Josef Hader

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Austrian comedian, actor, and writer

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::summary Austrian comedian, actor, and writer ::

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nameJosef Hader
imageÖsterreichischer Filmpreis 2025 - Josef Hader BHO-3719.jpg
captionHader in 2025
birth_date
birth_placeWaldhausen im Strudengau, Upper Austria, Austria
occupationComedian, actor, writer
years_active1982–present
children2
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| name = Josef Hader | image = Österreichischer Filmpreis 2025 - Josef Hader BHO-3719.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Hader in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Waldhausen im Strudengau, Upper Austria, Austria | occupation = Comedian, actor, writer | years_active = 1982–present |children = 2

Josef Hader (born 14 February 1962) is an Austrian stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker.

Life and career

Hader was born in Waldhausen im Strudengau, Upper Austria and grew up in Nöchling in Lower Austria where he attended the Stiftsgymnasium Melk. During this time he made his first comedy attempts at his school. 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 prestigious Salzburger Stier comedy award. After aborting his study and writing Biagn und Brechen (1988) and Bunter Abend (1990) he celebrated his breakthrough with the tragicomic play Indien, together with the comedian Alfred Dorfer, which was filmed by Paul Harather in 1993 with Josef Hader himself in the leading role.

With the film Indien and his following shows Im Keller (1993) and Privat (1994) he became one of the most successful and most respected comedians in the German-speaking world. His comedy programme Privat is the most successful comedy in Austrian history. His most recent show called "Hader muss weg" is more acting than comedy. Hader plays seven different roles using no props other than a simple Trenchcoat and acts only through gestures, voice and facial expression.

Since then, Hader has starred in commercially successful films such as Komm, süßer Tod (2000), Silentium (2004) and The Bone Man (2009), while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as Der Überfall (2000) or Ein halbes Leben (2008). Among others awards, he received the Best Actor Award at the Locarno International Film Festival, the Romy Award, the Adolf Grimme Award and the German Television Award.

He is a regular guest on various German Comedyshows, such as Neues aus der Anstalt on ZDF, Scheibenwischer on Das Erste, Quatsch Comedy Club on Pro Sieben or Ottfried Fischer's Ottis Schlachthof on Bayerischer Rundfunk which increased his popularity in Germany.

Hader is the father of two sons.

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 Dorfer)
  • 1993: Im Keller
  • 1994: Privat
  • 1997: Hader spielt Hader
  • 2004: Hader muss weg

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Sternberg – Shooting StarMeier
1992DuettMallinger's nephew at the bankTV movie
Cappuccino MelangeManfred SeidlTV movie
1993IndienHeinz Böselalso co-writer
1999Geboren in AbsurdistanLorry driver
2000Hold-UpWerner Kopper
Komm, süßer TodBrenneralso co-writer
White CherriesOtto Bucek
2002Blue MoonJohnny Pichler
WeihnachtenHerr WächterTV movie
2004SilentiumBrenneralso co-writer
**Nowak
2005Josef Hader im heiligen LandHimselfDocumentary
2006HeavenHermann KaltenbrunnerPart of the 8 x 45 television series
2007**Henrik
CleistoHimself
Attwenger AdventureHimselfDocumentary
2008RandgestaltenButcher
Ein halbes LebenUlrich LenzTV movie
ZibbHimselfTV series documentary
2009Screen TestHerr Kaiser (voice)Animated film
The Bone ManBrenneralso co-writer
**Ametsbichler
2010Widerstand im HaiderlandHimselfDocumentary
AufschneiderDr. Hermann FuhrmannTV series, also co-writer
Kabarett, KabarettHimselfDocumentary
Die verrückte Welt der Ute BockPoliceman
2011Wie man leben sollLeo
2012Diamantenfieber oder Kauf dir einen bunten LuftballonUncle Fritz
2014**Hausmeister
2015Life EternalBrenner
2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeStefan Zweig
2017Wild MouseGeorgAlso director
2020The Story of My WifePost-production
2024Andrea Gets a DivorceFranzAlso director
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Awards

References

References

  1. Petkovic, Vladan. (14 December 2023). "The Berlinale announces the first batch of Panorama and Forum titles".
  2. Agler, Andreas. (6 March 2017). "Dieter-Hildebrandt-Preis für Josef Hader".

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