Ralf Husmann

Ralf Husmann (born 24 September 1964 in Dortmund) is a German TV producer, screenwriter and author. He is the creator of Stromberg, the German adaption of The Office.

Ralf Husmann
Husmann in 2015
Born (1964-09-24) 24 September 1964
Dortmund, West Germany
(now Germany)
OccupationTV producer, Screenplay writer and author
Years active1995 – present

Life and work

In the 1980s Ralf Husmann had a cabaret-Duo named Burghardt & Husmann with his partner Hubert Burghardt.[1] Since 1995 he is an employee of the German television production company Brainpool, where he is a headwriter and television producer. He is responsible for diverse comedy- and show-productions. Amongst other things Ralf Husmann wrote for Die Harald Schmidt Show, the comedy series Anke, the television series Berlin, Berlin and the television show Rent a Pocher. Furthermore he works as author for the comedy show RTL Samstag Nacht or the television magazine stern TV. He also created the television series Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich and had the main responsibility for it.[2][3]

Since 2004 Ralf Husmanns public profile rose rapidly because of his work as author for the author comedy series Stromberg.[4] He also appeared as associate Hans Schmelzer in a few episodes.[5] In 2007 he became assistant director of Brainpool.[6]

Furthermore Ralf Husman wrote two books. In June 2009 he released his novel Nicht mein Tag, which became a bestseller in Germany.[7] In September 2010 appeared his second novel Vorsicht vor Leuten, also in Germany.[8][9]

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations
  • Anke (2000)
    • 2001: German Comedy Awards – Nomination for Best Comedy Series
  • Rent a Pocher (2003)
    • 2004: German Television Awards – Nomination for Best Comedy Program
    • 2005: German Comedy Awards – Winner of the German Comedy Award for Best Comedy Program
  • Stromberg (2004–2010)
    • 2005: German Television Awards – Nomination for Best Sitcom
    • 2006: German Television Awards – Nomination for Best Sitcom
    • 2006: Adolf Grimme Awards – Winner of the Adolf Grimme Award for Fiction/Entertainment – Series/Miniseries
    • 2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the German Television Award for Best Sitcom
    • 2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the German Television Award for Best Screenplay
  • Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich (2007–2008)
    • 2007: Adolf Grimme Awards – Winner of the Adolf Grimme Award for Entertainment
    • 2007: German Television Awards – Winner of the German Television Award for Best Writing

References
  1. Article about Ralf Husman's novel Nicht mein Tag Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Cassier, Philip (9 September 2008). "Ralf Husmann: Der Pate hinter Harald Schmidt, Anke Engelke & Co". Retrieved 4 March 2022 – via www.welt.de.
  3. German Wikipedia-article about Ralf Husmann
  4. Portrait about Ralf Husmann in Polylux Archived 2008-05-27 at archive.today
  5. "Ralf Husmann". IMDb. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. Interview with Ralf Husmann in the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung
  7. "Ralf Husmann: Nicht mein Tag. Roman". www.perlentaucher.de. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. Novel Nicht mein Tag at Amazon.de
  9. Novel Vorsicht vor Leuten at Amazon.de
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