Klaas Heufer-Umlauf (born 22 September 1983 in Oldenburg) is a German television host, producer, actor and singer. He is best known as part of the duo Joko & Klaas, alongside Joko Winterscheidt.
Biography
Heufer-Umlauf is a trained hairdresser. After he won a casting, he started his career as a TV host in VIVA Live!, Retro Charts, and Klaas' Wochenshow. He appeared in the sitcom Alle lieben Jimmy on RTL and the music video "And No Matches" by Scooter. From June 2009 to March 2011, Heufer-Umlauf co-hosted the late-night talk show MTV Home with Joko Winterscheidt on MTV Germany.[1] From October 2011 to January 2013, they co-hosted NeoParadise on ZDFneo, which is considered a successor of MTV Home.
Since 2011, Joko and Klaas are hosting several shows on ProSieben, including the game shows 17 Meter, Die Rechnung geht auf uns, and Joko gegen Klaas - Das Duell um die Welt. In February 2013, they started the show Circus HalliGalli (2013–2017) on ProSieben, a successor of MTV Home and neoParadise. Later that year, Heufer-Umlauf starred in the film Grossstadtklein [de], along with Jacob Matschenz and Kostja Ullmann.
Heufer-Umlauf is the founder and singer of the band Gloria. In September 2013, the band's first album was released.
Since 2012, Heufer-Umlauf has been dating Austrian TV host Doris Golpashin. Their first child was born on 14 April 2013, and second child was born in 2018.[citation needed]
Works
Heufer-Umlauf (left) next to Joko Winterscheidt
Filmography
Films
2006: Altwarp-Neuwarp (short film)
2006: Im Leben eine Eins
2007: Familienschaukel (short film)
2008: Die Folgen der Schwangerschaft einer Kampfrichterin (short film)
