Kolja Kleeberg
Kolja Kleeberg (born May 12, 1964 in Cologne ; real life Gerhard Nikolaus Kleeberg) is a German chef and television chef .
Life and career
After graduating from high school in 1983, Kleeberg, son of a lawyer and a teacher, initially took acting and singing lessons and worked as assistant director , stage manager and supporting actor at the Koblenz City Theater . His father already called him "Kolja", an old Russian abbreviation of Nikolaj (= Nikolaus). On the recommendation of a friend, he became a chef and trained between 1986 and 1989 at the Le Marron restaurant in Bonn , which had a star in the Michelin Guide . After the final examination he was among others Eduard Hitzberger worked until he deals with partners for the first time in 1993 in the area of Berlin with the local Gut Sarnow and Am Karlsbad independently made.
In 1996 made him Josef Viehhauser the chef at the restaurant VAU in Berlin , which opened in February 1997th Initially in a salaried position, he took over the restaurant as owner in the summer of 2002 when the previous operator ran into financial problems.
Employees of a television station, who were repeatedly guests at VAU , got him a first job as a television chef. He became known in particular through his appearances in cooking shows, for example Leas KochLUST with Léa Linster on the Saarländischer Rundfunk , Kerner kocht and Lanz kocht! and the kitchen battle on ZDF as well as in the show Kocharena on the private broadcaster VOX . He was also seen for years on Sat.1 breakfast television with K3 - Kolja Kleeberg cooks .
In September 2016 Kleeberg closed the VAU as a result of insolvency and announced that he was planning a new start elsewhere. In January 2017 he took part in the It Takes 2 (RTL) singing competition. From October 15, 2017 to 2019, he hosted The Kolja Kleeberg Show on rbb 88.8 on Sunday mornings .
Private
Kolja Kleeberg has three children from her first marriage.
Awards
- 1997–2016: 1 star in the Michelin Guide
- 16 points in Gault Millau
Memberships
Kleeberg is a former member of the Young Wilders ' Association , an initiative by Otto Koch .
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Hanna - Follow your heart , supporting role as a guest of the "Fischerkrug" in the episode of May 12, 2010
- 2013: Emergency call harbor edge , consequence: temptations (March 14, 2013)
- 2017: Einstein Castle , episode 891
Web links
- Kolja Kleeberg - cook • artist • musician
- Kolja Kleeberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Kolja Kleeberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography on huettenhilfe.de
- "Hatchet or club". Report about Kleeberg on the website rollingpin.de, accessed on September 5, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kleeberg closes VAU on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt
- ↑ “The Kolja Kleeberg Show” starts on October 15th on radioBerlin 88.8 . Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ Harff meets: Kolja Kleeberg is the head of the Berlin luxury restaurant “VAU” . In: genussmaenner.de . June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ Vau. In: gaultmillau.de. Retrieved September 27, 2016 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kleeberg, Kolja |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nikolaus, Gerhard (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German TV chef |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |