Short introduction

The all-rounder Jan Böhmermann isn’t simplest referred to as a German satirist, however additionally as a presenter on tv, radio and podcasts. He is likewise an author, journalist, movie manufacturer and musician. His profession commenced off bumpy, however his skills and braveness made him well-known and successful.

Early existence

Jan Böhmermann became born in Bremen withinside the Gröpelingen district in 1981. He grew up withinside the Vegesack district of Bremen. Jan Böhmermann loves to preserve his non-public existence non-public and infrequently expresses any critical feedback approximately it. Therefore, now no longer plenty is thought approximately his beyond existence. His father became a police officer and died of leukemia while Jan Böhmermann became 17 years old. His mom emigrated to Germany withinside the 1970s. Jan Böhmermann won his first revel in as a journalist in 1997 at Die Norddeutsche, that is a neighborhood version of the Bremer Tageszeitung AG.

Career

He commenced at Radio Bremen in 1999 as a radio presenter and reporter and remained unswerving to the station for an extended time. He persisted his radio profession at 1 Live and the WDR. Here he labored as a moderator and comedian. His recognition rose above at some stage in the column “Lukas’ diary”, wherein he became Lukas Podolski, who became a expert footballer at 1. FC Köln on the time. In 2007 Jan Böhmermann determined his manner to tv with the comedy display “genuinly Böhmermann”. Two years later, his first ee-e book with the title “Everything, the whole lot approximately Germany – 1/2 of understanding compact” became posted and accomplished industrial success. In 2009 Böhmermann determined his everlasting region withinside the ARD ensemble of Harald Schmidt. Until 2011, Böhmermann hosted the satirical display “The very large Jan Böhmermann radio display” each month on radio station 1 Live. His maximum well-known tv display is the night time display “Neo Magazin”, which became broadcast on ZDFneo from 2013 to 2019. In the “Neo Magazin”, Böhmermann sarcastically labored on modern political subjects further to famous guests, specially from German politics and the media industry.

Career highlights

Böhmermann obtained his first German tv award in 2009 withinside the category “Best Comedy” for the display TV heroes on RTL. In 2013 he became nominated for the Grimme Prize for the program “Roche & Böhmermann” withinside the “Entertainment” category. In 2014 he ultimately obtained the Grimme Prize for “Neo Magazin” withinside the “Entertainment” category. In the identical yr he became offered Journalist of the Year withinside the “Entertainment / Culture” category. In the subsequent years, in addition Grimme prizes accompanied in general withinside the amusement category. He has additionally obtained different awards consisting of the “Goldene Kamera Digital Award in 2017 or the“ Romy ”award in 2018. Jan Böhmermann obtained his remaining Grimme Prize in 2019 for the display “Let your self be monitored! The PRISM IS A DANCER Show ”from ZDFneo. Jan Böhmermann has labored carefully with the songwriter Olli Schulz for years. Since 2013 the 2 have moderated the radio display “Gentle & Careful”, which became first heard on Radio Eins, then on 5 different radio stations. As the successor to the program “Gentle & Careful”, Schulz and Böhmermann had been moderating the podcast “Fest & Flauschig” seeing that 2016.

Famous quotes

“My Dalai Lama-like, non-public kindness is the cause for my occasional expert aggressiveness. Privately loving, now no longer professionally, higher than the alternative manner round. ”

“I simply have a difficult time doing matters that I don’t discover useful. For example, as a [radio] presenter, having to discover a track that I don’t like. ”

Amazing facts

Jan Böhmermann had to triumph over some hurdles at the start of his profession. He became rejected via way of means of 3 drama faculties and stopped analyzing history, sociology, theater, movie and tv research on the University of Cologne. Nevertheless, he efficaciously went from journalist to tv presenter.