Josef Hader
Encyclopedia
Josef Hader is an Austria
n comedian
, actor
, writer
and producer.
and attended the Stiftsgymnasium Melk
. After his civilian service
at the Red Cross he started studying German
and History
. As a student he began working on his first comedy
programme "Fort Geschritten". His second programme "Der Witzableiter und das Feuer" won the "Salzburger Stier" comedy award. Soon after he quit studying and wrote "Biagn oder Brechen" and "Bunter Abend".
Haders programme "Privat" is the most successful comedy in Austrian history. His most recent show called "Hader muss weg" is more acting than comedy. He plays seven different roles using no props other than a simple Trenchcoat and acts only through gestures, voice and facial expression.
Hader has starred in many different movies such as Indien
, Komm, süßer Tod
, Silentium and The Bone Man.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and producer.
Life and work
Hader grew up in Nöchling in Lower AustriaLower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
and attended the Stiftsgymnasium Melk
Stiftsgymnasium Melk
Stiftsgymnasium Melk is an Austrian Benedictine-run gymnasium in the Lower Austria city of Melk. The Roman Catholic school is set in the well-known monastery Melk Abbey...
. After his civilian service
Civilian service
Civilian service is service to a government made as a civilian, particularly such service as an option for conscripted persons who are conscientious objectors and object to military service...
at the Red Cross he started studying German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
. As a student he began working on his first comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
programme "Fort Geschritten". His second programme "Der Witzableiter und das Feuer" won the "Salzburger Stier" comedy award. Soon after he quit studying and wrote "Biagn oder Brechen" and "Bunter Abend".
Haders programme "Privat" is the most successful comedy in Austrian history. His most recent show called "Hader muss weg" is more acting than comedy. He plays seven different roles using no props other than a simple Trenchcoat and acts only through gestures, voice and facial expression.
Hader has starred in many different movies such as Indien
Indien (film)
Indien is a 1993 Austrian tragicomedy directed by Paul Harather. It was Austria's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Austria...
, Komm, süßer Tod
Komm, süßer Tod (film)
Komm, süßer Tod is a 2000 Austrian darkly humorous crime film based on the novel by Wolf Haas of the same name. It is one of the Brenner detective stories, which tell of the luckless life of ex-policeman and unsuccessful private investigator Simon Brenner, who tramps throughout Austria and...
, Silentium and The Bone Man.
Comedy and Plays
- 1982: Fort Geschritten
- 1985: Der Witzableiter und das Feuer
- 1986: Im milden Westen
- 1987: Tausche Witze gegen Geld
- 1988: Biagn oder Brechen
- 1990: Bunter Abend
- 1991: Indien (with Alfred DorferAlfred DorferAlfred Dorfer is an Austrian comedian, writer, and actor. He is one of the most well-known cabaret artists and comedians in Austria, not least due to his commitment to numerous Austrian film productions...
) - 1993: Im Keller
- 1994: Privat
- 1997: Hader spielt Hader
- 2004: Hader muss weg
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sternberg - Shooting Star | Meier | |
| 1992 | Duett | Mallinger's nephew at the bank | TV movie |
| 1992 | Cappuccino Melange | Manfred Seidl | TV movie |
| 1993 | Indien Indien (film) Indien is a 1993 Austrian tragicomedy directed by Paul Harather. It was Austria's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Austria... |
Heinz Bösel | also co-writer |
| 1999 | Geboren in Absurdistan | Lorry driver | |
| 2000 | Der Überfall | Werner Kopper | |
| 2000 | Komm, süßer Tod Komm, süßer Tod (film) Komm, süßer Tod is a 2000 Austrian darkly humorous crime film based on the novel by Wolf Haas of the same name. It is one of the Brenner detective stories, which tell of the luckless life of ex-policeman and unsuccessful private investigator Simon Brenner, who tramps throughout Austria and... |
Brenner | also co-writer |
| 2000 | Gelbe Kirschen | Otto Bucek | |
| 2002 | Blue Moon | Johnny Pichler | |
| 2002 | Weihnachten | Herr Wächter | TV movie |
| 2004 | Silentium | Brenner | also co-writer |
| 2004 | C(r)ook | Nowak | |
| 2005 | Josef Hader im heiligen Land | Himself | Documentary |
| 2006 | Heaven | Hermann Kaltenbrunner | |
| 2007 | Jagdhunde | Henrik | |
| 2007 | Cleisto | Himself | |
| 2007 | Attwenger Adventure | Himself | Documentary |
| 2008 | Randgestalten | Butcher | |
| 2008 | Ein halbes Leben | Ulrich Lenz | TV movie |
| 2008 | Zibb | Himself | TV series documentary |
| 2009 | Screen Test | Herr Kaiser (voice) | Animated film |
| 2009 | Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man) | Brenner | also co-writer |
| 2009 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | Ametsbichler | |
| 2010 | Wiederstand im Haiderland | Hilmself | Documentary |
| 2010 | Aufschneider | Dr. Hermann Fuhrmann | TV - series, also co-writer |
| 2010 | Kabarett, Kabarett | Himself | Documentary |
| 2010 | Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock | Policeman |
Awards
- 1985: Salzburger Stier
- 1986: Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis
- 1990: Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis
- 1992: Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis
- 1993: Deutscher Kabarettpreis
- 1993: Förderpreis zur Kainz-Medaille
- 1994: Platinum album for the CD Privat
- 1994: Platinum album for the VHS tape Privat
- 1999: Nestroy Ring
- 2000: Locarno International Film Festival (Bronze Leopard)Locarno International Film FestivalThe Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
- 2001: Romy AwardRomy (TV award)The Romy TV award in honor of the actress Romy Schneider was created in 1990 by the Austrian newspaper Kurier – or rather their movie reviewer Rudolf John, who also designed the 30.5 cm gilded trophy. It recalls a scene from the movie The Swimmingpool with Alain Delon, when Romy Schneider...
for Komm, süßer TodKomm, süßer Tod (film)Komm, süßer Tod is a 2000 Austrian darkly humorous crime film based on the novel by Wolf Haas of the same name. It is one of the Brenner detective stories, which tell of the luckless life of ex-policeman and unsuccessful private investigator Simon Brenner, who tramps throughout Austria and... - 2009: Diagonale Acting AwardDiagonaleThe Diagonale is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino...
- 2009: Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award) Deutscher FernsehpreisThe Deutscher Fernsehpreis is a German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created as a equivalent to the Emmy Awards though it is not organized by an academy and is awarded annually in September or October...
- 2010: Nomination for the Goldene Kamera
- 2010: Adolf Grimme Award
- 2010: Das große Kleinkunstfestival (Berlinpreis)
- 2010: Romy AwardRomy (TV award)The Romy TV award in honor of the actress Romy Schneider was created in 1990 by the Austrian newspaper Kurier – or rather their movie reviewer Rudolf John, who also designed the 30.5 cm gilded trophy. It recalls a scene from the movie The Swimmingpool with Alain Delon, when Romy Schneider...
for The Bone Man - 2011: Bayrischer Kabarettpreis (Hauptpreis)
- 2011: Göttinger Elch