Martin Rudolf Schneider—usually referred to simply as "Maddin"—is a German actor and comedian. Martin Schneider grew up in Burgholzhausen, a district of Friedrichsdorf. He currently lives near Marburg. Schneider initially completed an internship at Hessischer Rundfunk, where he made his first forays into cabaret performance. His first professional stage engagement took place in 1990. His debut show was titled *Gell, Sie sind spirituell?* (So, You're Spiritual?). Starting in 1992, he performed at the *Quatsch Comedy Club*—which at the time was still a theater in Hamburg. Later, he also appeared in various television programs, such as *RTL Samstag Nacht*, and made guest appearances on shows including *7 Tage, 7 Köpfe* and *Genial daneben*.

Filmography

• 2021Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends — Der Eilige Martin
• 2018Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche — Herr Speedy
• Rabbies
• 20171917: The Real October — Maxim Gorki (voice)
• 2015Potato Salad: Don't Ask! — Herr Donau
• 2014The 7th Dwarf — Speedy (voice)
• 2011Lauras Stern und die Traummonster — Beule (voice)
• 2009Beam me Up! – Die große Star Trek Show — Uwe
• Maddin in Love — Maddin
• 20067 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough — Speedy
• 2006Drunk Sex Orgy: Bangsta's Paradise
• 2006Drunk Sex Orgy: Cream Of The Crotch
• 2006Maddin - Martin Schneider live — Maddin
• Pastewka — Maddin Schneider
• 20047 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald — Speedy
• 2004Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel — Maddin Winkler
• 2004Germanikus — Figaro Nino
• Schillerstraße — Maddin Schneider
• Genial daneben
• 2001Ausziehn! — Liftboy
• RTL Samstag Nacht
• A Case For Two — Kaufhausdetektiv Jürgen Bossler

Appearances as themselves (25)

• Das Gipfeltreffen — Self
• Hätten Sie’s gewusst — Self
• Olafs Klub — Self
• 2018Die Helene Fischer Show 2018 — Self
• Mord mit Ansage — Self
• Das große Promibacken — self
• Quizduell-Olymp — Self
• So lacht der Südwesten — Self
• Wer weiß denn sowas? — Self
• Jetzt wird’s schräg — Self
• Occupy School - Comedians besetzen die Schule — Self
• 2011Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic — Self
• Das Duell im Ersten — self
• NDR Comedy Contest — self
• Markus Lanz — Self
• Strassen Stars — Self
• ZIBB — Self
• Aeschbacher — Self
• TV total — Self
• Volle Kanne — Self
• Die Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• Quatsch Comedy Club — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Versteckte Kamera — Self
• Romy Award — Self