Guido Cantz

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Guido Cantz (2018)

Guido Cantz (born August 19, 1971 in Porz am Rhein ) is a German television presenter , comedian and book author .

Career

After graduating from the Maximilian-Kolbe-Gymnasium in Wahn and then doing military service, he studied business administration at the University of Cologne from 1991 to 1994 and completed his training as a state-certified commercial media assistant at the Joseph DuMont vocational college in 1996 .

Cantz has been a speaker at the Cologne Carnival since 1991, initially as a "man for all cases", where he performs up to 250 appearances per session .

Since 1998 he can be seen regularly on television as a comedian and presenter. In addition to numerous guest appearances in comedy and satire shows such as the Quatsch Comedy Club , TV Total , Ottis Schlachthof or Genial besides , he presents his own entertainment formats as a presenter. He moderated the shows Karnevalissimo (ZDF), Kenn ich (Kabel 1), The Edgar Wallace Show (Kabel 1), Deal or No Deal (SAT 1) and How cool is that? (WDR). Since 2010 he has presented the Saturday evening show Do you understand fun? in the first and since 2013 you understand what? in the SWR. In August 2019, the result of a viewer survey made headlines, according to which Cantz was "unfriendly", "arrogant" and "artificial". In the media public, for example in the Münchner Merkur , this television criticism was rated as a " disaster ".

Cantz is a permanent member of the advice team of Meister des Everytags (SWR). Since 2006 he has been touring all over Germany with his own stage programs and in 2017 he celebrated his 25th stage anniversary "Blondiläum". Guido Cantz is the author of three books so far. He is also a co-commentator on the SWR1 hit parade and has been commenting on the Cologne Rose Monday procession on WDR since 2015.

family

Cantz has a brother, has been married since 2009, has a son since 2010 and lives with his family in Cologne-Porz. He's a Roman Catholic .

ancestors

Guido Cantz is a descendant of Kaspar Kantz , the author of the first known Protestant order of worship .

Works

TV (selection):

  • 2000–2011: Karnevalissimo , ZDF , moderation
  • 2001: Unter uns (episode 1681–1715), RTL , role: Manni Schuster
  • 2003: I know, the funniest series show, Kabel 1 , moderation
  • 2003: The Edgar Wallace Show, Kabel 1, moderation
  • 2004–2005: advertising! , Cable 1, moderation
  • 2003–2009: Genial beseben (77 episodes), Sat.1 , member of the Rate Team
  • 2005: Urmel aus dem Eis , Sat.1, role: Tim Inkblot
  • 2008: joined! (three episodes), ZDF, permanent panel member
  • 2004–2008: Deal or No Deal , Sat.1, moderation
  • 2006: Wild animal, movie, role: the snake
  • 2008: Cantz beautiful cheeky, Sat.1, Comedy Solo program
  • 2009: Die Dreisten Drei (episode 7x02), Sat.1, guest role
  • since 2010: Do you understand fun? , Das Erste and ORF eins (since 2018), moderation
  • 2011: Beat the Star , ProSieben , Guest
  • 2012: Simply the best, SWR television , guest
  • since April 2012: Master of everyday life, SWR television, permanent member of the advice team
  • since September 2013: Do you understand what ?, SWR television, moderation
  • 2014: Pastewka : The decision, Sat.1
  • 2015: Now it's getting weird , Sat 1, guest
  • 2015: How cool is that ?, WDR television , moderation
  • since 2015: Rosenmontagszug, Cologne, WDR television, commentary
  • 2015/2016: Lachgeschichten, Das Erste, SWR TV and WDR TV, documentary about Guido Cantz
  • 2015/2016: Quizduell , Das Erste, Guest
  • 2016: The ProSieben away game , ProSieben, guest
  • 2016/2017: The quiz champion , ZDF, expert film and television
  • 2016: SWR3 New Pop Special, SWR television, moderation
  • 2016: Cantz beautifully clever, Das Erste, SWR TV and WDR TV, Comedy Solo program
  • 2017: You'll never get it! , ZDF, guest
  • 2017: fly with me! , The first, moderation
  • 2017–2018: Genial beside it, Sat.1, guest appearances
  • since 2018: Die Mondagsmaler , SWR television, moderation
  • since 2018: Forever cult, WDR television, comedy game show, moderation
  • 2019: Luke! The school and me , Sat.1, guest

Solo program:

  • 2006–2007: Cantz beautifully cheeky
  • 2007–2010: I want a child from you
  • 2012–2015: Cantz beautifully clever
  • 2016–2019: Blondiläum 25 Years - Best of Guido Cantz
  • 2020: The full program - I see what you don't see

CDs:

  • 2006: Cantz beautifully cheeky
  • 2009: I want a child from you!
  • 2012: Cantz nice and clever (audio book)
  • 2015: Where's the Joke (audio book)
  • 2015: is that a joke? Vol. 3 When an entertainer comes to the doctor ... with Eckart von Hirschhausen

Books:

Awards

Guido Cantz with his wife at the German Television Prize 2012
  • 2003: Tip pen of the main committee Gross-Mülheimer-Karneval 1957 eV
  • 2004–2006: The Express newspaper's foolish Oscar
  • 2009: Winner of the TV total German Ice Football Cup
  • 2014: German Comedy Award in the Best Hidden Camera category for Do you understand fun?
  • 2018: Rhenish provincial prize as sponsor for the project "School without Racism - School with Courage"

Others

Cantz is an active football player in the old men’s team of SSV Troisdorf 05 . He played for SpVg Wahn-Grengel in the regional league and 1. FC Spich in the district league. He regularly competes (together with ex-professionals like Wolfgang Overath , Stefan Kuntz or Dariusz Wosz ) for the LOTTO-Elf Rheinlandpfalz for charitable purposes. He also plays the piano, accompanying himself with singing. The Porzer Fasteloovendszug on the Sunday before Rose Monday has its own motif car ( Cantz jeck ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Understand fun" moderator Guido Cantz: After viewers criticism: His contract is extended! Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Viewers reckon with Guido Cantz! “Do you understand fun?” In the moderator crisis. August 10, 2019, accessed October 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Guido Cantz: Secret wedding at Schloss Wahn , express.de of June 13, 2009
  4. ↑ Guido Cantz is dad , express.de from July 5, 2010
  5. ↑ domradio.de: Guido Cantz on humor in times of the corona pandemic , April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Ancestors wanted: Guido Cantz. Broadcast with audio description. In: Documentary on Friday - WDR MEDIATHEK. WDR television , November 7, 2014, accessed on November 8, 2014 (approx. From minute 10).
  7. ↑ WDR: Forever Cult - The Comedy Game Show with Guido Cantz. August 21, 2018, accessed August 31, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Lotto Elf. Lotto Rhineland-Palatinate, archived from the original on July 2015 ; accessed on December 5, 2018 .

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Commons : Guido Cantz  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Cantz, Guido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German comedian and presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Porz