Emil Steinberger (actor)

Emil Steinberger ( born January 6, 1933, Lucerne; native entitled ibid. ) is a Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor who is known to a wide audience in Germany and Switzerland thanks to his TV skits as Emil since the 1970s.

Life and work

Emil Steinberger is the son of a bookkeeper Rudolf Steinberger and his wife Creszentia, born Horat. Even as a boy he improvised skits. After training as a postal clerk and nine years counter service he attended from 1960 for five years the Lucerne School of Art and Design (now Hochschule Luzern - Design and art ), and was graduated graphic designer. Even then he played at the cabaret " Cabaradiesli " ​​with. In 1966 he married Maya Rudin; Son Philip was born in 1969. In September 1967, they opened along the small theater at the Federal Court, today Kleintheater Lucerne, took place in the jazz concerts, theater and cabaret performances and where he performed his first own programs. Steinberger resulted in Lucerne also during some years, the still existing under the same name and modern cinema built in 1973 even a studio theater with 150 seats on that 2008 closed studio cinema.

Early 70s Steinberger filled with his solo programs " stories written by life ", "E as Emil " and " Emil Dreams" all theaters of Switzerland and soon in Germany. To prominence in Germany also broadcast by ARD Emil records contributed. There followed various tours of Federal Republic and Switzerland, in the GDR, he appeared several times.

In 1977 he stood for nine months in the arena of the Circus Knie.

Another milestone in his career was one of the two main roles in the film The Swiss maker, by the director Rolf Lyssy.

1980 Emil Steinberger was financial obstetrician and director when you restart the Circus Roncalli in Cologne. In the same year his second son Martin was born. His stage program Feuerabend which he started in 1980, was so successful that he decided only to be still Emil.

In French-speaking Switzerland, he played in the 80 years its numbers in French in the programs "Une heure avec Emil " and " feu et flamme". In the produced in 1986 by Willy Bogner Sport film Fire and Ice Steinberger took over the role of the narrator in the German synchronization. 1987 Steinberger appeared for the last time as Emil, ending for the time being his stage career.

In 1989, the marriage ended in divorce with Maya.

From 1990 to 1991 he belonged to the rate team in yes or no, a What am I? Remake with Joachim Fuchsberger. At the same time he was also successful in advertising. He wrote and directed, inter alia, 100 commercials for Melitta coffee with which the Melitta man Egon Wellenbrink became famous. Also for Fisherman's Friend and Bico mattresses commercials he wrote and directed. During this time he also staged a large promotional tour for " Switzerland Tourism" under the title " Switzerland Plus" and toured with a large force by Germany. 2008 Steinberger was again active as a recruiter when he wrote ten television commercials for Rivella International and played.

Emil Steinberger went to New York in late 1993 to lead a life of anonymity there. On 28 May 1999 he married in New York Niccel Kristuf. In 1999 they returned together to Switzerland and live since then on Lake Geneva.

In 1999 he published his first book, " The Truth Lies stories ". In 2000 he founded with his wife Niccel your own publishing, edition E, in 2001, his second book " Emil via New York " was published. In this publisher Steinberger publish their books and CDs and DVDs with Emil's previous programs. 2013 was the edition of E into a cooperation agreement with the Oltner Knapp Verlag. Since 1999, Steinberger was first with readings go, but the fast, " Angels ", developed to a new stage program. With this program, he joined (as of 2013) on the 850 times.

In between, he also worked as a spokesperson in children's radio plays (eg Michel vo the Schwandstrasse ( Emil of Maple Hills ) by Astrid Lindgren ). Also for Hans Fischer's children's story Pitschi Steinberger worked as a spokesperson. On behalf of the Diogenes Verlag he read for an audiobook production and Hugo Loetschers ' The laundry room key'.

Of 2006, Emil Steinberger Niccel and the Haus der Kunst in Solothurn St. Joseph for the first time their jointly drawn " weeklies " from. This was followed by exhibitions in Göttingen, Stuttgart, leeks Home, Lucerne, Montreux and other places.

For his 75th birthday, Emil Steinberger was appointed by the city of Lucerne honorary citizen in 2008. 2013 brought the Knapp- publishing on the occasion of his 80th birthday Steinberger's latest book " Lachtzig " in the row of beads out.

Emil Steinberger lives in Montreux ( Montreux ) in the canton of Vaud.

Awards

Emil Steinberger received a number of awards:

List of his most important sketches (a selection)

Emil- albums

  • Truth Lies Stories
  • Stories written by life I
  • Stories written by life II
  • I like Emil
  • EMIL - The 2 (te)
  • Emil dreams
  • Improvisations
  • Feuerabend
  • The Best of Emil
Sketch comedy The Swissmakers Fire and Ice (1986 film) Hans Fischer (painter) Hans Reinhart-Ring Deutscher Comedypreis Bodenwerder Theaterlexikon der Schweiz Integrated Authority File
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