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Jauch in 2023
Born	Günther Johannes Jauch (1956-07-13) 13 July 1956 (age 68) Münster, West Germany
Occupation	Television presenter, television producer, journalist
Spouse(s)	Dorothea "Thea" Jauch
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Günther Johannes Jauch (born 13 July 1956) is a famous German TV presenter, producer, and journalist. He is best known for hosting Wer wird Millionär?, which is the German version of the popular game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He has been a familiar face on German television for many years.

Career

Günther Jauch is known for his special way of sharing information and entertaining people. Many find his style clever and funny. He has won several awards for his work on German television.

TV Shows and Style

Jauch owns a production company called "i&u TV". This name stands for Information und Unterhaltung, which means "information and entertainment". He is also known for giving large amounts of money to charity. This money often comes from his appearances in advertisements and other promotional work.

In the 1980s, Jauch worked for radio shows. From 1990 to 2010, he produced and hosted stern TV [de]. This was a popular news magazine show on the private German TV channel RTL. In 2011, after hosting stern TV [de] for 21 years, Jauch started hosting a weekly political talk show. This show was on the public German TV channel Das Erste.

In 2005, a magazine called Stern named Jauch the most famous German person in the world. He also used to host parts of the Four Hills Tournament, a ski jumping event. In 2006, he decided to host only the first part of the tournament so he could celebrate New Year's Eve with his family.

Jauch also appears in other German TV shows. For example, he was part of Die 2 – Gottschalk und Jauch gegen alle with Thomas Gottschalk. In 2015, he said he would slowly reduce his TV appearances. He planned to focus more on shows like Wer wird Millionär? on RTL.

Other Work

Günther Jauch has used his own money to buy and restore old buildings. These buildings are in and around Potsdam, where he lives. This helps to preserve history and beauty in his town.

Personal Life

After being together for 18 years, Günther Jauch married Thea in 2006. Their wedding took place at the Orangerie in Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam. He is part of the Hamburg Jauch family.

Jauch and Thea have two biological daughters, Svenja (born in 1989) and Kristin (born in 1993). They also adopted two orphaned daughters, Katja and Masha, in 1997 and 2000.

Philanthropy

Jauch in 2008

Günther Jauch prefers to live a private life. He has said that he spends a lot of his income on good causes. This includes all the money he earns from advertising jobs.

In 2002, he gave a lot of money to help rebuild the Fortunaportal (Gate of the Fortuna). This gate is at the Potsdam Stadtschloss city palace. Jauch has also supported other projects in Potsdam. These include the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg, where he got married. He also helped with the Potsdam city canal and the restoration of the Neptune Grotto in the Sanssouci Park.

He also helped build the Marienschule Potsdam. This is a Roman-Catholic school for primary and secondary education. The prime minister of Brandenburg praised him for being a great citizen.

Jauch's family has a long history of charity. His grandmother's ancestor, Anna Weißebach, founded the Caritas Konferenzen in Germany. His family also set up soup kitchens and poorhouses in Hamburg in the past. Following this tradition, Jauch helped start a branch of "Die Arche" in Drewitz (Potsdam) in 2009. This organization provides free meals for children in need. He also helps cover their ongoing costs.

Vineyard Owner

Günther Jauch also continues a family tradition of making wine. This tradition goes back 200 years. In 2010, he bought a relative's vineyard called Othegraven in Kanzem. This vineyard had been in his family since 1805. His ancestor, Emmerich Grach, bought the property then.

Jauch bought the vineyard to make sure it stayed in the family. One of the previous owners was his famous great-great-uncle, Franz Weißebach. The vineyard is known for its high quality and beautiful location. In 2011, Jauch bought another vineyard called Wawerner Herrenberg. This vineyard also belonged to his ancestor Emmerich Grach. Since 2018, Jauch has also helped produce wines that a supermarket chain sells under his name.

Shows hosted

• 1985–1987: Live aus dem Alabama
• 1988–1997: Das aktuelle sportstudio (Up-to-date Sport news)
• since 1989: Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen (People, Pictures, Emotions)
• 1990–2010: Stern TV
• since 1999: Wer wird Millionär? (German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
• 2000–2006: RTL-Skispringen (ski jumping)
• 2001–2004: Der Große IQ-Test (The Big IQ Test)
• 2001–2009: 5-Millionen SKL Show
• 2002–2004: Grips-Show (Brain Show)
• since 2009: 5 gegen Jauch (5 against Jauch)
• 2011–2015: Günther Jauch (Sunday evening political talkshow on Das Erste)
• 2013–2017: Die 2 – Gottschalk & Jauch gegen alle (with Thomas Gottschalk and Barbara Schöneberger)
• 2016–2017: 500 – Die Quiz-Arena
• since 2018: Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert – Die Jauch-Gottschalk-Schöneberger-Show (with Thomas Gottschalk and Barbara Schöneberger)
• since 2019: Bin ich schlauer als Günther Jauch? (Am I smarter than Günther Jauch?)

Awards

• 1988
  • Goldene Kamera
• 1989
  • Bayerischer Fernsehpreis
• 1990
  • Bambi
• 1998
  • Bayerischer Fernsehpreis together with Marcel Reif
• 2001
  • Goldene Kamera
  • Bayerischer Fernsehpreis:
  • Bambi for Wer wird Millionär?
• 2002
  • Adolf-Grimme-Preis
• 2003
  • Unsere Besten, Rank 29
  • Osgar
  • Bambi:
• 2006
  • Deutscher Fernsehpreis
• 2010
  • Deutscher Fernsehpreis
• 2011
  • Goldene Kamera
  • red dot design award
• 2012
  • Goldene Kamera

Products advertised

• Krombacher (beer)
• KarstadtQuelle (a department store / mail-order company)
• Süddeutsche Klassenlotterie [de] (a lottery)
• DHL (a postal service owned by Germany's Deutsche Post alongside Thomas Gottschalk)
• World Wide Fund for Nature (a nature preserve organization)

See also

In Spanish: Günther Jauch para niños

• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards