Heinrich Schafmeister

Heinrich Schafmeister is a German actor and presenter He is the second of three children born to the former President of the State Social Court of SchleswigHolstein He attended primary school from 1963 to 1967 followed by the AlbertEinsteinRealschule in Essen until 1973 Subsequently he completed his Abitur universityentrance diploma at the StPiusGymnasium in Coesfeld and went on to study German Studies and Music He dropped out of his university studies in 1980 to transfer to the Folkwang University of the Arts There he was classmates with Armin Rohde and Hansa Czypionka After graduating he performed in theater productions in Aachen for six years He made his cinematic debut in 1984 in the film Treffer directed by Dominik Graf Schafmeister also frequently appears in television seriesfor instance as Didi Denkelmann in Die Camper as Manfred Höch in Wilsberg or as Karl Wolkenfuß in Wie erziehe ich meine Eltern Schafmeister gained wider public recognition through the film Comedian Harmonists in which he portrayed the singer Erich A Collin Schafmeister serves voluntarily as the Treasurer of the Bundesverband Schauspiel BFFSthe professional union for actors As a board member he is also responsible for social and collective bargaining policy In this capacity he played a key role in late 2013 in concluding the first collective bargaining agreement for actors in the German film and television industryan agreement that among other provisions established a minimum starting wage for newcomers to the profession He lives in Cologne and is married to Jutta Schafmeister an actors agent Together with Leonard Lansink Schafmeister performs in theater productions During the 2014 European elections he publicly supported the SPD and its lead candidate Martin Schulz From July 23 to December 2018 he cohosted the program Live nach Neun alongside Alina Stiegler