Schlag den Star (2009-2015) as Himself - Joker / Himself - Host
Vivasion (1995) as Host
Schlag den Raab (2006-2012) as Himself
Modern Talking - The Video (1986) as Himself
Short Info
Date Of Birth
October 20, 1966
Fact
Represented Germany at The Eurovision Song Contest (2000) in Stockholm with the song "Wadde hadde dudde da" and made the 5th place.
Stefan Raab is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, and former television host. He was born on October 20, 1966, in Cologne, West Germany. Raab’s parents were both teachers. He has one sister. Raab was a good student and was interested in music and sports. He played the drums in a band called “Dingsda” and was a member of the Cologne Comedy Sport Club. Raab attended the University of Cologne, where he studied law.
After graduation, he worked as a lawyer for a short time before deciding to pursue a career in entertainment. Raab began his career as a co-host on the German television show “VIVA Comet” in 1992. He soon became a popular television personality in Germany. Raab has hosted several successful television shows, including “TV total” and “Schlag den Raab”. He has also appeared as a guest on numerous shows. Raab has released several comedy albums and has written two books.
He has also produced and starred in several films. Raab is a successful businessman and has his own record label and production company. He is also a successful poker player. Raab has an estimated net worth of $100 million. He is married to Vera Lohmeyer and they have two children together. ..
General Info
Full Name
Stefan Raab
Date Of Birth
October 20, 1966
Height
1.81 m
Profession
Screenwriter, Television producer, Presenter, Comedian, Butcher, Music Producer, Composer, Singer, Songwriter
Education
Aloisiuskolleg
Nationality
German
Accomplishments
Awards
Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Audience Award, Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Entertainment Show, Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment, Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Entertainment Program / Best Host in an Entertainment Program, Bambi - Entertainment, Echo Award for the Produce...
Nominations
Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best informational program, Echo Award for Music Video of the Year, Echo Award for Best National Rock/Pop Male Artist, Bravo Otto - TV Star - Male
TV Shows
Schlag den Raab, TV total, Unser Star für Oslo, Schlag den Star, Absolute Mehrheit - Meinung muss sich wieder lohnen, Die große ProSieben PokerStars.de-Nacht, Eurovision Song Contest 2011
A wax figure of Raab is displayed in Madame Tussauds in Berlin since April 2009.
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In mid-2015, Raab announced his retirement from television till the end of the year.
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One of the most successful German entertainers (estimated assets of 80m to 120m).
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Raab was the head of his own production company "Raab TV" which is part of Brainpool TV GmbH. Raab TV produces all of his TV shows since 1998.
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Raab was parodies several times by 'Max Giermann' in Switch: Reloaded (2007).
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In September 2013 Raab was one of four hosts at the federal election debate between Angela Merkel and Peer Steinbrück. He was the first and only host without journalistic background.
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His last TV appearances aired on December 19, 2015 (Schlag den Raab (2006).
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Raab invented the game show Schlag den Raab (2006) which he sold in 18 countries around the world.
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Supports 1. FC Köln.
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Boxed and lost again against WIBF World Champion Regina Halmich on 31 March 2007, this time reaching the 6th round.
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Considering James Brown his biggest musical idol, he met the soul legend twice.
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Son of a butcher.
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Served in the West German Army, the Bundeswehr.
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Ranked #2 in a survey by "Bildwoche" magazine searching "the most embarrassing stars on TV" (December 2005).
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Released 11 singles, all funny nonsense songs, with 8 of them reaching the Top 5 of the German charts.
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Inventor and juror member of "SSDSGPS", a talent competition searching a contestant for the German qualifying round of the Eurovison Song Contest 2004. The winner Max Mutzke later became the German entry. His first album is produced by Raab and ranked #1 in the German charts (2004).
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Initiated several now very popular celebrity sport events. Since 2003, he has hosted the "Wok-Weltmeisterschaft" where TV and music stars ride down a bobsleigh course on a Chinese wok. In 2004, he created VIP bestriding and diving contests all broadcast on German network PRO 7.
