Actor

1967-01-20 · Wildeshausen · Male

40 series in the catalog

Wigald Boning (born 20 January 1967) is a German comedian, television presenter, actor, and author.

Boning has appeared in different TV and film productions in Germany. He became famous as an actor in the television comedy programme RTL Samstag Nacht.

Together with Olli Dittrich, Boning sang in the music group Die Doofen. He has also released several books.

Personal life

In 2017, Boning married German opera singer Teresa Tièschky.

Film

1989: Hard Days, Hard Nights

1990: Der geile Osten, eine Reise durch die letzten Tage der DDR

1996: Babes' Petrol

1998: (National Lampoon's) Men in White

TV

1991: Bonings Bonbons

1992–1993: Extra 3

1993: Canale Grande

1993–1998: RTL Samstag Nacht

1999: ProSieben MorningShow

2001–2002: TV-Quartett

2001–2004: WIB-Schaukel

2004–2008: Clever! – Die Show, die Wissen schafft

2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde: Rotkäppchen – Wege zum Glück

2006–2007: Extreme Activity

2007: FamilyShowdown

2009: Clever! Spezial

2012: XXS – Hilfe, wir werden geschrumpft!

since 2017: Genial Daneben

since 2018: Genial Daneben - Das Quiz

Books

1996: Fliegenklatschen in Aspik, ISBN 3-462-02511-2

1998: Unser Land soll schöner werden. Das Programm für Deutschland, ISBN 3-89082-835-3

2007: Bekenntnisse eines Nachtsportlers, ISBN 3-499-62192-4

2010: In Rio steht ein Hofbräuhaus: Reisen auf fast allen Kontinenten, ISBN 3-499-62580-6

For 'Die Doofen'

1995: Goldene Stimmgabel

1995: Bambi Award

1995: ECHO

1995: Goldene Europa

1995: Comet Award

Personal

2004: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for WIB-Schaukel: Wigald Boning trifft Jürgen Drews auf Mallorca

2005: Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Clever!

Personal website

Literature by and about Wigald Boning in the German National Library catalogue