Max Reinhardt: _"An actor is someone who has managed to tuck childhood into his pocket and keep it there until the end of his days."_Anyone who takes part in this wonderful summer bit of fun from ProSieben proves they have remained a child.It was fun, yes, but only for the truly tough: the costumes are heavy and warm, and it was sweltering anyway.Bülent Ceylan as the Angel, Max Mutzke as the Astronaut and all the other little show monsters who took part in this lovely nonsense were under curfew, driven from their hotels to the studio in head-to-toe black coverings, and even the rehearsals took place masked. The choreographer didn't know who he had in front of him. Security measures to keep the guessing fever alive.Here we show you a few lovely moments from the life of Heinz Hoenig as the Cockatoo: https://video.filmmakers.de/reel.php?vid=157442With "The Masked Singer", ProSieben launched a completely new show on 27 June 2019, with all viewers able to play along live: ten celebrities take to the stage and sing. But which star is hiding under the mask?The show comes from Korea and has already become a ratings sensation in many countries, and so it did here too: it launched with a 29% market share, and by the sixth episode on 1 August it was already 39%.ProSieben was, in fact, the first broadcaster worldwide to air "The Masked Singer" live. Presenter Matthias Opdenhövel hosted the new, madcap show from Cologne on six Thursdays, each at 8.15 pm.
The Masked Singer
