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{{Short description|German entertainer}}
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[[File:Helge Schneider (ZMF 2017) jm37921.jpg|thumb|Helge Schneider. [[Zelt-Musik-Festival]] 2017 in [[Freiburg]], [[Germany]]]]
[[Image:Helge Schneider 2002.jpeg|thumb|Schneider in 2002]]
'''Helge Schneider''' (born 30 August 1955 in [[Mülheim an der Ruhr]]) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, composer, author, film and theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his [[novelty song]] ''Katzeklo'' (Kitty Litter Box): “Katzeklo, Katzeklo, ja das macht die Katze froh” (“Kitty litter tray, kitty litter tray, that’s what makes the kitty gay [happy]”), which spent 17 weeks on the German music charts in 1994, peaking at number 13.<ref name="musicline1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Schneider,Helge/single |title=Helge Schneider's singles at ''musicline.de'' |access-date=17 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111144308/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Schneider,Helge/single |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead }} {{in lang|de}}</ref>
'''Helge Schneider''' (born 30 August 1955 in [[Mülheim an der Ruhr]]) is a German comedian, [[jazz]] musician and multi-instrumentalist, author, film and theatre director, and actor. Schneider's works are an unconventional mixture of [[low comedy|horseplay humor]], parody, and jazz-influenced music. They involve spontaneity and improvisation as important elements.


Despite his success with [[comedy music]], Schneider is also a recognised jazz musician. He learned to play the piano as a child and taught himself numerous instruments in his youth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goettinger-elch.de/helge_schneider/vita.php |title=Göttinger ELCH - Helge Schneider - Vita |access-date=11 January 2024 | lang=german}}</ref>
== Biography ==
After dropping out of high school, he started an apprenticeship as a construction draftsman. He soon changed plans and was admitted to the [[Duisburg]] conservatory to study piano, after passing an entrance exam for particularly gifted applicants (it later turned out that his diploma was invalid since he dropped out of high school too early). He then toured as a little-known jazz musician and as an entertainer, basically a stand-up comedian, in local clubs. Schneider is a multi-instrumentalist, playing various instruments such as the [[Hammond organ]], acoustic and electric guitar, [[ukulele]], drums, piano, accordion, trumpet, cello, saxophone, clarinet and others.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}


In addition to several music albums, Schneider has also published audiobooks and radio plays.
He became a popular comedian in the 1990s and is still one of the best known German comedians.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He toured and still tours (alone and with his bands "Hardcore", "The Firefuckers" and others) through major concert halls with a mixture of music and comedy. He frequently appears on German TV, and is probably best known for his song ''Katzenklo'' (Kitty Litter Box): ''"Katzenklo, Katzenklo, ja das macht die Katze froh"'' (''"Kitty litter tray, kitty litter tray, that's what makes the kitty gay [happy]."''), which spent 17 weeks on the German music charts in 1994, peaking at number 13.<ref name="musicline1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Schneider,Helge/single |title={{in lang{{!}}de}} Helge Schneider's singles at ''musicline.de'' |access-date=17 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111144308/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Schneider,Helge/single |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has written, directed and starred in four [[Low-budget film|Low-budget movies]]. He has also composed and performed music for numerous films, including some of his own films like ''[[Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem]]'' and ''[[Jazzclub – Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} In 2007 he appeared as [[Adolf Hitler]] in a satirical film: ''[[My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler]]''.


== Discography ==
Schneider has written nine books, including an autobiography (''"My whole life's in this book, up to right now. The second part will come in thirty or forty years"'') and a [[musical theater|musical]], ''"Mendy – das Wusical"'', which appeared at [[Bochum]] Theatre in 2004.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}
[[File:HelgeSchneider 2009 3 amk (cropped).jpg|thumb|Schneider in 2013]]
[[File:Helge Schneider (ZMF 2022) IMGP6370.jpg|thumb|Schneider in 2022]]


=== Music albums ===
His comic techniques are often referred to as highly unique, extremely anarchic (also by himself) and include [[parody]], use of the [[Ruhr|Ruhr Region]] local dialect [[Ruhrdeutsch]], the unexpected use of infantile language and other unexpected stylistic transitions, [[slapstick]]/physical humour, [[Dada]]-esque absurdity, sudden and unexpected use of crude/sexual humour, references to national and international highbrow and lowbrow culture, and phonetic and declamatory playfulness and exaggeration.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Vast parts of his material are deeply rooted in German language and do not translate well into other languages.
* 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)


