Helmut Ruge

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Helmut Ruge (2004)

Helmut Ruge (born February 7, 1940 in Stuttgart , † October 8, 2014 in Munich ) was a German cabaret artist , author , director and actor .

Ruge was originally a qualified sociologist and psychologist . He wrote 37 own cabaret programs and ten plays. Ruge achieved particular fame as a permanent partner of Hanns Dieter Hüsch in the long-lasting WDR series Hammer und Stichel . He was Dieter Hildebrandt's co-author for the equally well-known notes from the provinces .

The cabaret artist was married and lived in Munich since 1967. Ruge had two sons and a daughter. Since around 2005 he has performed occasionally with his son Boris. Ruge died unexpectedly in October 2014 at the age of 74 in Munich.

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Web links

Commons : Helmut Ruge  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Christine Dössel: Cabaret artist Helmut Ruge has died . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , No. 233, October 10, 2014, p. 12.
  2. Katja Görg: The razor-sharp philanthropist. ( Memento from October 10, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Obituary in the Bayern 2 media library from October 10, 2014.