidnap the most beautiful girl in the world. This turns out to be the Princess Lissi, who is clearly the Austrian Princess and later Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria, and much of the film is taken up with subplots related to the court and to the romantic relationship between Elisabeth and her husband. The film is thus a comic parody of the Sissi films.
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Title: Krömer - Die internationale Show
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Inas Nacht
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: TV
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Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
Title: Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
Character: Hui Buh
Released: July 20, 2006
Type: Movie
After 500 years, castle ghost Hui Buh finally has some royal residents to haunt, but he soon loses his license to scare and must get recertified.
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Title: Bully & Rick
Released: September 13, 2004
Type: TV
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(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Title: (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Character: Brigitte Spuck / Winnetouch / H2O2 / Abahachi
Released: July 14, 2004
Type: Movie
Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.
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Back to Gaya
Title: Back to Gaya
Character: Boo (voice)
Released: March 18, 2004
Type: Movie
The beautiful world of Gaya is home to two similar humanoid species: Zeldons who are the furry majority residents, and Snurks, who are goblin-like outcasts. But suddenly all Gayans are facing imminent danger when a magic stone which protects their world, "the Dalamite", is beamed away by a mysterious force. Three Snurks immediately go after it, hoping to be the heroes for once. They are shortly followed by some standout Zeldons: Zino the trouble-prone popular guy & his sidekick, clever but somewhat cowardly inventor Boo, as well as rebel princess Alanta. Their journey ends up leading them all on a dangerous interdimensional quest to find the stone, while they must also figure out a way to get back to Gaya.
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Title: Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben
Character: self
Released: February 29, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Die Schöneberger Show
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: Genial daneben
Released: January 11, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2002
Type: TV
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Bullyparade
Title: Bullyparade
Released: September 23, 2002
Type: Movie
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Ants in the Pants 2
Title: Ants in the Pants 2
Character: Chirurg
Released: March 13, 2002
Type: Movie
In the sequel of "Ants in the Pants" we again meet Flo and his friends.
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Manitou's Shoe
Title: Manitou's Shoe
Character: Abahachi / Winnetouch
Released: July 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.
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Title: Menschen der Woche
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2000
Type: TV
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Die Bademeister – Weiber, saufen, Leben retten
Title: Die Bademeister – Weiber, saufen, Leben retten
Character: Paul Bennert
Released: June 18, 1999
Type: Movie
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Title: TV Total
Character: Self
Released: March 8, 1999
Type: TV
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show. The set of TV total includes a floating interview stage that can be moved from one studio corner to the other. The show featured buttons with sounds and clips before Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show.
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Title: Beckmann
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1999
Type: TV
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.
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Title: Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Hallo Deutschland
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 1997
Type: TV
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Easy Bully
Title: Easy Bully
Character: Easy Bully / René / Horst (Stimme) / Bruno / Schaffner / Mutter
Released: August 16, 1997
Type: Movie
Easy Bully is a German television comedy and the first production by Michael Bully Herbig.
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Title: Leute heute
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Bullyparade
Character: Bully
Released: May 24, 1997
Type: TV
Bullyparade is the title of a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show. The show featured both taped and live performed sketches, nearly every sketch was part of a series of sketches featuring special characters and settings. The show had a high rate of running gags, too. In Germany, Bullyparade gained strong cult followings even long time after it had been canceled, its status can be compared to Monty Python's Flying Circus in the UK. One thing it had in common with the Flying Circus is the frequent use of drag by the main cast. The movie Manitou's Shoe, a parody on western movies and one of the most successful German films ever made, was based on the characters in this show. In 2004, Michael Herbig produced a second film, Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1, which was also based on sketches parodying sci-fi shows like Star Trek, and it was very successful as well. A third movie based on characters and sketches from the Bullyparade was released in 2007. Lissi und der wilde Kaiser is an animated film.
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Title: Taff
Character: self
Released: March 11, 1997
Type: TV
Taff is a tabloid news magazine airing on the German television network, ProSieben.
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Title: Quatsch Comedy Club
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Herman & Tietjen
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Deutscher Comedypreis
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: Zimmer frei!
Character: Self
Released: July 9, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character: Self
Released: December 5, 1995
Type: TV
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
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Title: Riverboat
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Boulevard Bio
Character: Self
Released: August 6, 1991
Type: TV
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Title: DAS!
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 1991
Type: TV
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Title: Romy Award
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Menschen
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Wetten, dass..?
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1981
Type: TV
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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Title: Bayerischer Filmpreis
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: Kölner Treff
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1976
Type: TV
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Title: III nach neun
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: Bravo Otto Verleihung
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: TV
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Title: Bambi Awards
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: TV
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.