German comedian and television presenter
Wigald Boning
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German comedian and television presenter
A.K.A.
Wigald Andreas Boning
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Male
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20 January 1967(Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany)
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Cäcilienschule Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Biography
Introduction
Wigald Boning (born 20 January 1967) is a German comedian, television presenter, actor, and author.
Boning has appeared in different TV and film productions in Germany. He became famous as an actor in the television comedy programme RTL Samstag Nacht.
Together with Olli Dittrich, Boning sang in the music group Die Doofen. He has also released several books.
Personal life
In 2017, Boning married German opera singer Teresa Tièschky.
Works
Film
- 1989: Hard Days, Hard Nights
- 1990: Der geile Osten, eine Reise durch die letzten Tage der DDR
- 1996: Babes' Petrol
- 1998: (National Lampoon's) Men in White
TV
- 1991: Bonings Bonbons
- 1992–1993: Extra 3
- 1993: Canale Grande
- 1993–1998: RTL Samstag Nacht
- 1999: ProSieben MorningShow
- 2001–2002: TV-Quartett
- 2001–2004: WIB-Schaukel
- 2004–2008: Clever! – Die Show, die Wissen schafft
- 2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde: Rotkäppchen – Wege zum Glück
- 2006–2007: Extreme Activity
- 2007: FamilyShowdown
- 2009: Clever! Spezial
- 2012: XXS – Hilfe, wir werden geschrumpft!
- since 2017: Genial Daneben
- since 2018: Genial Daneben - Das Quiz
Books
- 1996: Fliegenklatschen in Aspik, ISBN 3-462-02511-2
- 1998: Unser Land soll schöner werden. Das Programm für Deutschland, ISBN 3-89082-835-3
- 2007: Bekenntnisse eines Nachtsportlers, ISBN 3-499-62192-4
- 2010: In Rio steht ein Hofbräuhaus: Reisen auf fast allen Kontinenten, ISBN 3-499-62580-6
Awards
For 'Die Doofen'
- 1995: Goldene Stimmgabel
- 1995: Bambi Award
- 1995: ECHO
- 1995: Goldene Europa
- 1995: Comet Award
Personal
- 2004: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for WIB-Schaukel: Wigald Boning trifft Jürgen Drews auf Mallorca
- 2005: Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Clever!