Bully is looking for the strong men
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bully is looking for the strong men |
| Country of production | Germany |
| year | 2008 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Tuesdays, six episodes |
| genre | Casting show |
| idea | Michael Herbig |
| Moderation |
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| First broadcast | April 15, 2008 on ProSieben |
Bully is looking for the strong men was a talent show under the direction of comedian and actor Michael "Bully" Herbig , which was broadcast in 2008 by ProSieben .
In this casting show, which was recorded on the Bavaria Film site, Michael Herbig, together with actor Jürgen Vogel and producer Rita Serra-Roll , looked for actors for the film Wickie und die stark Männer . Originally a casting was planned for the six roles Snorre , Gorm , Faxe , Tjure , Urobe and Elme . In addition, the role of the terrible Sven was awarded to the prominent surprise applicant Günther Kaufmann , who had actually applied for the role of Faxe . In total there were about 10,000 applicants for the roles.
The show was broadcast in six episodes, including two casting episodes, two workshop episodes, a semi-final and a final on May 20, 2008. In the final, all applicants had to perform a well-practiced theater sketch, Verena Wriedt was the moderator, and Christoph Maria was the narrator Autumn .
The roles were given to the following actors:
| role | actor |
|---|---|
| Tjure | Nic Romm |
| Snorre | Christian Koch |
| Urobe | Olaf Krätke |
| Gorm | Mike Maas |
| elm | Patrick Reichel |
| Faxes | Jörg Moukaddam |
Web links
- Bully examines the strong men in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Focus: Bully Herbig is looking for Vikings on TV , January 14, 2008
- ProSieben: “Bully is looking for strong men” on ProSieben , January 9, 2008
- ProSieben: Shut up, the last one: Bully has found his Vikings , accessed on May 24, 2008