Klaas Heufer-Umlauf (born 22 September 1983 in Oldenburg) is a German television host, producer, actor and singer. He is best known as part of the duo Joko & Klaas, alongside Joko Winterscheidt.
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Biography
Heufer-Umlauf is a trained hairdresser. After he won a casting, he started his career as a TV host in VIVA Live!, Retro Charts, and Klaas' Wochenshow. He appeared in the sitcom Alle lieben Jimmy on RTL and the music video "And No Matches" by Scooter. From June 2009 to March 2011, Heufer-Umlauf co-hosted the late-night talk show MTV Home with Joko Winterscheidt on MTV Germany. From October 2011 to January 2013, they co-hosted NeoParadise on ZDFneo, which is considered a successor of MTV Home.
Since 2011, Joko and Klaas have hosted several shows on ProSieben, including the game shows 17 Meter, Die Rechnung geht auf uns, and Joko gegen Klaas - Das Duell um die Welt. In February 2013, they started the show Circus HalliGalli (2013–2017) on ProSieben, a successor of MTV Home and neoParadise. Later that year, Heufer-Umlauf starred in the film Grossstadtklein, along with Jacob Matschenz and Kostja Ullmann.
Heufer-Umlauf is the founder and singer of the band Gloria. In September 2013, the band's first album was released.
Since 2012, Heufer-Umlauf has been dating Austrian TV host Doris Golpashin. Their first child was born on 14 April 2013, and second child was born in 2018.
Works
Filmography
2006: Altwarp-Neuwarp (short film)
2006: Im Leben eine Eins
2007: Familienschaukel (short film)
2008: Die Folgen der Schwangerschaft einer Kampfrichterin (short film)
2008: Für immer ist das Edelweiß
2010: Come Back Home (short film)
2010: Riss (short film)
2011: Woman in Love
2013: Grossstadtklein
2013: Battle of the Year
2014: Dear Courtney
2014: Coming In
2014: Freiland
2015: Look Who's Back (Cameo)
2015: Meier Müller Schmidt
2017: Jürgen – Heute wird gelebt
2019: Die Goldfische
2018: Jennifer – Sehnsucht nach was Besseres
2019: Check Check
2023: The Swarm
2005: 17 (VIVA)
2005–2009: VIVA Live! (VIVA)
2006–2009: Klaas' Wochenshow (VIVA)
2008: Show der Woche mit Oliver Geissen (RTL)
Discography
2014: U-Bahn-Ficker (with Eko Fresh and Joko Winterscheidt)
2018: Smart Home H**rensohn (with 101 ASSIstentenbande)
2018: Klaas Fußballsong (Ich schau Fußball an) (with Gloria)
2019: Clans for Future (feat. Clan Allstars)
2019: Die Gang ist mein Team (with Capital Bra)
2019: We Love to Entertain You (with Joko Winterscheidt)
Additional singles with Gloria
Awards
1Live Krone
2014: Sonderpreis (with Joko Winterscheidt)
Deutscher Comedypreis
2013: Beste Comedyshow for Circus HalliGalli (with Joko Winterscheidt)
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
2012: Besondere Leistung Unterhaltung (with Joko Winterscheidt)
2014: Bester Show-Moderator (Publikumspreis, with Joko Winterscheidt)
2016: Beste Unterhaltung Primetime for Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt (with Joko Winterscheidt)
2017: Beste Unterhaltung Primetime for Die beste Show der Welt (with Joko Winterscheidt)
Echo (Musikpreis)
2014: Partner des Jahres for Circus HalliGalli (with Joko Winterscheidt)
Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ-Awards)
2012: Fernsehen
Grimme Online Award
2008: Initiator & Autor stoerungsmelder.org
Grimme-Preis
2014: Unterhaltung for Circus HalliGalli (with Joko Winterscheidt)
2018: Unterhaltung for #Gosling-Gate (with Circus HalliGalli)
2020: Unterhaltung for Joko & Klaas LIVE – 15 Minuten (Season 1, with Thomas Martiens, Thomas Schmitt and Joko Winterscheidt)