Wigald Boning

Wigald Andreas Boning ( born January 20, 1967 in Wildeshausen near Oldenburg ) is a German comedian and host. In addition, he has worked as a composer, musician and author. A wide audience, he was known by the RTL comedy show Saturday night, in which he acted as a permanent member from 1993 to 1998. He gained popularity there, notably through cooperation with Olli Dittrich in excellent with the Adolf Grimme Award 1995 interview spoof Two chairs - an opinion, as well as a musical duo Son Of Dork, the fug with the single and album songs that the world does not need in 1995, topping the charts and reached received all important German music and media awards. In the 2000s Boning first presented his own show WIB -swing, in Clever before! - The show that creates knowledge from 2004 to 2008 alongside Barbara Eligmann as moderator occurred. Since June 2012, he moderated in cooperation with Bernhard Hoëcker the satirical science magazine Do not imitate! for ZDF.

  • 2.1 Sport
  • 4.1 Books
  • 4.2 Audio Books
  • 6.1 Other Awards

Life and work

Youth and beginning of career

The son of a bank clerk and a bank clerk, was born as the first of two children. Already as a student he played in the punk - jazz band KIXX, which also includes Jim Meneses and the later actor Lars Rudolph belonged. Her concert premiere they denied on 14 January 1983 at the youth center Papenburg. 1985 was followed by the release of their debut album Hidden Lover as well as tours and international festival appearances, including as the opening act of the jazz musician Ornette Coleman. After graduating from high school at the St. Cecilia School in Oldenburg in 1985 Boning made ​​first community service, then completed but no vocational training. In 1988, he released his first solo album Bremen, the (1989) and Wild Hausen ( 1991) but commercially unsuccessful remained as the successor capital fellow.

Under the direction of Horst Königstein Boning debuted in 1989 in the theatrical production Hard Days Hard Nights on camera, 1990, the documentary film The horny east, a journey through the last days of the GDR by Ulrich Waller joined. From 1991 to 1993 Boning worked with moderation and daily column bonings candy for the music magazine airplay in Premiere, parallel he joined from 1992 to 1993 as a reporter in the political satire magazine Extra 3 NDR television and later in the media magazine Grand Canal of the transmitter VOX.

Career boost in the 1990s

Nationwide gained fame Wigald Boning a permanent ensemble member of the comedy show RTL Saturday night, where he remained from 1993 to 1998. In his section Wigalds world he reported the role of a fictitious Investigativreporters on studies and findings with grotesque content or interviewed passers-by on the road to self-conceived absurdities. Popularity he gained primarily through the persiflage Two chairs - an opinion which formed an integral part of the show with plenty of issues. When ask stellender Moderator Boning parodied talks with celebrities and fictional personalities that have been embodied in almost deceptively realistic masks and costumes by Olli Dittrich. For her portrayal of the duo the Adolf Grimme Prize in 1995.

Boning also fell in the show on through his bizarre clothing. Optical trademarks were suits of flashy fabrics, colors and materials such as artificial turf, eyeglasses frame with cash and quirky fashion combinations that were characterized by totally opposite styles.

Also on the side of Olli Dittrich Boning recorded from 1995 to the music project The Dork success after he had published in 1992 under the name Wigald Boning and the Dork Album LP and two singles with low sales figures. Musical performances with puns texts on RTL Saturday night was followed by the release of the single and album songs stuffiness that does not need the world with whom the duo in the summer of 1995, reached the top position on the charts. The same year she appeared in the opening act of the stadium tour of Bon Jovi. To celebrate its success, the Doofen have been awarded the most important German music and media awards, including the Echo, the Golden Tuning Fork and Bambi.

