Markus Kruger

Markus Krüger in 2016

Markus Krüger (* 1965 in Hamburg ) is a German former actor and child actor.

Life

Krüger became known in the 1970s as a child actor in the children's series Sesame Street and quickly achieved enormous popularity. He grew up as a child of divorced parents in Hamburg. Up to the age of fourteen he shot many times during the school holidays for Sesame Street, but also got other offers, such as B. the role of Timm Thaler in the ZDF Christmas multi-part series of the same name . However, since the school authorities forbade Kruger to continue acting as an actor during his school days due to deteriorating grades, he ended his television career after three years. At the request of his father, who, like several generations of his ancestors, worked as a locksmith at Blohm + Voss , Markus Krüger also trained as a locksmith at the shipyard after graduating from school . After acting, Krüger worked successfully as an amateur soccer player and athlete. After training as a restaurant specialist, he worked in Hamburg, Heiligendamm and Mallorca and is now employed in an inclusive restaurant business.

Role of the Bumfidel in Sesame Street

In the original broadcast from the USA, there were not only the well-known puppet scenes but also real films from everyday life for American children. The German makers of Sesame Street found this too far removed from the world of German children. In addition, the figure of Oscar in the garbage can in particular provoked vehement protests from parents. So the figure of a boy with the unusual name Bumfidel was developed . Director Jan Harloff played a key role in these stories. From 1976 Markus Krüger played this boy who grew up alone with his mother (played by Ingeburg Kanstein ) in Hamburg.

Web links

• Interview from 2016 with Markus Krüger in the Speech Planet podcast
• Photos by Markus Krüger from the 1970s