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Has two daughters, born on 17 April 2004 and in 2006, with his longtime companion, who isn't known in public because he keeps hidden his private life from the media.
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Moses P. - a German rapper - broke Stefan Raab's nose at the Echo awards in 1997 after being mortified in his VIVA show Vivasion (1995). Moses P. was being ordered to pay DM 50,000 damages for pain and suffering. After that Moses called up people in a German TV Magazine to beat up Stefan for a reward.
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Stefan Raab climbed in the boxing ring to fight against Regina Halmich, the current women's junior flyweight world champion, for a special of his show TV total (1999). In the 5th round, the referee broke up the fight (2 minutes per round) because Stefan's nose had been broken.
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Represented Germany at The Eurovision Song Contest (2000) in Stockholm with the song "Wadde hadde dudde da" and made the 5th place.
Movies
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dolezal Backstage
2015
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Stromberg - Der Film
2014
lyrics: "Lass das mal den Papa machen" / music: "Lass das mal den Papa machen"
What a Man
2011
producer: "What a Man"
Frag doch mal die Maus
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Willkommen Österreich
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
TV Total Quizboxen
2012
TV Series producer
Die 1. offizielle WOK-WM
2003
TV Special producer
Elton.tv
2001
TV Series producer
TV total
1999
TV Series producer
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
2004
composer: theme music
Kommando Störtebeker
2001
composer: theme music - uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
TV total
1999
TV Series creator
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
TV total
1999
TV Series
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gespensterjäger
2015
the director wishes to thank
Mutation 2 - Generation Dead
2001
Video thanks - as Stefan 'TV Total' Raab
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Udo und ich - Ganz mein Ding
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Heute Show
2015
TV Series
Himself
Schlag den Star
2009-2015
TV Series
Himself - Joker / Himself - Host
TV total
1999-2015
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Jury member / ...
Das TV Duell - Merkel gegen Steinbrück
2013
TV Special
Himself - Host
Absolute Mehrheit - Meinung muss sich wieder lohnen
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself - Host
TV Total Quizboxen
2012
TV Series
Himself - Host
Udo Lindenberg auf Tour: Deutschland im März 2012 - Ein Roadmovie
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Schlag den Raab
2006-2012
TV Series
Himself
Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged
2011
Video
Himself
The Eurovision Song Contest
2011
TV Special
Himself - Host
The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 2
2011
TV Special
Himself - Host
The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 1
2011
TV Special
Himself - Host
Düsseldorf wir kommen!
2011
TV Movie
Himself
Unser Song für Deutschland
2011
TV Series
Himself - Judge
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis
2010
TV Movie
Himself - Winner
Wetten, dass..?
1999-2010
TV Series
Himself
Unser Star für Oslo
2010
TV Series
Himself - Judge
Ein Abend für...
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Happy Birthday, Hella!
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2008
2008
TV Movie
Himself - Winner
Volle Kanne
2008
TV Series
Himself - Host
Der Popolski Show
2008
TV Series
Himself
Schmidt & Pocher
2008
TV Series
Himself
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
2007
TV Series
Himself - Host
Krügers Woche
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Was guckst Du?!
2005
TV Series
Himself
Sarah Kuttner - Die Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Keine Ahnung?
2005
TV Series
Himself
Red Nose Day
2003-2005
TV Series
Himself
Domian: Der Promi-Talk
2005
TV Series
Himself
Menschen
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Die 100 nervigsten...