=== Other recordings ===
== Discography ==
* 1991: ''Hörspiele Vol. 1 (1979–1984)'' (radio plays)
[[Image:Helge Schneider 2002.jpeg|thumb|Helge Schneider 2002]]
* 1992: ''Hörspiele Vol. 2 (1985–1987)'' (radio plays)
* 1987: The Last Jazz
* 1998: ''Martin, sein Vater und die vertraute Stimme'' (radio play; “Martin, his father and the familiar voice”)
* 1989: Seine größten Erfolge (''His greatest hits'')
* 1999: ''Liest: Eiersalat – Eine Frau Geht Seinen Weg'' (audiobook; “Reads: Egg salad – A woman goes his way”, the wrong pronoun is intentional)
* 1990: New York, I'm Coming
* 2004: ''Mendy – Das Wusical''
* 1991: Hörspiele Vol.1 (1979–1984) (''Radio dramas'')
* 2004: ''Aprikose Banane Erdbeer'' (audiobook; “Apricot banana strawberry”)
* 1992: Hörspiele Vol.2 (1985–1987)
* 2005: ''Globus Dei – Vom Nordpol bis Patagonien'' (audiobook; “From the North Pole to Patagonia”)
* 1992: Guten Tach (''Hello there'')
* 2007: ''Die Memoiren des Rodriguez Faszanatas'' (audiobook; “The memoirs of Rodriguez Faszanatas”)
* 1993: Es gibt Reis Baby (''We're gonna have some rice, baby'')
* 2009: ''Bonbon aus Wurst'' (“Sweet made from sausage”)
* 1993: Die Geschenkkassette (5 CDs; ''The gift box'')
* 2011: ''Satan Loco''
* 1995: Es rappelt im Karton (''Rumble in the cardboard box'')
* 1997: Da Humm
* 1998: Helge 100% live – The Berlin Tapes
* 1999: Eiersalat in Rock (''Egg salad in rock'', released as ''Helge and the Firefuckers'')
* 1999: Jazz (& Hardcore)
* 2000: Hefte raus – Klassenarbeit! (''Workbooks out – exam time!'')
* 2003: 22 sehr, sehr gute Lieder ("The Best Of"; ''22 very, very good songs'')
* 2003: Out of Kaktus!
* 2004: 29 sehr, sehr gute Erzählungen ("The Best Of"; ''29 very, very good stories'')
* 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 (parody of "Apocalypse Now")
* 2009: Piranhas in der Badewanne (underwater trumpet and vocals), released on the album "Auf Klassenfahrt" by "Suppi Huhn und die Kinderkönige"
* 2013: Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus (''Summer, sun, cactus'')
* 2017: Heart Attack No. 1 (feat. [[Pete York]])
* 2019: Partypeople (beim Fleischer) (''Partypeople (At the Butcher)'')


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== own movies ===
=== As director and actor ===
* 1982: ''The Privatier'' (not published)
* 1982: ''The Privatier'' (not published)
* 1987: ''[[Stangenfieber]]'' (Stick fever)
* 1987: ''Stangenfieber'' (Stick fever)
* 1993: ''[[Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem]]'' (Texas – Doc Snyder sets the world aghast)
* 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)
* 1994: {{Lang|de|[[00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter]]}} (00 Schneider – The hunt for Nihil Baxter)
* 1996: ''[[Praxis Dr. Hasenbein]]'' (Dr. Hareleg's Practice)
* 1996: ''Praxis Dr. Hasenbein'' (Dr. Hareleg's Practice)
* 2004: ''[[Jazzclub – Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm]]'' (Jazzclub – the early bird catches the worm)
* 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)
* 2013: ''00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse'' (The Tropic of Gecko)


=== selected acting work ===
=== As actor ===
* 1986: ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Johnny Flash|de}}'' as Johnny Flash
* 1986: ''Johnny Flash'' as Johnny Flash
* 1991: ''Manta – Der Film'' as himself
* 1994: ''[[Felidae (film)|Felidae]]'' as Jesaja (voice only)
* 1994: ''[[Felidae (film)|Felidae]]'' as Jesaja (voice only)
* 1996: ''Kleines Arschloch'' as Alter Sack (voice only)
* 2004: ''[[7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood]]'' as "The White (or Wise) Helge"
* 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)
* 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
* 2007: ''[[Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler]]'' as Adolf Hitler
* 2009: ''Die PARTEI'' as himself
* 2020: ''Die Känguru-Chroniken'' as fitness coach


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/s/schneider_helge/index.htm Helge Schneider at laut.de] {{in lang|de}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.helge-schneider.de Official homepage]
* {{official|http://www.helge-schneider.de}}
* {{IMDb name|0773845}}
* {{IMDb name|0773845}}
* [http://www.sounds-like-me.com/news/komm-hier-haste-ne-mark-helge-schneider-live/ Review vom Helge Schneider Konzert in Berlin, 4. April 2010]
* [http://www.sounds-like-me.com/news/komm-hier-haste-ne-mark-helge-schneider-live/ Review vom Helge Schneider Konzert in Berlin, 4. April 2010]
* [http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/s/schneider_helge/index.htm Helge Schneider at laut.de] {{in lang|de}}


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Latest revision as of 22:22, 11 January 2024

Helge Schneider
Background information
Born (1955-08-30) 30 August 1955 (age 68)
Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Comedian
  • musician
  • composer
  • entertainer
  • actor
  • author
  • director
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • drums
  • violin
  • cello
  • double bass
  • vibraphone
  • saxophone
  • trumpet
  • flute
  • accordion
  • percussion
Years active1977–present
Websitehelge-schneider.de
Schneider in 2002

Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, composer, author, film and theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his novelty song Katzeklo (Kitty Litter Box): “Katzeklo, Katzeklo, ja das macht die Katze froh” (“Kitty litter tray, kitty litter tray, that’s what makes the kitty gay [happy]”), which spent 17 weeks on the German music charts in 1994, peaking at number 13.[1]

Despite his success with comedy music, Schneider is also a recognised jazz musician. He learned to play the piano as a child and taught himself numerous instruments in his youth.[2]

In addition to several music albums, Schneider has also published audiobooks and radio plays.

Discography[edit]

Schneider in 2013
Schneider in 2022

Music albums[edit]

  • 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)

Other recordings[edit]

  • 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

Filmography[edit]

As director and actor[edit]

  • 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)

As actor[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Helge Schneider's singles at musicline.de". Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013. (in German)
  2. ^ "Göttinger ELCH - Helge Schneider - Vita" (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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