Joko Winterscheidt facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Joko Winterscheidt
Winterscheidt at the Grimme Awards 2018
Born	Joachim Winterscheidt (1979-01-13) 13 January 1979 (age 46) Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Occupation	Television host producer
Years active	2005–present
Children	1
Awards	See Awards

Joachim "Joko" Winterscheidt (born on January 13, 1979) is a famous German TV host, producer, and actor. He became very well-known as part of a duo called Joko & Klaas. His partner is Klaas Heufer-Umlauf. They hosted many popular TV shows together, like Circus HalliGalli.

Joko grew up in a place called Waldniel in Germany. He started working as a TV presenter for MTV Germany in 2005. Later, in 2010, he joined a TV production company called Endemol with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf. Joko and his family used to live in Berlin, but they moved to Munich in 2015.

Joko's TV Shows and Movies

Joko Winterscheidt has been in many different TV shows and movies. He is known for his funny and entertaining style.

TV Shows

Joko has hosted and appeared in a lot of television programs. Many of his most famous shows are with his friend and colleague, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf.

Shows with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

Winterscheidt (right) and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf in 2014

• MTV Home (2009–2011): This was one of their first big shows together on MTV.
• Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt (since 2012): In this show, Joko and Klaas travel the world. They compete in crazy challenges to win points for their home country.
• Circus HalliGalli (2013–2017): This was a very popular comedy and talk show. It featured celebrity guests, funny sketches, and music performances.
• Mein bester Feind (since 2014): Here, Joko and Klaas try to find someone who will do a difficult task for them.
• Die beste Show der Welt (2016): In this show, Joko and Klaas each create their own TV show ideas. The audience then votes for the best one.
• Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben (since 2019): Joko and Klaas compete against their own TV channel, ProSieben. If they win, they get 15 minutes of live airtime to do whatever they want.

Other TV Appearances

• Total Request Live: A music video countdown show.
• The Dome (2008–2010): A popular music event and TV show.
• Echo 2011: He co-hosted this big music awards show.
• Teamwork – Spiel mit deinem Star (since 2015): A game show where celebrities team up with regular people.
• Beginner gegen Gewinner (2017): A show where beginners compete against experienced winners.
• Das Ding des Jahres (since 2018): A show where inventors present their new products.
• Das Traumschiff – Antigua (2019): He had a guest role in this famous German cruise ship series.
• The World's Most Dangerous Show (2023): A documentary series on Amazon Prime.

Movies

Joko has also appeared in a few movies.

• Battle of the Year (2013)
• Der Nanny (2015)
• Look Who's Back (2015): He had a small appearance in this film.
• Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017): He was in this fun, over-the-top disaster movie.

Voice Acting

Joko has lent his voice to animated characters.

• Die Piraten! – Ein Haufen merkwürdiger Typen (2012): A stop-motion animated film.
• Despicable Me 3 (2017): He was the German voice for the character Balthazar Bratt.

Music

Joko has even released a song!

• "U-Bahn-Ficker" (2014): He released this single with Eko Fresh and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf.

Podcasts

Joko also hosts podcasts where he talks about different topics.

• Alle Wege führen nach Ruhm (2017-2021): A podcast with Paul Ripke.
• Sunset Club (since 2023): A newer podcast with Sophie Passmann.

Awards

Joko Winterscheidt has won many awards for his work in television and entertainment. These awards celebrate his talent as a host and producer.

• 1 Live Krone
  • 2014: Sonderpreis (Special Prize, with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• Brillenträger des Jahres (Glasses Wearer of the Year)
  • 2015

• Deutscher Comedypreis (German Comedy Award)
  • 2013: Beste Comedyshow for Circus HalliGalli (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award)
  • 2012: Exceptional Performance in Entertainment (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2014: Best Show Host (Audience award, with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2016: Best Entertainment Primetime for Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2017: Best Entertainment Primetime for Die beste Show der Welt (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2021: Best Infotainment for Joko & Klaas – Live: Pflege ist #NichtSelbstverständlich (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2021: Best Entertainment Show for Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
  • 2022: Best Entertainment Show for Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
  • 2023: Best Documentary Series for The World's Most Dangerous Show
  • 2024: Best Host/Individual Performance Entertainment for 24 Stunden mit Joko & Klaas (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• ECHO (Music Award)
  • 2014: Partner des Jahres for Circus HalliGalli (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• Goldene Henne
  • 2019: Entertainment for Alle Wege führen nach Ruhm (with Paul Ripke)

• Grimme-Preis
  • 2014: Unterhaltung (Entertainment) for Circus HalliGalli (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)
  • 2018: Unterhaltung for #Gosling-Gate (with Circus HalliGalli)
  • 2020: Unterhaltung for Joko & Klaas LIVE – 15 Minuten (with Thomas Martiens, Thomas Schmitt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• Radio Regenbogen Award
  • 2017: Medienmänner 2016 (Media Men 2016, with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)

• Rose d’Or
  • 2014: Entertainment for Circus HalliGalli (with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf)