Kurt Felix
Kurt Felix TV Presenter - Born March 27, 1941 in Wil, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Died May 16, 2012 in St. Gallen, Switzerland (cancer)
Mini Bio Kurt Felix was born on March 27, 1941 in Wil, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for Mit Dampf und Volksmusik - Im Amor-Expreß rund um den Bodensee (1970). He was married to Paola Del Medico and Sonja Köstli. He died on May 16, 2012 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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editPaola Del Medico (1980 - 16 May 2012) his death
Sonja Köstli (1966 - 1975) divorced M1. Daniel (1966)
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editDeveloped and hosted many successful shows in Swiss and German television.
Worked as a teacher from 1960 to 1965.
Voted "most popular TV couple" together with his wife Paola Del Medico by German viewers (1988).
Has one son, Daniel (born in 1966).
Born to Fritz Felix, a music teacher, and his wife Hildegard, divorcing in 1955.
Holds Swiss and Italian citizenship.
Was diagnosed with cancer, but fully recovered (2003).
Kurt Felix (27 March 1941 – 16 May 2012) was a Swiss television presenter and entertainer.
Biography In the 1970's, Felix developed and hosted Teleboy, the most watched TV-program in the history of the Swiss television (DRS). The show is considered to be a predecessor of Surprise, Surprise. Felix and his wife, singer Paola Del Medico, hosted Verstehen Sie Spaß?, a Candid Camera-style show, for the German TV station ARD between 1981 and 1990. Each episode attracted around 30 million viewers in Central Europe. He developed several TV-formats popular in Germany and Switzerland such as Stoeck, Wyss, Stich in 1968 (one of the first interactive programs of the world) or That's TV (Chaplin-award, Rose d'Or award)
Felix died in St. Gallen due to thymoma on 16 May 2012.
Resides in St. Gallen, Switzerland and Italy.
You can find people similar to Kurt Felix by visiting our lists ARD (broadcaster) people and 2012 deaths.
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| Date of birth | 27 March 1941
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| Place of birth | Wil, Switzerland
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| Date of death | 16 May 2012
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| Age | 71 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Saint-Gall, Switzerland
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Kurt Felix is known for his role in the TV series Menschen der Woche (2000) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self.
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