Dieter Hildebrandt

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Dieter Hildebrandt was born on the 23rd of May 1927 in Bunzlau/Niederschlesien. He went to school until he became a member of the assistants for the German Air Force in World War II. After four months in the assistants Hildebrandt was ordered to the frontlines to support the German Wehrmacht. On the 8th of May 1945 he was taken captive by the US Army, but was released a few months later. In the following years Dieter Hildebrandt finished up school and moved to Windischeschenbach/Bavaria. He started studying theatre sciences in Munich in 1948. During that time he founded “Die Namenlosen” in Schwabing/Munich, a cabaret show, performed by students. After his study Hildebrandt worked together with Sammy Drechsel. Together they founded the “Munich Lach und Schießgesellschaft”. He finished working with Drechsel in 1972, to work for radio and TV stations. From 1973 until 1979 Dieter Hildebrandt was the presenter and author of “Notizen aus der Provinz” telecasted by the ZDF. Hildebrandt also worked together with Werner Schneyder, with whom he founded the so called “Autorenkabarett”. The SFB-Show “Scheibenwischer”, which he created in 1980, is still running. Dieter Hildebrandt was married to Irene Mendler from 1956 until she died. He has two daughters by her, Ursula and Jutta. After Irene’s death he married Renate Küster in 1992.