Achim Konejung

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Achim Konejung (born March 14, 1957 in Krefeld ) is a German author , musician and cabaret artist . Konejung lives since 1994 in the Vettweißer district Müddersheim ( Düren ).

Career

He grew up in Siegen and Antwerp . His first cabaret solo, the Eddie Elend Show , premiered in Vienna in 1981 .

In the 1980s, Konejung lived in Hamburg and played there alongside solo programs, among others, alongside Horst Schroth and Michael Batz (for example in the nationwide touring " Census Revue "). He later became one of the founders of the legendary " Reichspolter" evening . For his “services to German humor” he was awarded the German Cabaret Prize in 1990 - together with Horst Schroth - and the German Cabaret Prize in 1997 .

Today Achim Konejung u. a. literary book reviews for WDR . He is also the chairman of the board of the Konejung Foundation: Culture , a non-profit cultural foundation that carries out projects in which culture and history are brought together in an exceptional setting.

On November 27, 2007 he presented his documentary film about the battle in the Hürtgenwald , in which he incorporated previously unpublished raw material from the USA.

In November 2010 the Konejung Foundation published the second part of the documentary from November 2007 with the title You enter Germany 2 . In this film, raw material from the US Signal Corps was shown, which was viewed for the creation of the first part.

Konejung has been on tour with cabaret artist Hubert vom Venn since 2014 .

Stage programs

  • 1981: The Eddie Misery Show (Solo)
  • 1982: Flaming Pain (Solo)
  • 1983: Can Germany Still Be Saved (Solo)
  • 1983: John Boykotz Census Review (with Horst Schroth and M. Batz)
  • 1984: Late and Expensive (with H. Schroth)
  • 1984: Alfred on the rocks (with the Schmidt family)
  • 1985: Konejung and the Pit Sound Orchestra (with musicians)
  • 1985: Der Wunderbrunnen (satirical operetta) with Eckard Koltermann and Theo Jörgensmann
  • 1986: The Incredible Life of George Villabour (Solo, Director: Ulrich Waller)
  • 1987: The People's Census Review (new program with H. Schroth and M. Batz)
  • 1987: Total Sex (with H. Schroth and M. Batz, director: U. Waller)
  • 1988: be a pig! (Solo with R. Glöder on bass)
  • 1989 Merciless German (with H. Schroth, director: Ulrich Waller)
  • 1990 Reichspolterabend 1 (with H. Schroth, M. Beltz, H. Pachl & A. Rating)
  • 1991 Everything is mine! (with H. Schroth, director: Ulrich Waller)
  • 1992 Reichspolterabend 2 (see above)
  • 1993 Terror, Fun and Civil War (cabaret, musical)
  • 1994 Reichspolterabend 3 (see above)
  • 1995 Come on board! (Solo with R. Glöder on bass)
  • 1996 The Original Alptraum Duo (solo with Reinhard Glöder on bass)
  • 1997 Fire under the Ass (Solo, Director: Mathias Repiscus)
  • 2000 Really crazy (Solo, Director: Mathias Repiscus)
  • 2002 Heroes like me (Solo, collaboration: Mathias Repiscus)

Television (selection)

  • 1990 Merciless German live broadcast by NDR
  • 1992 Everything mine is recorded by NDR
  • 1992 Fun in Sports Moderation for WDR
  • 1992 Cologne laughs moderation with H. Schroth for the WDR
  • 1993 Reichspolterabend 2 recording by NDR
  • 1993 RTL Late Night Show (with T. Gottschalk)
  • 1994 Terror, Fun and Civil War broadcast live by 3sat
  • 1994 Reichspolterabend 3 recording of the premiere
  • 1994 Heimatabend (Red. Horst Kšnigstein)
  • 1995 Balko (guest role)
  • 1997 Parkhotel Stern (guest role)

motion pictures

  • 1991 Superstau (role of Commander , directed by M. Stelzer)

literature

  • Horst Konejung (with illustrations by Achim Konejung): Snapped up: a potpourri of biting humor. Frieling Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-8280-1033-4 .
  • Achim Konejung: You Enter Germany: Hürtgenwald - the long war on the Siegfried Line. Landpresse, Weilerswist 2007, ISBN 978-3-935221-90-0 .
  • Achim Konejung: The Rhineland and the First World War: deployment area - home front - zone of occupation. Regionalia Verlag, Rheinbach 2013, ISBN 978-3-939722-90-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Konejung, Achim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cabaret artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Krefeld