Wigald Boning

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

Wigald Boning
Boning at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin in 2010
Born	(1967-01-20) 20 January 1967 Wildeshausen, West Germany
Nationality	German
Occupations	Comedian TV presenter Actor Author
Website	Personal website
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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.

Works

Boning in 2008

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

Awards

For 'Die Doofen'

Boning (left) with Olli Dittrich as Die Doofen in 1996

• 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!

External links

• Personal website
• Wigald Boning at IMDb
• Literature by and about Wigald Boning in the German National Library catalogue