He called himself once a “Unterhaltungsfuzzi”. In truth, the television producer Wolfgang Rademann the Germans was for decades the favorite storyteller. Whether “Black Forest Clinic” or “dreamboat” Rademann afforded the narratives in which millions of people escape from everyday life and at the same time were able to identify with it. This Monday Wolfgang Rademann died at the age of 81 years.
On the one hand often and gladly emphasized the native Berliner, the superficiality, the surface nature of his stories. The ideal world is, but in the end made at the beginning of a new series episode, which then briefly falters again. “Broadcast, and then it must be me forget, that was always my motto,” Rademann said in 2008 in an interview with “Time”. At the same time he was the continuum in a rapidly changing television landscape. In the same interview he said: “I’m in my industry surrounded by spinners of Nixkönnern and bluffers who still have great success.” He saw himself as a normal human being under hysterics. Probably he remained faithful about the ZDF, which reached thanks Rademann’scher television goods up to 27 million viewers per broadcast.
Looking for the Total Freedom
Rademann hated the boredom, his resume is the best proof. Born on 24 November 1934 in Neuenhagen bei Berlin, grew up in very modest circumstances. The father dies early. Elementary school, training as a typesetter. Then a local reporter in East Berlin. 1958 Rademann flees with his mother in the West, is a reporter for the tabloid “B.Z.”, later he wrote for the “star”. Almost ten years later, after Rademann has taken over the care of various TV stars like Pierre Brice, Caterina Valente and Peter Alexander as a spokesman, he finds the role of his own life. “Life is the greatest show” is Rademanns debut, he is responsible as a producer.
With Peter Alexander, his main Friend, as he called him decades later, he developed the successful “Peter Alexander Show”. Rademann made henceforth the Stars, he remained in the background, where he felt comfortable. It is the “total freedom”, Rademann said when asked for a life motto. Maybe he came about the idea for “dreamboat”, one of the most famous ZDF series ever. The films about small and medium sized fatalities at sea run since 1981, the year new episodes were reliably re-broadcast.
Ruth Maria Kubitschek was his partner
The “dream boat” was based on an American model, the series “The Love Boat”, but was unmistakably German in the design and selection of the characters. The boat company on the “MS Germany” a mix of rich and almost unexpectedly purged on board people from happy and sad, crooks and benefactors, lovers and heartthrobs. Always in the corridor of the feelings of the viewer who wants to see at the end win the good. Small Rebellions were allowed, but in the end usually in agreement with those against which the outbreak had addressed under the Convention. The stability was important for success, was Rademann
The filming new episodes of “Love Boat” have begun in mid-January in the Pacific island nation of Palau -. And first Wolfgang Rademann could not be there himself. Last year he had a bad fall at his home. Of these, the workaholic has never recovered. Last November, the actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek since 1976 Rademanns in his name took, life companion, a life’s work-Bambi contrary. With on stage was a dozen actors who were close to Rademann. It should Rademanns adoption of the general public to be.
His funeral he wanted “short and cheerful”
There will be more than 500 television productions that originated under Rademann. The consequences of “Grumpy Old Men” with Harald Juhnke and Grit Boettcher the Republic between 1977 and 1980. The laughed “Black Forest Clinic” dominated from 1985 to 1989 not only the tables of the highest ratings, but also the gossip columns. Actors like klausjürgen wussow alias “Dr. Brinkmann,” Gaby Dohm and Sascha Hehn, now captain of the “dream ship”, moving the colorful leaves.
Rademann was an avid reader of newspapers and magazines to products yanked from which perhaps could make good stories , It was then something more than pure escapism, the messenger many Rademann substances. Some of them written by life, and they would still have been so banal. “Dit life was jut to me”, said Wolfgang Rademann on his 80th birthday.
A few months ago he said to demand that he hoped soon to be fit again. This does not mean that the loss for no human drama Rademann had not thought about death. His funeral, he once told, wishes he “short and cheerful”. Should get bored, you go, no one.
The ZDF changed to honor of Wolfgang Rademann his program. On February 3, is from 20.15 clock a result of the series “The Love Boat” shown in the show “Markus Lanz” is Rademanns life appreciated from 23.15 clock. At 0:45 clock starts ZDF again “The Dreamboat-Gala” in the program, which aired on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Rademann.
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