Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows. The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ. At the age of 21, Schmidt moved to Stuttgart, where he attended drama school for three years. Subsequently, he gained stage experience at the *Städtische Bühne* (Municipal Theater) in Augsburg. His first role was that of the Second Mamluk in Lessing’s *Nathan the Wise*. In 1984, Schmidt became a lyricist for the cabaret ensemble *Kom(m)ödchen* in Düsseldorf, and in 1986, he was named "Best Up-and-Coming Cabaret Artist." That same year, he toured Germany with his own solo show. Television soon took notice of the talented young comedian, and in 1988, Schmidt hosted his first TV program, *MAZ ab*. This was followed by shows such as *Psst!* and *Schmidteinander*. He experienced the greatest boost of his career in 1992, when he took over as host of the popular Saturday-night show *Verstehen Sie Spaß?*. Schmidt was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize—Germany’s most prestigious television award—the first of many such honors to follow. Just one year later, he was named "Entertainer of the Year" and received both the Bambi and the *Goldene Kamera* awards.

Фільмографія

• Labaule & Erben — Creator
• 2017The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter — Racecourse speaker
• 2016Rosamunde Pilcher: Ein Doktor und drei Frauen — lord Hurrleton
• 2016Schreckenstein Castle — Graf Schreckenstein
• 2012Zettl — Conny Scheffer
• 2010Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten — Rooster (voice)
• SOKO Stuttgart — Prof. Dr. Lukas Gotthardt
• Schmidt & Pocher — Self - Host, Producer
• 2005About the Looking for and the Finding of Love — Psychotherapeut
• 20047 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald — Jester Candidate
• 2000Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
• Münchner Runde
• Gisbert
• 1999Late Show — Conny Scheffer
• 1998Die Samsas
• 1995Nich' mit Leo — Bishop
• Schmidteinander - Das Beste
• Schmidteinander — Moderator
• Das Traumschiff — Oskar de Navetta, Oskar Schifferle

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (58)

• Die Gruaberin — Self
• 2025Gruschel mich! Die studiVZ-Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Beckenbauer — Self - Interviewee
• One Mic Stand — Self - Coach
• Gredig direkt — Self
• Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause — Self
• Sträter — Self - Guest
• Ringlstetter — Self
• Gysi & Schmidt — Self
• Der Meisterfälscher — Self
• Schawinski — Self
• 2011Stopped on Track — Himself
• Erlesen — self
• Nuhr im Ersten — Self
• Ein Abend für.. — Self
• Der Sonntags-Stammtisch — Self
• 2007Frei:Gespielt - Mehmet Scholl - Über das Spiel hinaus — Himself
• WegGefährten — self
• Kulturplatz — Self
• Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich — Self
• Menschen bei Maischberger — Self
• Was liest du? — Self
• Abendschau — Self
• Menschen der Woche — Self
• Deutscher Fernsehpreis — Self
• 1999Die Musterknaben 2 — Himself
• Kuli & Co. — Self
• Ottis Schlachthof — himself
• Volle Kanne — Self
• Бекманн — Self
• Das McSchmidt-Studio — Self
• Sabine Christiansen — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• Talk 2000 — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self - Host
• Lebens-Künstler — Self
• Prix Pantheon — himself
• alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio — Self
• Boulevard Bio — Self
• DAS! — Self
• Die Mike Krüger Show — Self
• Pssst ... — Self - Host
• Romy Award — Self
• Blauer Panther — Self
• Alles Nichts Oder?! — Self
• Mitternachtsspitzen — Self
• Klassentreffen — Self
• Nachtcafé — Self
• Goldene Kamera — Self
• Telestar — Self
• Menschen — Self
• Musikantenstadl — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• Verstehen Sie Spaß? — Self - Host
• Die Pyramide — Self
• Grimme Award — Self
• Zur Person — Self
• Bambi — Self, Self - Laudation, Self - Moderator