Dieter Hallervorden
Dieter Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German actor, comedian, cabaret artist and singer. He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character Didi. In the early 2010s, he established himself as a character actor of serious roles in films such as Back on Track (2013) and Head Full of Honey (2014).
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Dieter Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German actor, comedian, cabaret artist and singer. He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character Didi. In the early 2010s, he established himself as a character actor of serious roles in films such as Back on Track (2013) and Head Full of Honey (2014).
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Hallervorden's mother was a physician's assistant and his father a graduate engineer employed by German aircraft maker Junkers. His siblings are called Renate and Margot. He has two children (Dieter Hallervorden Jr. and Nathalie Hallervorden) from his marriage to Rotraud Schindler and a son (Johannes) from his second wife Elena Blume. Dieter Hallervorden Jr. appeared in the movies Darf ich Sie zur Mutter machen (1968) and The Wedding Trip (1969) and was creator, co-writer and leading actor of the comedy show Nonstop Nonsens (1974–1980). Nathalie Hallervorden co-starred in the TV series Die Nervensäge (1985–1986) and had a brief appearance together with her parents in Nonstop Nonsens. Hallervorden's first wife, Rotraud Schindler, co-starred in several TV shows and some movies. Johannes Hallervorden plays the part of Melchior von und zu Panke, the ghost from the TV series Binny and the Ghost. Hallervorden starred as a bumbling, Clouseau-like detective in the German television show Die Didi-Show. The show was dubbed into English, retitled Didi's Comedy Show, and shown in various countries. Hallervorden also released a number of music singles, often parodies of popular songs, among them "Du, die Wanne ist voll", a very successful parody cover of "You're the One That I Want". An Afrikaans-subtitled version of the comedy sketch-show, Nonstop Nonsens (1975), starring Hallervorden, was broadcast in South Africa in the early 1980s under the title Grapjas Didi ("Didi the Joker" or alternatively "Didi the Prankster"). Also a Spanish-dubbed version was distributed for Latin America under the name Las Locuras de Didí ("The Madnesses of Didi"). Dieter Hallervorden also played the lead role in the film Didi - Der Doppelgänger (international title: "Non-Stop Trouble with My Double"), which was released in 1984. He also served as a screenwriter in this German 'comedy of mistaken identity', which made Hallervorden even more popular. In recent years, Hallervorden was popular with the leading roles in the comedy-drama films Back on Track and Head Full of Honey. He provided the voice for Vlad in the German dub of Hotel Transylvania 2. He lives alternately in Berlin and in Trégastel (France) in the castle Château de Costaérès, which he acquired in 1988. In 2007 he was announced as an honorary citizen of his birthtown Dessau-Roßlau. On 4 September 2022 he opened the "Mitteldeutsches Theater" in Dessau-Roßlau. The theater showcases Hallervorden's own productions as well as guest performances and readings by German artists, comedians and actors.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q78006: Dieter Hallervorden
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1256300543, Dieter Hallervorden (Zusammenstellung, Universal Music GmbH).
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Awards
1981: Bambi (for his role in Nonstop Nonsens) 1996: Telestar (Best Host in "Verstehen Sie Spaß?") 2003: Deutscher Comedypreis (Honorary Award) 2005: Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Honorary Award) 2006: Honorary citizen of the German city Dessau 2013: Goldene Kamera (for his lifework, Honorary Award)

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- 1.https://www.kabarettlive.de/dieter-hallervorden.htm From: kabarettlive.de. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- 2.https://www.alleburgen.de/bd.php?id=728 From: alleburgen.de. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- 3.Ehrenbürger der Stadt. Stadtverwaltung Dessau-Roßlau. 10 January 2019.
- 4.mdr.de. Dessau: Dieter Hallervorden eröffnet Mitteldeutsches Theater in der Marienkirche MDR.DE. www.mdr.de.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1256300543, Dieter Hallervorden (Zusammenstellung, Universal Music GmbH).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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