Tommi Piper

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Tommi Piper, 2016

Thomas "Tommi" Piper (born March 19, 1941 in Berlin ) is a German actor , voice actor and singer . The role that made him known in German-speaking countries was that of the alien Alf in the sitcom of the same name, to which he lent his voice. He was also the singer of the Krautrock band Amon Düül II in the second half of the 1970s .

Life

As the son of the actor and television broadcaster Heinz Piper, Thomas Piper already appeared in radio plays on the NWDR in 1952 and was in front of the camera for the first time three years later. From 1959 to 1961 he studied commercial graphics at the master school for fashion in Hamburg, but then continued to work in acting. In the late 1960s and 1970s, Piper recorded several records.

Thomas Piper played in the film Zwei wie wir… and the parents don't know anything (1966) and in three episodes of the series Der Kommissar . He had engagements at the Landesbühne Hannover and the Städtische Bühnen Lübeck and performed in Paris, Lyon and Marseille during a tour of France. After he settled in Munich, various guest appearances followed in the crime series Derrick and Der Alte as well as leading roles in the films Is' was, Chancellor (1984) and Steig aus dein Luftballon (1985). In total, Piper played in more than 150 film and television productions.

He is also active in the dubbing studio, one of his first dubbing roles was that of Little Joe ( Michael Landon ) in the western series Bonanza . Other actors Piper lent his voice included: a. Nick Nolte ( 48 hours only ) , Harvey Fierstein ( Independence Day ) , Tony Danza ( Who's the boss? ) And Andrew Dice Clay ( Ford Fairlane - Rock 'n' Roll Detective ) . In addition, Piper dubbed various supporting roles in the series Raumschiff Enterprise and he took on the dubbing role of Hikaru Sulu, played by George Takei , in the fourth and fifth Star Trek films . Another well-known synchronization of Piper was that of the evil magician Rumburak from the Czech fairy tale bride series .

In 1989 he released the album Tommi Piper sings Alf (Polydor, producer: Anthony Monn ), the title of which was Hallo Alf, this is Rhonda - the chorus (Rhonda's voice) was sung by the soprano Amélie Sandmann , with the Piper at that time was in a relationship - was placed in the German single charts for twelve weeks. He also dubbed the plush bunny Mr. Floppy in the television series Auf Worse and Eternal and the hedgehog Hogi in the Austrian animal comedy Hogi's Family .

For many years, Piper has also been heard as the “Bauspar fuchs” in the TV advertising of Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall . In 1998 he took over the synchronization of Manny Calavera in the PC game Grim Fandango from LucasArts. In November 2016, the director Eric Hordes won him over for the synchronized role of the magician Rumburak, which was played again by Jiří Lábus after 20 years . He is also involved in the first episode of the Not Funny series, which appeared in 2013 .

In January 2019, Piper was a contestant for the thirteenth season of I'm a Star - Get Me Out of Here! to see and took 10th place.

Piper is also active as a musician ( banjo , ukulele and vocals ). He has also spoken numerous audio books for children and adults in recent years.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Hello Alf, this is Rhonda
  DE 43 05/08/1989 (12 weeks)

Singles

  • 1969 And say goodbye / You put everyone in the shade (Polydor 53 137)
  • 1970 So Bang and Fall / Stop It Girl (Polydor 2041 007)
  • 1970 Tears dry quickly in the sunshine / Nobody can pass you by (Polydor 2041 052)
  • 1971 Michigan River / 1000 miles (Ariola 10 247)
  • 1972 Jesahel / This is life (Ariola 12 101)
  • 1976 Monotonek / Billy-Kid-Eye-Joe and the Boys from the Bronx (Ariola 16 838 AT)
  • 1977 Schüttelscheck / Die Zocker (with 50 or more) (Ariola 17 746)
  • 1983 The guy with the greasy hair / Super GTI (as Piper) (Teldec 6.13760 AC)
  • 1988 House Party (FLA aka Tommi Piper) (Seven Eleven SPV 01-3746)
  • 1988 Frohfest (Tommi Piper sings Alf) (Polydor 871 350-7)
  • 1989 Hello Alf, this is Rhonda (Tommi Piper sings Alf) (Polydor 871 610-7)
  • 1989 Tujujahe (It's so good to be lazy) (Tommi Piper sings Alf) (Polydor 889 726-3)
  • 1990 Alf becomes our Federal Chancellor (Tommi Piper sings Alf) (Polydor 873 236-7)

Albums

  • 1976 Entertainer (Ariola 27 128 IU)
  • 1983 Without speaking (Teldec 6.25452)
  • 1989 Tommi Piper sings Alf - Alles Paradiso! (Polydor LP 839 433-1, CD 839 433-2)
  • 2011 The Street Murderer (speaker in the crime thriller by Daniel Himmelberger) (Audio Media Verlag GmbH, CD)

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays

  • 2005: Lloyd Alexander : Taran and the Magic Sword (Gwydion) - Director: Robert Schoen (children's radio play - SWR)
  • 2006: Pendergast
  • 2006: Why Why Why? Technology at home (children's radio play) Jumbo New Media (Da Music)
  • 2012: John Stephens : Emerald (Gabriel) - Director: Robert Schoen (children's radio play (3 parts) - SWR / WDR)

Synchronous rollers (selection)

Harvey Fierstein

Nick Nolte

Paul Fusco

Tony Danza

Jeff Bridges

Jiří Lábus

Movies

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Firebird comments on sex with Tommi Piper , t-online.de, accessed on January 20, 2019
  2. German synchronous index | Movies | Goblin 2. Retrieved January 13, 2019 .
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  4. Tommi Piper Without speaking at musik-sammler.de. Retrieved June 13, 2013.