Acting · Recklinghausen, Germany · Born December 9, 1964
Hans-Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (* 9. December 1964 in Recklinghausen) is a German comedian, author, television presenter, actor, director, singer, radio play speaker, audiobook and voice actor. Hape Kerkeling became a popular television and stage comedian from the mid-1980s. In 1985, at the age of 20, he received his first regular television program Kangaroo. This was followed by other comedy formats such as Total Normal or Darüber lacht die Welt as well as the moderation of major television shows such as the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest or the awarding of the Golden Camera. Kerkeling directed several cinema and television films as an author, director and actor. His art figures such as Hannilein, Horst Schlämmer, Siegfried Schwäbli, Uschi Blum and Evje van Dampen also became known to a wide audience. As a voice actor, he lent his voice to the panda Po in several films in the series Kung Fu Panda and the snowman Olaf from the Frozen films. As a book author, Kerkeling published one of the best-selling German non-fiction books in 2006 with Ich bin dann mal weg.
Movie70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026
as Self - Interviewee
MovieHorst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
2026
as Horst Schlämmer
MovieThe Holy Grill
2026
as Heribert Bräsemann
MovieMein Name ist Otto
2024
as Self
MovieDie Helene Fischer Show 2024
2024
as Self
MovieHape Kerkeling – Total Normal
2024
as Self
Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors
2024
as Self
MovieAbsolut Hape – Die Rollen seines Lebens
2023
as Self
MovieLoriot 100
2023
as Self
TVClub Las Piranjas
2023
as Edwin Öttel
MovieHier kommt Kurt!
2022
as Self
MovieEin Abend mit Hape Kerkeling
2021
as Self - Host
TVHape und die 7 Zwergstaaten
2021
as Self
MovieDer Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe
2021
as Devil
TVLOL: Last One Laughing
2021
as Horst Schlämmer - Host
Bestbesetzung
2019
as Self
Maischberger
2019
as Self
Der Meisterfälscher
2014
as Self
MovieHape Kerkeling - Keine Geburtstagsshow!
2014
as Himself / Various
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
2014
as Self
Musikgeschichten
2014
as Self
TVMDR um 4
2014
as Self
MovieHape Kerkeling: Das Beste aus "Darüber lacht die Welt"
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Stöckl
2013
as Self
TVUnterwegs in der Weltgeschichte
2011
as Moderator
MovieHorst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
2009
as Horst Schlämmer / Uschi Blum / Gisela / Angela Merkel / Ronald Profalla / Ulla Schmidt
MovieA man, a fjord!
2009
as Horst Schlämmer
MovieHape Kerkeling liest - Ich bin dann mal weg
2008
TVMarkus Lanz
2008
as Self
Hallo Taxi
2008
TVInas Nacht
2007
as Self
MovieHape Kerkeling - Wieder auf Tour Live
2007
as Self
Horst Schlämmer: Weisse Bescheid?
2007
as Horst Schlämmer
MovieBest of Hape Kerkeling
2007
as Self (archive footage)
TVLet's Dance
2006
as Self - Host
Die Besten im Westen
2005
as self
Tour d'Eurovision
2005
as Self
Hape trifft!
2005
as Self - Host
Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70
2004
as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
MovieSamba in Mettmann
2004
as Olaf Kischewski
Was liest du?
2003
as Self
Our Best
2003
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
2003
as Self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Die 80er Jahre Show
2002
as Self
Hapes halbe Stunde
2001
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
TVAbendschau
2000
as Self
Kuli & Co.
1999
as Self
TVmaybrit illner
1999
as Self
German Television Award
1999
as Self - Host
MovieTobias Totz und sein Löwe
1999
as Paul Pommes
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
TVGisbert
1999
as Gisbert
Darüber lacht die Welt
1999
as Self - Host
TVBeckmann
1999
as Self
TVEin Herz für Kinder
1998
as Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
1998
as Self
TVLeute heute
1997
as Self
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Horst Schlämmer
MovieDie Oma ist tot
1997
as Lothar Brömmer
German Comedy Award
1997
as Self
MovieWilli und die Windzors
1996
as Willi Bettenberg
TVZimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Interaktiv
1996
as himself
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MovieClub Las Piranjas
1995
as Edwin
Goldene Henne
1995
as Self
TValfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
TVExclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
Sternstunden
1994
as Self
TVCheese
1994
as Moderator
Höchstpersönlich
1994
as self
Prominenten Playback Show
1994
as Self
TVRTL Samstag Nacht
1993
MovieKein Pardon
1993
as Peter Schlönzke
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
TVBoulevard Bio
1991
as Self
TVDAS!
1991
as Self
Vorwärts
1990
as Showmaster
Romy Award
1990
as Self
TVTotal Normal
1989
as Self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
TVAlles Nichts Oder?!
1988
as Self
TVGroßstadtrevier
1986
as Hein Merry
Showgeschichten
1986
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Bei Bio
1983
as Self
Telestar
1983
as Self
Menschen
1982
as Self
TVDas Traumschiff
1981
as Clemens Kohl
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVHeut' abend
1980
as Self
TVVerstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
TVKölner Treff
1976
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
TVDalli Dalli
1971
as Self
aspekte
1965
as Self
TVSpiel ohne Grenzen
1965
as Self
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
TVStars in the Ring
1959
as Self
TVBambi
1948
as Self
Pfoten vom Tisch
