Herman José

Herman José was born on Mar 19, 1954 in Portugal. Herman José's big-screen debut came with Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun directed by Jesús Franco in 1977, strarring Manuel Gonçalves, the Prince (as Hermann Krippahl). Herman José is known for Lá em Casa Tudo Bem directed by Nuno Teixeira, Raul Solnado stars as Horácio and Armando Cortez as Lopes. Herman José has got 9 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award Herman José achieved is CinEuphoria Awards. The upcoming new movie Herman José plays is Dying to Go Home which will be released on Oct 18, 1996.

Herman José is considered the biggest comedian/entertainer in the Portuguese scene of all times. His career had an humble star in the 70s, when he performed as singer and co-hosted a few varieties shows (Zip-Zip). His first big success as a comedian was with "O Tal Canal" where he performed several characters from a fictitious TV channel. "Hermanias" was the next success show (in the same genre) but was interrupted by government demand after he made a joke on Our Lady of Fátima (one of the most important religious icons in Portugal). However, his career never stopped: A "Roda da Sorte" (Portuguese version of Wheel of Fortune), "Com a Verdade m'Enganas" and "Parabéns" were shows that, originally, were not intended to be funny but, with Herman hosting them, soon became humor references. He returned with humor-conceived shows in the 90s. "Herman Enciclopédia" and "Herman 98" revealed that Herman's humor was still on (although the scripts were mainly written by Produções Fictícias - a Herman-owned TV company).In 2000 Herman moved from RTP (were he performed all his life, that far) to SIC (a private channel). Hosting "HermanSic" (more of a talk-show than a humor-show) he changed his style a little. Many think that for worse. Using a more-obvious humor, many times with physical or sexual references he managed, tough, to keep is regular audience.For his truly remarkable career, Herman Jose is considered the biggest entertainer and a cultural reference in Portugal. Because of him, an entire generation uses quotes from several of his characters.