1. In 1992, Hape Kerkeling turned down an offer by the big public broadcasting company ZDF to work on the popular prime-time show Wetten, dass.
10 Facts About Hape Kerkeling
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Hape Kerkeling presented the yearly fundraising gala for the German AIDS fund Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe.
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In January 2004, Hape Kerkeling made another film titled Samba in Mettmann, which is set in Mettmann in North Rhine Westphalia.
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In 2001, Hape Kerkeling went on a pilgrimage, following the Way of St James for 650 kilometres to Santiago de Compostela.
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In 2013, Hape Kerkeling spoke and sang the German version of Olaf, a snowman from the new Disney movie Frozen.
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Hape Kerkeling lived with his life partner and co-author Angelo Colagrossi in Berlin.
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In March 2011, Hape Kerkeling announced that he and Colagrossi were getting a divorce.
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Hape Kerkeling's motto is to "get up close and ask tough questions".
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In 2009 Hape Kerkeling announced a mockumentary about Horst Schlammer running for German Chancellor.
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Hape Kerkeling has been happily married to her husband, Wolfgang since 1983.