Helge Schneider

He learned to play the piano as a child and taught himself numerous instruments in his youth. In addition to several music albums, Schneider has also published audiobooks and radio plays.

• Name — Helge Schneider • Born — 30 August 1955 • Birthplace — Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany • Genre — * Comedy • pop • jazz • free improvisation • spoken word • Occupation — * Comedian • musician • composer • entertainer • actor • author • director • Instrument — * Vocals • piano • keyboards • guitar • drums • violin • cello • double bass • vibraphone • saxophone • trumpet • flute • accordion • percussion • Years Active — 1977–present • Website — helge-schneider.de • Illustration — Schneider in 2002

• 1987: The Last Jazz • 1989: Seine größten Erfolge (“His greatest hits”) • 1990: New York, I’m Coming • 1992: Guten Tach (“Hello there”) • 1993: Es gibt Reis, Baby (“We’re gonna have some rice, baby”) • 1995: Es rappelt im Karton (“Rumble in the cardboard box”) • 1997: Da Humm! • 1998: Helge 100% live – The Berlin Tapes (live album) • 1999: Eiersalat in Rock (“Egg salad in rock”, released as Helge and the Firefuckers) • 1999: Jazz (& Hardcore) • 2000: Hefte raus – Klassenarbeit! (live album; “Workbooks out – exam time!”) • 2003: Out of Kaktus! (Songs aus dem Kaktus) (“Songs from the cactus”) • 2004: Füttern verboten (live album; “Please don’t feed”) • 2007: I Brake Together (a complex German-English wordplay: The German expression for “I am collapsing” (“Ich breche zusammen”) can be literally translated as “I break (not: brake) together”) • 2007: Akopalüze Nau (live album; parody of Apocalypse Now) • 2013: Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus (“Summer, sun, cactus”) • 2014: Live at the Grugahalle – 20 Jahre Katzeklo (Evolution!) (live album) • 2017: Heart Attack No. 1 (feat. Pete York) • 2019: Partypeople (beim Fleischer) (“Partypeople (At the Butcher)”) • 2020: Mama • 2021: Die Reaktion – The Last Jazz, Vol. II • 2023: Torero • 2023: Live in Graz (live album)

• 1982: The Privatier (not published) • 1987: Stangenfieber (Stick fever) • 1993: Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (Texas – Doc Snyder sets the world aghast) • 1994: 00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (00 Schneider – The hunt for Nihil Baxter) • 1996: Praxis Dr. Hasenbein (Dr. Hareleg's Practice) • 2004: Jazzclub – Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm (Jazzclub – The early bird catches the worm) • 2013: 00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse (The Tropic of Gecko)

• 1986: Johnny Flash as Johnny Flash • 1991: Manta – Der Film as himself • 1994: Felidae as Jesaja (voice only) • 1996: Kleines Arschloch as Alter Sack (voice only) • 1999: Käpt’n Blaubär – Der Film (voice only) • 2004: 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood as “The White (or Wise) Helge” • 2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (singing) • 2006: Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack – Sterben ist Scheiße as Alter Sack (voice only) • 2006: 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough as “The White (or Wise) Helge” • 2007: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler as Adolf Hitler • 2009: Die PARTEI as himself • 2020: The Kangaroo Chronicles as fitness coach

• Illustration — Schneider in 2013 • Illustration — Schneider in 2022

• 1991: Hörspiele Vol. 1 (1979–1984) (radio plays) • 1992: Hörspiele Vol. 2 (1985–1987) (radio plays) • 1998: Martin, sein Vater und die vertraute Stimme (radio play; “Martin, his father and the familiar voice”) • 1999: Liest: Eiersalat – Eine Frau Geht Seinen Weg (audiobook; “Reads: Egg salad – A woman goes his way”, the wrong pronoun is intentional) • 2004: Mendy – Das Wusical • 2004: Aprikose Banane Erdbeer (audiobook; “Apricot banana strawberry”) • 2005: Globus Dei – Vom Nordpol bis Patagonien (audiobook; “From the North Pole to Patagonia”) • 2007: Die Memoiren des Rodriguez Faszanatas (audiobook; “The memoirs of Rodriguez Faszanatas”) • 2009: Bonbon aus Wurst (“Sweet made from sausage”) • 2011: Satan Loco