Hugo Egon Balder

Hugo Egon Balder (born March 22, 1950 in Berlin) is a Jewish German actor and comedian.

Balder was a founding member of the Krautrock band Birth Control in 1968. He received acting training at a private acting school in Berlin from 1973 to 1976. Following that, he temporarily joined the ensemble of the Berliner Schillertheater. In 1985 he switched to the ensemble of the Düsseldorf cabaret Kom(m)ödchen, where he collaborated with Lore Lorentz and Harald Schmidt.

Secondarily, he performed as a pop singer and had a notable success with his single "Erna kommt" (1985).

His first roles as a show host were in various radio shows at Radio Luxembourg, until in 1984 he began to appear regularly on TV (RTL). His popularity is principally based on the shows "Alles nichts oder?!" and the soft-porn tits-out show "Tutti frutti" which he hosted from 1988 until 1992 at RTL. As a producer he was involved in the making of "April, April" (hosted by Frank Elstner) and "RTL Samstag Nacht".

Currently Balder works as the producer and show host of "Genial daneben" on Sat.1.

With regards to his private life, Balder is married (for the fourth time) and has two children.