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Klaus Hoffmann

Height 178 cm
Hair Dark blond
Eyes Blue/Grey
Languages English
Accents Berlinish
Training Education: Max-Reinhardt-Schule, Berlin
Voice Bariton
Dance Pantomime, Jazztanz
Sports fencing, skiing, horseback riding, karate, judo, boxing, acrobatics
Instruments guitar, piano
Solo Performances Musical One-Man Shows, Readings

Info

Born in Berlin in 1951, Klaus Hoffmann has lived there since. Around the year 1968 he began to write his first songs, which he performed in local clubs. Encouraged by colleagues and friends from the theater he started drama school in 1970 at the Max-Reinhardt-Schule in Berlin. In 1974 he made his debut at the Freie Volksbühne Berlin as Alan in EQUUS staged by Kurt Hübner, followed in 1975 by his appearance as Romeo in Kurt Hübner´s production of ROMEO AND JULIET, as Darkie in THE FOOL (Bond) in 1977/78 at the Thalia-Theater Hamburg, and as Ferdinand in INTRIGUE AND LOVE.
Klaus Hoffmann´s shot his first TV-movie in 1974. Other film and TV appearances followed. In 1976 he played Clemens in DIE FASTNACHTSBEICHTE directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz. He was granted the " Goldene Kamera" award in 1976 for the role of Edgar Wibeau in DIE NEUEN LEIDEN DES JUNGEN W/THE NEW SORROWS OF YOUNG W. He appeared in THE SERPENT´S EGG by Ingmar Bergmann and in THE LADY OF THE KAMELLIAS/LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS by Tom Toelle in 1977.

Klaus Hoffmann's first record was presented in 1975. More than thirty LP's und CD's followed. He toured all of Europe as a singer and entertainer. He presented a diversity of different TV-shows and concert evenings. One of these he was awarded with the " Goldene Europa" as "Stage-Event of the Year" : his overwhelming presentation of BREL - DIE LETZTE VORSTELLUNG at the Schillertheater Berlin.

Klaus Hoffman speaks English and French. He lives in Berlin.
 

Movies

1979 Henri Angst Ingo-Kratisch/Regina-Ziegler-Produktion Ingo Kratisch
Part: name part Berlin
1977 Das Schlangenei Rialto-Film/Laurentiis Ingmar Bergmann
Part: SA-guy Munich
1977 Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. Artus-Film/SWF Eberhard Itzenplitz
Part: Edgar Wibeau
1976 Die Fastnachtsbeichte (Zuckmayer) Ufa Eberhard Itzenplitz
Part: Clemens Berlin/Mainz

Tv

1994-2010 various tv-shows and concerts for tv SFB and RBB
1993 Sänger
1992 Ein Abend mit Klaus Hoffmann
1977/78 Ich mache meine Augen auf + Allein NDR (two tv-shows) Ernst O. Draeger
Hamburg
1977 Die Kameliendame SDR Tom Toelle
Part: Armand Stuttgart/Frankreich
1977 Portrait - Klaus Hoffmann SFB Klaus Salge
Berlin
1976 Des Doktors Dilemma Telefilm Saar Rolf von Sydow
Part: Louis Dubedat Saarbrücken
1976 Das Duo SWF Ernst O.Draeger
Part: Ben Bandol/Haarlem/Hamburg
1976 Die Soldaten Intertel Peter Beauvais
Part: Stolzius Munich
1976 Weilburger Kadettenmord Ufa Eberhard Itzenplitz
Part: Theis Berlin/Mainz
1975 Drei Frauen WDR Peter Beauvais
Part: Andi Cologne
1974 Das Piratenmesser Südwestfunk Robert A.Stemmle/Erwin Keusch
Part: Lutz Staniek Baden-Baden

Theatre

2003 Insellieder Schauspielhaus
Hamburg
2003 Insellieder Grand Théâtre
Luxemburg
2003 Insellieder Theater am Kurfürstendamm
Berlin
conception, script, act and vocals
1997 Brel - Die letzte Vorstellung Schiller-Theater
Berlin
conception, script, act and vocals
1978 Kabale und Liebe Thalia-Theater Gerd Heinz
Part: Ferdinand Hamburg
1977/78 Der Irre (Bond) Thalia-Theater Gerd Heinz
Part: Darkie Hamburg
1975 Romeo und Julia Freie Volksbühne Kurt Hübner
Part: name part Berlin
1974/75 Equus (Shaffer) Freie Volksbühne Kurt Hübner
Part: Alan Berlin