RTL Studios Team

Lea Hüther

Volunteer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Marian Unger

Production Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Elliott Usifo

Editorial Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

There is no alternative to television ;-)

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Lege kommt auf den Geschmack

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

IBES season 5

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Meeting Günther Jauch, Dieter Bohlen and Peter Kloeppel in the canteen every day

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Develop and realise show and factual formats

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Fun, team spirit, motivation

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

RTL Wasserspiele

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Formentera

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Food

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Eating without gaining weight

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel und Kristin Chenoweth

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Ipanema

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Anke Engelke

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Alexander Seelinger

Creative Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

I would have opened a café in Mallorca

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Stranger Sins

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Lena wins the ESC

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Watching reality TV all day

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Watching reality TV all day

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, coffee (but not ours), my mobile phone

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

At home

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Impatience

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleportation

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Essen

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

S&M by Rihanna

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Angela Merkel

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Philipp Weichert

Production Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something else with media and numbers

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die Dekoprofis

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

08 September 1966 in the USA and 27 May 1972 in Germany; season 1, episode 1 "Star Trek: The Original Series"

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Constantly meeting TV stars and typing numbers into calculators while drinking coffee...

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Phone calls, phone calls, writing emails, phone calls, writing emails, phone calls and entering figures into Excel spreadsheets while drinking coffee.

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Excel, coffee, my dear colleagues of course!

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Well, at "Die Dekoprofis" of course

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Chess

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Too much coffee? Is that possible?

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Shrink like Ant-Man

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Clothing and armour

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee!

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Gene Roddenberry

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Sagittarius

Lilly Austmann

Casting Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Social Media Marketing

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on The Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Behind the scenes, there are much more legendary moments that the world unfortunately doesn't get to see...

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Support potential candidates at an in-house casting every day

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Candidates babysit and talk on the phone a lot

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, coffee, coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Wasserspiele

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

By the water

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleportation

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Wool for crocheting

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Death by a Thousand Cuts by Taylor Swift

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

San Pellegrino blood orange

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Taylor Swift

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aries

Thomas Goseberg

CEO

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

Susana Mantidou

Editorial Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Postproduction/Camera

Jens Manjura

Cutter

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something boring

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Das spanische Dorf

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Auf fremden Sofas - Frank Fussbroich tries to build a wardrobe

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Watching TV all day - statement from my 10-year-old daughter

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Laugh, cry, despair, rejoice and very rarely get bored

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Praise, criticism and coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Villain at Blaulichtreport

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Coffee machine

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Telekinesis

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Ivory back scratcher

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Taking me back by Jack White

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Roger Willemsen

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Leo

Silja Steinijans

Production Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Annika Huizing

Casting Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Animal keeper

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Are You The One?

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Unfortunately, there are too many...

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Lots of phone calls, watching videos, stalking people on Instagram...

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Search for interesting people and stories

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, coffee and headphones

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

RTL Wasserspiele

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Akureyri Island

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Dry humour

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Holidays

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Don't start now by Dua Lipa

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin-Tonic

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Will Ferrell

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Ralf Krischer-Lanzerath

Ressourcen Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Locksmith on an oil rig

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Top Dog

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

There are too many beautiful ones

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Ralfifee is work it out

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I take care of everything that comes up

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Communication with colleagues, creative freedom, money

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die Auswanderer

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

In the external warehouse

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

"Kinder" chocolate

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Already have enough

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Tools

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Sparkling wine

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Jennifer Aniston

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aquarius

Jana Flender

Editorial Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Music video director

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When Alexander Wurm became the first ninja athlete to climb Mount Midoriyama

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

I'll ask about that. :)

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Ninja Warrior Germany from A to Z :)

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Nice colleagues, a great atmosphere and exciting projects

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Top Dog Germany, if I had a dog

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

In front of the TV with a really good series

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Kinder chocolate

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleportation

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Concerts

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

You could be mine by Guns‘N‘Roses

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Red Bull

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Kevin Hart & The Rock (only as a duo)

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aries

Fritz Meiertöns

Volunteer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Teachers, bus drivers, snack bar owners

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Are You The One?

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When Heidi had to choose between Sarah Knappik and Gina Lisa in GNTM, and this resulted in a huge drama on Sarah's part because she got the last photo in this episode

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Many people think I'm a cameraman or do something with cables

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Art - we all make art!

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Cigarettes, funny sound bites, nice colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

I can only make it to the casting call

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Dutch North Sea coast

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Smoking

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Give it to me by Timbaland, Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Properly dry rosé

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Adele - super funny & hard drinking :)

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Leo

Phuong Nhi Le

Casting Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

As a child, I always wanted to be a paediatrician. As a teenager, a dubbing artist

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany and Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

There is no concrete moment for me

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Journalist or camerawoman

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Acquiring charismatic people

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, laptop charging cable and shared laughter with dear colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior Germany - just to see if I could manage an obstacle

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Where my loved ones are

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Pandas

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleport

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food and travelling

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Pepas by Farruko

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Fuze Hibiscus Peach

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Heath Ledger

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Pisces

Sabrina Engemann

Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Event manager

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Elena Miras at the Summer House of Stars "Where has the fairness gone?"

