Ralph Morgenstern
Ralph Morgenstern ( born October 3, 1956 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, actually Ralph Morgenstern - Nolting ) is a German presenter, musician and actor.
Life
Morgenstern's parents were both musical, his great-aunt was a singer at the Cologne Opera, and the actor Harry Piel his great-uncle. Morgenstern enthusiastic early for singing and acting, but joined his parents for the sake of a course of training as an educator. The alcoholism of the father overshadowed at times his youth.
For the love of a man pulled Morgenstern than 20 years to Cologne. He soon founded the band " Gina X Performance," which were produced by Zeus B. Held, the keyboardist of the band Birth Control, and Martin Homberg. With the band, he released three LPs ( " Nice Mover " in 1978, "X- Traordinare " 1980 and " Voyeur " 1982), which was also connected with chart positions in Austria and Canada. During this time he had also been a series of experimental films by Hinrich Sick Berger and presents itself at art fairs in Cologne and Basel as a performance artist; for example together with Maf Räderscheidt - which is also the cover of the last LP designed - Sick and Berger 1979 comes with art not of bread, and in 1986 committed the installation Color - 41 years Pink Triangle. At the time of his music career he took cocaine, but ended the consumption in the early 1990s.
In the 1980s, Morgenstern took first minor roles in the WDR television and theater. In the Cologne theater in the film canister, he played for example in " Geierwally " ( 1984-86 ) and " Sissi - bags Years of an Empress " ( 1989-90) under the direction of Walter Bockmayer. In addition to his work for the theater and several tours Germany, he took his first movie role in " In heaven, all hell breaks loose " (1983). It was followed by the films " The Geierwally ", " A Gigolo " (ARD, 1996), " Gisbert " (ARD, 1998, directed by Hape Kerkeling ) and "I love you baby " (1998).
His career in television began in 1992 at RTL, where he hosted the " film canisters Show" together with Hella mad and Dada Stievermann. Shortly afterwards, the first own TV shows " XOV VOX " (1993), " Poppy " (1994) in the WDR and finally the show " Kaffee Klatsch " (1995-2002 ) in the ZDF, the to " Blonde on Friday," developed from 2001 to 2007 been. He also played 1998 in ZDF sitcom " Beautiful views " the main role, and from 2005 to 2007 (3 seasons ) in the summer months, weekly in the ZDF television garden as gossip expert guest, as well as irregular in the season 2010, 2011 and 2012. In summer 2008, Morgenstern sold as "dog outfitters with style " dog pet baskets, dog leashes and the like when selling channels QVC. He was also at the ZDF Spring Show 2010 and 2012 a week as a guest.
The theater is Ralph Morgenstern has always remained faithful despite his numerous works for film and television. From 1992 to 1999 he scored a regular cast member at the Cologne Schauspielhaus. There he played in various productions, including in "filling station of the Damned " (1994), "Mephisto " (1997), "Faust " (1996) and " The Bandit " ( Cologne Opera, 1999). Morgenstern was hired by the musical comedy of the Leipzig Opera for the musical " Kiss me Kate" by Cole Porter, from September 2006 to 2008. From 2008 to 2009, he played the " Edna Turnblad " in the German premiere of the musical " Hairspray " at Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland.
In 1997, he moderated program " coffee party " for the Rose d'Or was nominated, in 2004 the program " Blonde on Friday," and in November 2006 he was awarded, together with Christoph Maria Herbst, the award " tip pen " in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
In 1983, Morgenstern daughter Jadwiga was born. Since 1995 he lives with his partner Oliver, with whom he could be trusted symbol in a chapel on Key West ( USA) 1998.
As of January 2011, it operated Morgenstern a café in the center of Cologne. He gave this on January 20, 2013 in order to devote himself again to more work in the theater.
Theater ( selection)
• 2013: Topping, The ideal man ( Renaissance Theater, Berlin ), The Gipsy Princess ( Seefestspiele Berlin id Waldbuhne )