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Helge Schneider

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Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, composer, author, film and theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his novelty song Katzeklo (Kitty Litter Box): “Katzeklo, Katzeklo, ja das macht die Katze froh” (“Kitty litter tray, kitty litter tray, that’s what makes the kitty gay [happy]”), which spent 17 weeks on the German music charts in 1994, peaking at number 13. Despite his success with comedy music, Schneider is also a recognised jazz musician. He learned to play the piano as a child and taught himself numerous instruments in his youth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Helge Schneider is the 6,866th most popular actor (down from 5,669th in 2024), the 5,482nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,026th in 2019) and the 225th most popular German Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Helge Schneider ranks 6,866 out of 13,578. Before him are Mark Lenard, Byron Mann, Shatrughan Sinha, Elisabetta Canalis, Reg E. Cathey, and Justin Chatwin. After him are Lois Wilson, Ha Jung-woo, Noble Johnson, Eric Fleming, Proof, and Ann Dvorak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Helge Schneider ranks 474. Before him are Connie Sellecca, Rupert Keegan, Muricy Ramalho, Sam Bottoms, Karl Del'Haye, and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke. After him are Kirron Kher, John Nunn, Doris Dörrie, Julio Llamazares, Sandy Allen, and Alfredo Castro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helge Schneider ranks 5,485 out of 7,253. Before him are Don Zagier (1951), Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (1951), Frank Schätzing (1957), Lutz Dombrowski (1959), Karl Neumer (1887), and Paul Koebe (1882). After him are Olaf Marschall (1966), Frank Ullrich (1958), Günter Hermann (1960), Petra Schersing (1965), Robert Schwentke (1968), and Antje Traue (1981).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Helge Schneider ranks 225. Before him are Bernhard Minetti (1905), Justus von Dohnányi (1960), Ursula Karven (1964), Vera Zorina (1917), Heiner Lauterbach (1953), and Anaid Iplicjian (1935). After him are Antje Traue (1981), Sig Ruman (1884), Max Riemelt (1984), Mady Rahl (1915), Willy Birgel (1891), and Joachim Król (1957).

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