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Holidays

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Organising the best trash formats

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

My favourite colleagues to travel for work, mobile phone

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Everywhere by the sea in the sun, except Thailand

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

TikTok addiction

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food & Holiday

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Theme-Song by Are You The One?

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Espresso Martini

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Amy Winehouse

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Cedric Theisen

Executive Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Elke Meyer

Chief Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Without alternative!

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

I admit it openly: Die Betrugsfälle

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

I once met Joan Collins for a production

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Making phone calls and watching TV

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

As Chief Editor, I am responsible with my team for the content planning and realisation of a format. From casting the protagonists to editing, everything is involved

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, coffee, gossip

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

VOXtours

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Barbados in the Caribbean

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Being too perfectionist

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

I would like to have lots of octopus arms so that I can do as many things as possible at the same time

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Travelling

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Just Can´t Get Enough by Depeche Mode

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin and Tonic. Tastes like holidays

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

David Bowie

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Taurus

Elisabeth Söllner

Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Bar owner, lawyer or surgeon

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Das spanische Dorf

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Emigration Jens Büchner

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

With crazy people behind the camera, entertaining and coordinating the crazy people in front of the camera and making films out of them

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

With wonderfully crazy people behind the camera, entertaining and coordinating the wonderfully crazy people in front of the camera and making films out of them

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

The Gaudi, colleagues, Coke Zero

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

VOXTours. As a local in New Zealand

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

A good mix of Bavaria, Spain and Cologne

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Nightcap

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Speak all languages

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

For people who can cook better than me and do it for a living

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Caminando Por La Vida by Meledi

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin Tonic

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Celeste Barber

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Scorpio

Heike Römer

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Speechwriter or postwoman

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Eriksen falls over during the football match and has to be resuscitated. (2021?)

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Have fun

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Work (with fun :))

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, coffee, creative processes

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Lake Garda

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

ummy bears

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Healing

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Fallen Leaves by Billy Talent

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Angela Merkel (only if she always has to tell the truth)

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Libra

Christine Pflanz

PA CEO & COO

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something crafty (goldsmith, carpenter)

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

15 minutes Joko & Klaas - Men's worlds

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

I would like to know that too :-)

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Orga & coordination of appointments

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Toffifee, mouse pad carpet, laptop holder

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die große GEO-Show

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

In nature

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Chocolate & liquorice

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Vinyl

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Don't stop me now von Queen

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin Sul

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Malte Zierden

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aries

Pebbles Wan

Editing Producer

RTL Studios Köln

Unit

Editors

Kaja Doege

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Lawyer

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach and Goodbye Deutschland

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Zimmer frei! on WDR, the episode with Cherno Jobatey

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Travelling the world and meeting exciting people

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Travelling the world and meeting exciting people

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, flexibility, dog in the office

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Palma

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Impatience

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Being invisible

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food ;-)

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Sunshine Reggae by Laid Back

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Mate

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Udo Lindenberg

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Leo

Lea Pauls

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Wolfgang Petry-Double

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

"HAAALT, STOPP!!!"-Andreas

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Good question... My father still doesn't know

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Stalk me on LinkedIn, then you'll know more!

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, colleagues, table football

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Joshua Tree National Park California

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Cat content on Insta

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food. Clothes. And even more food.

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Verlieben Verloren Vergessen Verzeih'n by Wolfgang Petry. (Admit it, you have an earwig now!)

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Tonic Water

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Wolfgang Petry

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Sagittarius

Christian Groß

Executive Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something to do with media

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

René Casselly conquers Mount Midoriyama and becomes 1st Ninja Warrior Germany

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Watch ninja athletes in action

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Not everything fits into this field..

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Red Bull, nerves of steel and the Ninja Warrior editorial team

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

My flat

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Red Bull

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Telepathy

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Hobbys

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Let There Be Rock by AC/DC

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Red Bull

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Ricky Gervais

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Benjamin Uherek

Senior Creative Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Development

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Unsuccessful poet

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Liebesbetrügern auf der Spur

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Tagesschau news: "Bayer Leverkusen is German football champion"... - yet to come...

