# Heinz Strunk

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**Heinz Strunk**, legal name **Mathias Halfpape** (born 17 May 1962) is a German [novelist](/source/Novelist), [humorist](/source/Humorist) [musician](/source/Musician), [actor](/source/Actor) and member of Hamburg-based comedy trio [Studio Braun](/source/Studio_Braun). Strunk’s comedy ranges from goofy prank calls to biting political and cultural satire, often involving music. Strunk plays [woodwind](/source/Woodwind_instrument) and [keyboard](/source/Keyboard_instrument) instruments.

## Career

Strunk was born in [Bevensen](/source/Bevensen) and grew up in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg). Performing in the pop duo Dis Noir under his real name Mathias Halfpape, he released the album *Paradise is Far Away* in 1989, produced by [Dirk Steffens](/source/Dirk_Steffens). He has released three audio albums with Studio Braun containing prank phone calls. An example of such calls include Strunk calling a [coal merchant](/source/Coal_merchant) to order coke, where he means cocaine but the coal merchant understands [coke](/source/Coke_(fuel)) fuel. In another call, Strunk phones a resident of rural Saxony, an area known for a strong regional accent, to offer him free elocution lessons to “correct” his [Saxon accent](/source/Upper_Saxon_German). Strunk claims to represent a fictional charity for Hamburg residents to “help” Saxony.

In 2003 Studio Braun released the song *Komputerfreak*, which takes a serious look at the washed-up lives and addictive/compulsive personalities of those who spend large amounts of time using computers.

In 2004 Strunk’s comic novel *Fleisch ist mein Gemüse* (*Meat is my vegetable*) was published, based on his own youth as a musician in various small-time bands in the 1980s. A movie based on the book was released in 2008, directed by Christian Görlitz and filmed in and around Hamburg. In 2010 the novel was adapted into a stage play.

The writer and actor has an [alter ego](/source/Alter_ego) called Jürgen Dose. His works often deal with social outcasts and the bleakness of everyday life.

Strunk is a member of the German satirical political party [Die PARTEI](/source/Die_PARTEI) (“The PARTY”).

In 2016 Strunk’s highly praised novel *Der goldene Handschuh* (*The Golden Glove*) was published. The bestseller tells the story of the German serial killer [Fritz Honka](/source/Fritz_Honka). Strunk won the [Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize](/source/Wilhelm_Raabe_Literature_Prize) and was nominated for the [Leipzig Book Fair Prize](/source/Leipzig_Book_Fair_Prize).[citation needed] German director [Fatih Akin](/source/Fatih_Akin) acquired the film rights to make a movie based on *Der goldene Handschuh*. The [eponymous film](/source/The_Golden_Glove) was released in 2019 and received mixed critical reviews.[1]

In 2024 Strunk published *Zauberberg 2* (“Magic Mountain 2”) to mark the 100th anniversary of [Thomas Mann](/source/Thomas_Mann)’s *[The Magic Mountain](/source/The_Magic_Mountain)*. The novel is a free adaptation of the original and set in the present day.[2]

## Works

**Books**

- 2004: *Fleisch ist mein Gemüse*
- 2008: *Die Zunge Europas*
- 2009: *Fleckenteufel*
- 2011: *Heinz Strunk in Afrika*
- 2013: *Junge rettet Freund aus Teich*
- 2014: *Das Strunk-Prinzip*
- 2016: *Der goldene Handschuh*
- 2017: *Jürgen*
- 2018: *Das Teemännchen*
- 2019: *Nach Notat zu Bett: Heinz Strunks Intimschatulle*
- 2021: *Es ist immer so schön mit dir*
- 2022: *Ein Sommer in Niendorf*
- 2023: *Der gelbe Elefant*
- 2023: *Die Käsis* (storybook)
- 2024: *Zauberberg 2*

**Filmography**

- 1999: *Derby – Fußball ist kein Wunschkonzert* (short film)
- 2007: *Immer nie am Meer*
- 2007: *Zeit* (short film)
- 2008: *Krauts, Doubts & Rock ’n’ Roll* (*Fleisch ist mein Gemüse*)
- 2011: *Trittschall im Kriechkeller – Die neue Schwester* (short film)
- 2012: *[Fraktus](/source/Fraktus)*
- 2013: *[Banklady](/source/Banklady)*
- 2014: *[Mord mit Aussicht](/source/Mord_mit_Aussicht)* (TV, 1 episode)
- 2015: *Drei Eier im Glas*
- 2017: *Jürgen – Heute wird gelebt* (TV film)
- 2019: *[Der goldene Handschuh](/source/The_Golden_Glove)* (cameo)
- 2023: *Last Exit Schinkenstraße*
- 2023: *Die Discounter* (1 episode)

**TV shows**

- 2003–2004: *Fleischmann TV* (host)
- 2013–2021: *[extra 3](/source/Extra_3)* (commentator)
- 2016: *Herr Strunk, Herr Schulz und das Jahr 2016* (host)

**Solo albums**

- 1993: *Spaß mit Heinz*
- 1994: *Der Mettwurstpapst*
- 1999: *Der Schlagoberst kommt*
- 2003: *Einz*
- 2005: *Trittschall im Kriechkeller*
- 2006: *Mit Hass gekocht*
- 2007: *Der Schorfopa*
- 2015: *Sie nannten ihn Dreirad*
- 2017: *Die gläserne Milf*
- 2019: *Aufstand der dünnen Hipsterärmchen*

**Albums with Studio Braun**

- 1999: *Gespräche 1*
- 2000: *Gespräche 2*
- 2001: *Jeans Gags*
- 2002: *Fear of a Gag Planet*
- 2004: *Ein Kessel Braunes*
- 2012: *Braunes Gold*

**Albums with Fraktus**

- 2012: *Millenium Edition*
- 2015: *Welcome to the Internet*

**Stage plays**

- 2005: *Phoenix – Wem gehört das Licht*
- 2010: *Fleisch ist mein Gemüse: Eine Landjugend mit Musik*
- 2017: *Der goldene Handschuh*

## References

1. Tallerico, Brian. ["The Golden Glove movie review (2019) | Roger Ebert"](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-golden-glove-movie-review-2019). *[rogerebert.com](/source/Rogerebert.com)*. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

1. Bergmann, Juliane. ["Heinz Strunk und seine Hommage an einen Klassiker"](https://www.ndr.de/kultur/buch/Heinz-Strunk-und-seine-Hommage-an-einen-Klassiker,heinzstrunk212.html) [Heinz Strunk and his homage to a classic] (in German). *[Norddeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk)*. Retrieved 2024-12-02.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.heinzstrunk.de)

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