Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

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. A trained hairdresser, he started his career as a TV host on VIVA Live!, Retro Charts and Klaas' Wochenshow after winning a casting.

From June 2009 to March 2011 Heufer-Umlauf co-hosted the late-night talk show MTV Home with Joko Winterscheidt on MTV Germany, followed by NeoParadise on ZDFneo from October 2011 to January 2013. Since 2011 Joko and Klaas have hosted several shows on ProSieben, including the game shows 17 Meter and Joko gegen Klaas - Das Duell um die Welt. In February 2013 they started the show Circus HalliGalli, which ran until 2017, and later programmes such as Die beste Show der Welt and Late Night Berlin.

Beyond television, Heufer-Umlauf is the founder and singer of the band Gloria, whose first album was released in September 2013. He also appeared in films including Grossstadtklein (2013). He has won numerous awards, including the Robert Geisendörfer Award and the Romy, as well as Grimme-Preis honours for Circus HalliGalli and a Rose d'Or for entertainment, several of them shared with Joko Winterscheidt.