2000s

After the end of RTL Samstag Nacht Boning 1999 led initially by many editions of the ProSieben Morning Show before his 38 Episodes comprehensive mission WIB swing presented from 2001 to 2004, in which he accompanied mainly prominent interviewee in their hometown. For the issue with Jürgen Drews 28 June 2003, he was honored again with the Adolf Grimme Prize. Together with Barbara Eligmann moderated Boning 2004-2008 Sat.1 show Clever! - The show that creates knowledge, in which he took over the implementation and explanation of scientific experiments and everyday phenomena. In 2005, the show was awarded the German Television Award. In addition Boning presented in 2007 the short-lived action and quiz show Family Showdown at Sat.1 and entered as a candidate and recurring guest on television programs such as The Hit Giganten, Extreme Activity and Genial next to it.

In collaboration with pianist Roberto Di Gioia Boning published in 2008, well received by the critics Instrumental Album Jet Set Jazz on which he recorded himself eleven different instruments. Together with Di Gioia founded in 2013 Boning the music label "hobby music."

2010 appeared bonings fourth book in Rio stands a Hofbräuhaus, which he set to music as an audio book at the same time. With extracts of his travel books from various continents, he appeared in many parts of Germany, in the context of several readings. In September 2011 Wigald Boning published the book The History of the baseboard and its importance for the West - and other scientific studies.

Boning operated at Stars at the limit as a prominent children's inspiration for the Hilfsorgansisation World Vision Germany.

Private life

Wigald Boning is since 2005 married to Ines peoples, hot products and prices presented in the RTL show The Price is. The family lives with two children in Upper Bavaria Bernbeuren. Boning is a member of the FDP. He collects a shopping list and nose hair trimmer.

Sports

On 16 October 2002, the endurance athletes completed his first ultramarathon at the 2nd Ems - Jade - run 72 km from Emden to Wilhelmshaven. At the 24 -hour mountain bike race at the Munich Olympic Park 2006, he started as a single starter and put back on the 6.75 km long circuit a total of 345 km (51 laps). In addition, he took together with Birgit Fischer as celebrity team on 7 Fulda- Challenge 2007 in Canada part. There they occupied a 5th place before the second celebrity team with the two athletes Gunda Niemann- Stirnemann and Frank Busemann who achieved the 7th Place. On 7 July 2007, he drove in 24 hours on the road bike 600 km from Fussen to Venice. The King -Ludwig- Marathon on 22 July 2007 in Fussen, he completed in 4:03:45 hours. At home in Bernbeuren he led the nordic department of the local local association. Reread some of his sporting experiences in his book Confessions of an athlete's Night (2007). In the 53rd Biel running days on 17 June 2011, he started for the first time for 100 km run. After 11:43:04 hours he reached 77th in his age group ( 345th overall in ) the target.

Discography

Works

  • Wigald Boning: fly swatters in aspic. Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-462-02511-2.
  • Wigald Boning: Our country should be more beautiful. The program for Germany. Lappan Verlag, Oldenburg 1998, ISBN 3-89082-835-3.
  • Wigald Boning: Confessions of a night athlete. Random House, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 3-499-62192-4.
  • Wigald Boning: In Rio stands a Hofbräuhaus: Travel on almost every continent. Random House, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 3-499-62580-6.
  • Wigald Boning: The Story of the baseboard and its importance for the West. Random House, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-499-62772-9.
  • Wigald Boning: butter, bread and Lice Spray: What Shopping List About Us betrayed. Random House, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-499-63013-2.

Audiobooks

  • Stanislaw Lem: The Star Diaries: 7th and 8th trip. Bastion Luebbe Verlag, Cologne, 2005, ISBN 3-938943-04-1.
  • Wigald Boning reading Confessions of a night athlete. Audio Media Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-940468-00-0.
  • In Rio stands a Hofbräuhaus: Travel on almost every continent. Argon Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8398-1000-2

Filmography (selection)

Awards

For RTL Saturday Night

For the group with Olli Dittrich Son Of Dork

Other Awards

  • 2004: Adolf Grimme Award for his interview broadcast WIB Swing: Wigald Boning meets Jürgen Drews Mallorca
  • 2005: German Television Award for Clever!
  • 2005/2006: I wear glasses of the year the Board of Trustees Good Vision
  • 2012: bicycle-friendly Personality of the Year
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