Ferdinand Linzenich

Ferdinand Linzenich (* 1956 in Bergisch Gladbach ) is a German cabaret artist , motivational speaker , moderator and communications consultant.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1976, he did his military service as a paratrooper in the armed forces. Following a bank training, he studied business administration from 1977 to 1981 and then law for a few semesters at the University of Cologne.

After practicing karate as a competitive sport for years, he and his brother Johannes founded the first martial arts school in Bergisch Gladbach, from which a regionally operating fitness studio chain has emerged over the years. Today the Linzenich Fitness Group is one of the largest and most successful privately run fitness studio chains in Germany.

Since 1996 he has also been active in the communications and entertainment industry as an entrepreneur - from conceptual advice and directing to the production of events of all kinds, plays and films.

He now has an excellent reputation as a motivational speaker and communications consultant. He has worked for many large German companies and associations as a keynote speaker, moderator and coach . He was a columnist for Wirtschaftswoche and speechwriter for various prime ministers.

Ferdinand Linzenich is married and has two children.

cabaret

In 1984 he began his stage career as a cabaret artist. Together with Nikolaus Kleine he formed the cabaret duo Kleine & Linzenich from 1985 and was successful with various stage programs for over 24 years.

From 2010 to 2012 he was a cabaret artist with his first solo program I love life because I can perform in it! on the country's renowned cabaret stages - from the Düsseldorfer Kom (m) ödchen to the Berlin voles and the Stuttgart Renitenztheater to the Cologne mustard pot . From 2013 to 2014 he could be seen with his second solo program Heiter geht weiter .

In January 2016, his third solo program "I'm sorry, was on purpose!" Premiere.

engagement

• Ferdinand Linzenich was and is honorary in his hometown Bergisch Gladbach u. a. active as chairman of city ​​marketing . He was also president of the SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 soccer club from 2005 to 2006 .
• In 2016 he was awarded the golden badge of honor of the city of Bergisch Gladbach for his outstanding social commitment.

Stage programs

Kleine & Linzenich (cabaret duo)

• 1985 What is not in your reading books!
• 1985 (In) human
• 1986 We were still missing that
• 1986 German lesson (first time)
• 1987 And didn't have love
• 1988 Very lovely!
• 1989 What are we waiting for?
• 1991 appearance and reality
• 1992 Everything light
• 1994 Clone Times
• 1995 Being fine and mean for ten years
• 1996 How should this go on if it goes on like this
• 1998 Nice to meet you
• 2000 man oh man
• 2002 halftime
• 2004 The Naked Mile
• 2005 (T) olle Kamellen (Best of)
• 2007 The Hypocrites
• 2009 The last encore

Ferdinand Linzenich (solo)

• 2010 I love life because I can perform in it! - A satirical consciousness amusement.
• 2013 Heiter goes on - A cabaret creed.
• 2016 I'm sorry, it was on purpose! - A satirical resurrection celebration against the zeitgeist.
• 2019 caution biting mouth - satirical confessions of a courageous citizen! (Premiere January 2019)

Published works

Discography

• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: And if we didn't have love ttm records, 1993
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine, Norbert Blüm: Three men in one boat NNC Special / New Classic Colors, 1995
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: Phall studies on gender k (r) ampf from the program Mann oh 'Mann, WortArt, 2000, ISBN 3-7857-1123-9
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: Halftime WortArt, 2002, ISBN 3-7857-1258-8
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: Naked Facts BMG Berlin Music, 2004
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: (T) olle Kamellen BMG Berlin Music, 2005
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: The Hypocrites BMG Berlin Music, 2007
• Ferdinand Linzenich: I love life because I can perform in it! Cogito Media, 2010
• Ferdinand Linzenich: Advent wreath firlefanz - The Christ Child Whisperer Cogito Media, 2011
• Ferdinand Linzenich: Cheerful comes on - A cabaret creed Cogito Media, 2013
• Ferdinand Linzenich: I'm sorry, it was on purpose! - A satirical resurrection celebration against the zeitgeist Cogito Media, 2016

bibliography

• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: We were still missing that! Kunstverlag Wilhelm, Bergisch Gladbach, 1988
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Nikolaus Kleine: Christmas lace Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach, 1995, ISBN 978-3-404-12421-3
• Ferdinand Linzenich: Advent wreath firlefanz Cogito Media, Bergisch Gladbach, 2010
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Thomas Brückner: From Alaaf to Zölibat - The satirical lexicon of the Rhenish way of life Mar cells Verlag Cologne, 2014, ISBN 978-3-937795-29-4
• Ferdinand Linzenich, Thomas Brückner: Watch out, live, go! - Why you get ahead cheerfully Marzelle Verlag Cologne, 2018

Television broadcasts

• 1996–1997 Die Kleine & Linzenich Show (26 episodes) WDR

Web links

• Literature by and about Ferdinand Linzenich in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Ferdinand Linzenich
• Cabaret homepage from Ferdinand Linzenich