Joachim Kaps

Jovial-faced Joachim Kaps was born in Görlitz, Saxony in 1952. He was a decathlete for seven years at the Children's Youth and Sports School in Dresden-Klotzsche. As a result he became strong, nimble and an excellent dancer. He studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. From 1976 to 1979 he worked in Südthüringisches Staatstheater in Meiningen, where he played 27 different roles over three seasons. In 1976 he married his wife Helga, whom he met at a concert in his home town of Görlitz. In 1979 he joined the pantomime ensemble at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. At the same time he was a guest player at the Volksbühne Berlin on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. In 1980 he had a daughter, Susanne, who grew up to be a voice actor like her father. Since his first screen appearance in 'Wenn einer was versprochen hat' he has had over two hundred television roles. In 1982, he appeared on the children's show 'Brummkreisel', where he played the host Achim (an abbreviation of his own