Günther Jauch
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Günther Johannes Jauch (IPA: [ˈgʏntɐ joˈhanəs jau̯x]) (born July 13, 1956) is one of Germany's most famous television hosts. He is a member of the Hamburg Jauch family, but currently lives in Potsdam, Brandenburg with his wife Thea (Dorothea) Jauch and his 4 children (2 natural, 2 adopted).
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[edit] Biography
Jauch was born in Münster. After 18 years of common-law marriage, he married Thea in 2006 without permitting the press to photograph the wedding. A photo that circulated in the tabloid media (which had not much detail) was published by BILD. The newspaper was fined € 200,000 for the abuse of personal rights. He married in the Orangerie at Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam.
Jauch is known for a unique style of informing and entertaining people that is generally considered witty and funny; he won several awards for his appearances in German television. Jauch also owns the production company "i&u TV", which stands for Infomation und Unterhaltung ("information and entertainment"). He is known for the large donations he makes, that he receives from his appearances in advertisements and other promotional work.
Jauch has used his personal wealth to purchase and restore several historic buildings in and around Potsdam (his current town of residence).
Jauch has managed and presented the programme Stern TV, a magazine programme, on RTL since 1990. The programme caused sensation due to the transmission of falsified articles by the journalist Michael Born.[1]
In late 2006, Jauch announced that he would only host the first broadcast of the Four Hills Tournament (from Oberstdorf)) and celebrate New Year's Eve with his family. Jauch had hosted all events of the Four Hills Tournament since the year 2000. The 2007 season tournaments from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen will be hosted by Marco Schreyl instead.[2]
[edit] Shows hosted
- Wer wird Millionär? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
- 5-Millionen SKL Show
- RTL-Skispringen (ski jumping)
- UEFA Champions League (European football)
- Stern TV
- Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen (People, Pictures, Emotions)
- Grips-Show
- Der Große IQ-Test (The Big IQ Test)
- Die 1 Million SKL Show
- Das aktuelle Sport-Studio
[edit] Products advertised
- Krombacher (beer)
- KarstadtQuelle (a department store / mail-order company)
- Süddeutsche Klassenlotterie (a lottery)
- DHL (a postal service owned by Germany's Deutsche Post alongside Thomas Gottschalk)
- World Wide Fund for Nature (a nature preserve organization)
Jauch is known for donating a significant part of his income to charitable causes.
[edit] References in popular culture
Jauch is mentioned in the song Rot by Markus Henrik, in his role as the host of the show Wer wird Millionär? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?).
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas Pritzl: Der Fake-Faktor. Spurensuche im größten Betrugsfall des deutschen Fernsehens. kopäd, 2006, ISBN 3-938028-69-6
- ^ Julia Jüttner (2006-12-27). Der Familie zuliebe: Jauch tritt kürzer. SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
