Münchhausen Prize
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The Münchhausen Prize was instituted in 1997, the 200th anniversary of the death of Baron Münchhausen
. It is awarded in May each year in Bodenwerder
, the Baron's hometown, for special talent in the art of speaking or presentation, either in literature or the visual arts, fantasy and satire, in the sense of the Baron.
Baron Munchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen , usually known as Baron Münchhausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales....
. It is awarded in May each year in Bodenwerder
Bodenwerder
Bodenwerder is a municipality in Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the river Weser, upstream from Hamelin, at a point where the river has carved a gap in the hills...
, the Baron's hometown, for special talent in the art of speaking or presentation, either in literature or the visual arts, fantasy and satire, in the sense of the Baron.
Recipients
- 1997: Dieter HildebrandtDieter HildebrandtDieter Hildebrandt is a German Kabarett artist.Born in Bunzlau, Lower Silesia, Hildebrandt attended school until he became an assistant for the German Air Force in World War II...
- 1998: Wolfgang VölzWolfgang VölzWolfgang Völz is a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, feature films Wolfgang Völz (* 16 August 1930 in Danzig) is a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, feature films Wolfgang Völz (* 16 August 1930 in Danzig) is a German actor. He is known for his roles...
- 1999: Werner Schneyder
- 2000: Norbert BlümNorbert BlümNorbert Blüm is a German federal legislator from North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the CDU there , and former minister for labor and social affairs ....
- 2001: Ephraim KishonEphraim Kishon' was an Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and film director. He is one of the most widely-read contemporary satirists in the world.- Early life and World War II :...
- 2002: Evelyn HamannEvelyn HamannEvelyn Hamann was a German actress.- Life :Evelyn Hamann was born into a family of musicians in Hamburg, Germany: her father Bernhard Hamann was a violinist, the concertmaster of the NDR television company's symphony orchestra and founded the Hamann Quartet; her mother was a singer and music...
- 2003: Bruno JonasBruno JonasBruno Jonas is a German Kabarett artist and actor.-Education:Many people predicted he would become a priest, but he prefers to pray from the Kabarett stage. Between 1975 and 1982, he studied German, political science, and philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich...
- 2004: Wolfgang StumphWolfgang StumphWolfgang Stumph is an award-winning German actor and cabaret artist.-Early life:Stumph was born in Silesia in 1946 and grew up without a father in Dresden in the German Democratic Republic...
- 2005: Rudi CarrellRudi CarrellRudi Carrell , born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters, Linda de Mol and Sylvie van der Vaart, Carrell was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his...
- 2006: Günter Willumeit
- 2007: Tony MarshallTony MarshallTony Marshall is a British television actor.He is probably best known for his appearance in the BBC drama series Life on Mars and the final episode of its spinoff Ashes to Ashes as the bartender and confidant, Nelson and Rodney's friend Chris in Only Fools and Horses...
- 2008: Jürgen von der LippeJürgen von der LippeHans-Jürgen Dohrenkamp , better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor and comedian...
- 2009: Emil SteinbergerEmil SteinbergerEmil Steinberger is a Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor.He is well known as Emil in Switzerland and Germany for his acts on television in the 1970s and 1980s.- External links :* http://www.emil.ch...
- 2010: Götz AlsmannGötz AlsmannGötz Alsmann is a German television presenter, musician and singer.- Life :Alsmann studied from 1977 to 1985 in Münster German studies, music and communication studies at University of Münster. From 1980 to 1988 he played in band Sentimental Pounders. Since 1988 he plays in band Götz Alsmann Band...
- 2011: Eckart von HirschhausenEckart von HirschhausenEckart von Hirschhausen is a German physician and comedian.-Academic career:Eckart von Hirschhausen studied medicine, supported by a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes , at the Free University of Berlin, the University of Heidelberg and the University of London...