| Capital: | € 20 million |
| Age: | 62 |
| Born: | 18/08/1957 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | actor |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, presenter, cabaret artist and entertainer. He gained great fame mainly through his various late-night shows, which were produced from 1995 to 2014. He currently lives with his partner in the Marienburg district of Cologne and is the father of five children.
Early life
Harald Schmidt was born in Neu-Ulm in 1957, his son’s son Antonon and his wife. The two parents were transferred from home, the father of Karlsbad in West Bohemia and Mother of Brno in the South Moravia. Schmidt grew up in Nürtingen in Baden-Württemberg and was stressed with a tight Catholic by his parents. He is a member of the Catholic Boy Scouts at a young age and, after successfully completing his training as a church musician at the Church Music School in Rottenburg am Neckar, working as organic in the St. Catholic Community. Johannes in Nurtingen. Harald Schmidt also did his abiture in his hometown at Hölderlin Gymnasium before he carried out his community service at the parish office. From 1978 to 1981 he studied acting at state universities for music and performing arts in Stuttgart. In 1983, Schmidt applyed to Journalism School Henri Nannen in Hamburg to get early experience in film and broadcasting. There he was eliminated in the final selection.
He can gain his first stage experience in the period 1981 to 1984. During this period he played several roles on the city stage in Augsburg. In 1984 Harald then moved to Düsseldorf to the Cabaret stage “Kom (M) Ödchen” and placed the foundation stone for his cabaret career before he left the stage again.
Career
In 1985 Harald Schmidt went on a tour with his first solo program. Schmidt finally got his first experience in broadcast in 1988 at the “Freies Berlin” station. This was followed by further TV format as the tariff shows “PSST …” and the show “Schmidteinander” which he moderated along with Herbert Feuerstein. From 1992 to 1995 Schmidt also moderated famous television shows “Do you understand pleasure?”. Shortly thereafter, the most famous Schmidt television format “The Haraldt Show” began. The late night show was polarized strongly, thanks to cynical and sarcastic properties. The Show Ran periodically from 1995 to 2003, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2014 before being fully stopped. Harald Schmidt was active in many other television programs as a presenter and in various German features in the main and small role before with entirely withdrew from the television business in 2015. He was also present in several German television series. Schmidt has appeared in the episode of TV series “Wilsberg” and “Acer Charly” and has been in the role of Oskar Schifferle in the series “Das Traumschiff” since 2008.
Career highlights
The show late at night “Die Harald Schmidt” is still the most successful broadcast format and has won many prizes. This event was awarded German TV prize in the “Best Comedy” category, German-French journalist prize in the “television” category and Adolf Grimme prize in the “Special” competition. For work generally as a moderator, he was awarded German television awards twice in a row in 2000 and 2001. Schmidt production company received 8 million euros per year from ARD to broadcast 60 programs “Hard Schmidt Show”.
Amazing facts
Harald Schmidt has to deal with the problem of stalkers for years. In early 1998, he bothered him with a telephone. The 39-year-old Koblenz terrorized Harald’s manager and his family in the following years until a court hearing occurred.