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comet 2004
2004
TV Movie
Himself
Anke Late Night
2004
TV Series
Himself
Interaktiv
2001-2003
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host / Himself
Beckmann
2003
TV Series
Himself
Die 1. offizielle WOK-WM
2003
TV Special
Himself - Contestant
Der deutsche Comedypreis
2003
TV Series
Himself
Elton.tv
2001-2002
TV Series
Himself
Anke
2001
TV Series
Himself
Hans Meiser
2001
TV Series
Himself
Bullyparade
2001
TV Series
Himself
Rudis Suchmaschine
2000
TV Series
Himself
ZDF Hitparade
2000
TV Series
Himself
Countdown Grand Prix 2000
2000
TV Movie
Himself
The Eurovision Song Contest
2000
TV Special
Himself - German Entry: 5th Place
Domian
1999
TV Series
Himself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1996-1999
TV Series
Himself
The Eurovision Song Contest
1998
TV Special
Himself - Conductor: Germany
Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself / Alf Igel
Jam
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Zimmer frei!
1997
TV Series
Himself
Feuersteins Nacht
1997
TV Movie
Himself
Ma' Kuck'n
1996
TV Series
Himself - Host
Vivasion
1995
TV Series
Host
Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio
1995
TV Series
Himself
Modern Talking - The Video
1986
Video
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dolezal Backstage
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Das Ninjago-Tunier
2015
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
2012
TV Series
Himself - Godfather Schach-Wette
Schmidt & Pocher
2008
TV Series
Himself
Kalkofes Mattscheibe
2008
TV Series
Himself
Herr Schmidt wird 50, will aber nicht feiern
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Fernsehkritik TV
2007
TV Series
Himself
Unsere Besten
2007
TV Series
Himself
Die 100 nervigsten...
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Tour d'Eurovision
2005
TV Movie
Himself - German Entry
Muxmäuschenstill
2004
Himself (uncredited)
Not Another Eurovision Song Contest
2002
TV Short
Himself (uncredited)
Die ZDF-Hitparty
2000
TV Series
Himself
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
The Eurovision Song Contest (2011)
2011
Audience Award
German Television Awards
The Eurovision Song Contest (2011)
2010
Bavarian TV Award
Bavarian TV Awards
Entertainment
Unser Star für Oslo (2010)
2010
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Late Night Show (Beste Late Night Show)
TV total (1999)
2010
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment
2009
Romy
Romy Gala, Austria
Best Programming Idea (Beste Programmidee)
Schlag den Raab (2006)
2008
Bambi
Bambi Awards
TV - Entertainment
Schlag den Raab (2006)
2008
Golden Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Best Entertainment Show
Schlag den Raab (2006)
2007
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
Schlag den Raab (2006)
2005
Adolf Grimme Award
Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany
Outstanding Individual Achievement
TV total (1999)
2004
Golden Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Best Entertainment Show
TV total (1999)
2003
Bravo Otto Germany
Bravo Otto
Comedian
2002
Bravo Otto Germany
Bravo Otto
Comedian
2001
Bravo Otto Germany
Bravo Otto
Comedian
2000
Bravo Otto Germany
Bravo Otto
Comedian
1999
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Hosting (Beste Moderation)
TV total (1999)
1999
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung)
TV total (1999)
1996
Golden Lion
RTL Golden Lion Awards
Best Youth Program
Vivasion (1995)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
German Television Academy Award
German Television Academy Awards
Best TV Entertainment (Beste Fernsehunterhaltung)
Absolute Mehrheit - Meinung muss sich wieder lohnen (2012)
2013
Romy
Romy Gala, Austria
Favorite Show Host (Beliebteste/-r Show- und Talkmaster/-in)
TV total (1999)
2012
Adolf Grimme Award
Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany
Outstanding Individual Achievement
The Eurovision Song Contest (2011)
2011
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Late Night Show (Beste Late Night Show)
TV total (1999)
2009
German Comedy Award
German Comedy Awards
Best Late Night Show (Beste Late Night Show)
TV total (1999)
2009
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
Schlag den Raab (2006)
2005
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
2004
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Entertainment Program/Best Host in an Entertainment Program (Beste Unterhaltungssendung/Beste Moderation - Unterhaltung)
