Rudi Carrell

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Rudi Carrell
Entertainer

Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December 1934^[1] – 7 July 2006) was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.^[2]

He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show; the Rudi Carrell Show ran first in the Netherlands, and then for many years in Germany. As a singer he had a number of hits, including a Dutch version of "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam",^[3] and acted in several movies.

Eurovision Song Contest

Carrell represented the Netherlands at the

" ("What luck"). He finished 12th out of 13, scoring just two points.

Rudi Carrell Show

The Rudi Carrell Show and its successors were a huge success in Germany from the 1960s to the 1990s. The show included a similar concept to Star Search or Pop Idol and brought many well-known German pop stars and actors to prominence, such as Alexis and Mark Keller. It also featured comedy sketches.

His show was also popular in some non-German-speaking European countries, such as Slovenia.

During this time he also hosted other popular shows, including Am laufenden Band, Rudis Tagesshow, Herzblatt, Die verflixte 7, and 7 Tage, 7 Köpfe.

Controversial humor

In 1987, Carrell caused a diplomatic rift between Germany and Iran with a sketch in which

Death

In an interview in November 2005, Carrell confirmed to the magazine

Bremen

, Germany, aged 71.

Literature

• Carrell, Rudi (1979). Gib mir mein Fahrrad wieder [Give me my bike back] (in German). Wien/München/Zürich/Innsbruck: Molden Verlag.
  ISBN 978-3-21700-981-3
  .
• Schiweck, Ingo; von Osterhausen, Hans-Jürgen; Schult, Susanne (2005). "Lass dich überraschen": Niederländische Unterhaltungskünstler in Deutschland nach 1945 ["Let yourself be surprised": Dutch entertainers in Germany after 1945] (in German). Münster: Agenda.
  ISBN 978-3-89688-255-4
  .
• Schult, Susanne (2000). Rudi Carrell: das Image eines Stars in der Geschichte des deutschen Fernsehens [Rudi Carrell: the image of a star in the history of German television] (in German). Osnabrück: Der Andere Verlag.
  ISBN 978-3-93436-687-9
  .

References

1. ^ "Bevolkingsregister met Andries Kesselaar". Wie was wie (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
2. ^ "Rudi Carrell – Acteur". Movie Newz (in Dutch). 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
3. ^ Dobbe, Raymond (10 April 1965). "News from the Music Capitals of the World: Amsterdam". Billboard. p. 18.
4. ^ Kasza, Peter (17 May 2010). "Die Strumpfbandaffäre". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
5. ^ Rudi Carrell, The Guardian, 3 August 2006

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rudi Carrell.

• Rudi Carrell at
  IMDb
• a German online book of condolence for Rudi Carell
• Find-a-Grave entry

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Een beetje "	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960	Succeeded by Wat een dag "