Harald Schmidt

Actor · born 18 August 1957 · Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]

Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter, and author, best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows.

The son of refugees who fled the Sudetenland (now the Czech Republic) in 1945, Schmidt spent his youth in the Swabian town of Nürtingen. Due to his strict Catholic upbringing, he became actively involved in the Roman Catholic Church, serving as a choirmaster and playing the organ.

Where to start: 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald (2004).