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Something to do with IT

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Nothing to do with IT

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, coffee, coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Stranger Sins ... uh, not at all

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Vineyards on the Moselle

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Speeeeed

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Nappies and popo creams

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Ai no corrida by Chaz Jankel

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Red wine

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Rudi Völler

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aquarius

Ulrike Smeets

Advisor Administration & Organization

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

Avista Nourishad

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Max Albert

1st Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Vivian Dörrenhaus

Volunteer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Sybilla Urban

Production Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Jenny Alt

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Probably something to do with online marketing

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Paulina's return to the villa

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Meet celebrities

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Writing shooting schedules, shooting, writing shooting reports, editing

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Fanny Pack, mobile phone, shooting schedule

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Top Dog

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Somewhere by the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Spending money I don't have

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Mind reading

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Do You Wanna by The Kooks

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Pisco Sour

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

With my late granny

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Pisces

Yannick Gregor

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Nothing at all

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Marcel Reich-Ranicki "I will not accept this prize!"

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Many people think I'm holding the camera

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

In truth, I'm just standing next to it

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Concentration, energy and sturdy shoes

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Hilfe, die Camper kommen

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

McDonald's Sunday at 11:00, when the curly fries are always at their crispiest

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

RTL+

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Purchasing power

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Restaurants

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Les Sunlights des tropiques by Gilbert Montagné

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Espresso

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Scrooge McDuck

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Libra

Julia Saitner

Production Management

RTL Studios Köln

Unit

Production

Alica Gössel

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Friend book says veterinarian

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Claudia Obert and Desireé Nick's freak-out

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Watching TV 24/7 and travelling around the world with the camera

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Watching television, travelling around the world in between, but also filming preparation, research, realisation, castings, editing, copywriting, etc.

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Fun, food & colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Somewhere by the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Never carry cash

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Telepathy

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Rent

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Disco La Cola by Alexander Marcus

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Passion fruit spritzer

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Claudia Obert

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

Anna Eken

Production Coordinator

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Inga-Marie Hermes

Chief Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Christopher Johannes

1st Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Diving instructor

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

VoxTours

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

World Cup Final 2014

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

They have no plan

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I organise and coordinate shoots so that the production process runs smoothly and all the pieces of the puzzle fit together from start to finish

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Mobile phone, laptop and coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ex on the Beach

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Cologne Ossendorf

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Eating meat

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Dich zu lieben by Roland Kaiser

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Beer

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Helene Fischer

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Virgo

Fabienne Strauch

Volunteer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Ina Deimel

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Tim Lauer

Casting Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Imagineer

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Goodbye Deutschland

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

02 January 1984

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Sitting in front of a stage and saying "Thank you, we'll be in touch!"

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Everything about casting processes, from the idea to the final shoot, the complete madness

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Lots of screens (min. 3), good-humoured colleagues, fun at work

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

The format has yet to be developed

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Disney World

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Theme parks

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Eat endlessly without getting fat

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Theme parks and food in theme parks

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

L'été indien by Joe Dassin

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin Fizz

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Hape Kerkeling

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Sagittarius

Marc Lanzerath

Team Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Meike Bathe

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Opened a café, had a children's shoe shop or married a rich farmer's son and ran the farm shop in the family business.

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Guidos Deko Queen of course

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Unfortunately, I can't commit myself

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Talk to Guido all day long

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Listen to what Guido says all day long

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Wifi, water, my colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

I love acting behind the scenes because I don't want people to see me in front of the camera

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

By the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Series and ice cream

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Decoration, of course. And maybe also a bit for clothes, delicious food and streaming services

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

It depends on the mood

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Ice-cold white wine (dry). For everyday use, however, water is better and also very tasty.

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

With my grandad

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Anna Falter

Junior Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Jonas Rolfes

Post Production Supervisor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something to do with media

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Crane spaces must be compacted!

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Cutting

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Everything before and after cutting

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

The left, right and centre monitor

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ex on the Beach

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Tenaya See im Yosemite National Park

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Nasal spray

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

An infinite number of wishes

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

My wife + child

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Urlaub in Italien by Carsten Meyer

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Gin Tonic

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Philipp Hampl

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Leonardo Calderone

Junior Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Laura Fenchel

Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Roger Melcher

Executive Director

99 Pro

Unit

Overhead

Yara Maar

Production Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Wolfgang Klein

Cutting Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Juggler

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Lege kommt auf den Geschmack / Die große GEO Show – In 55 Fragen um die Welt

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Sad, but the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

I don't know what many people think. I'm glad that my parents now know roughly what I do. :)

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I tell stories on television - exciting, unique and authentic

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Pen, scribble paper, iced coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

I have to laugh... Well, I'm less suitable as a candidate for one of our productions

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

At home

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Anyone who sees me will quickly recognise it

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

For my ex-wife

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

I can't possibly break that down to one song. I simply wouldn't do justice to the thousands of other favourite songs. And that would be really mean...

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Lemonade

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Herman van Veen

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Sagittarius

Milagros Bolz

Editorial Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Profiler at the CID

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany Kids

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Trapattoni: "I've finished!"

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

From music videos to blockbusters, I conjure up any content on any channel and always have a camera at the ready to broadcast breaking news

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

From music shows to foreign documentaries - everything, but from the editorial office. As an editor at Guido's Deko Queen, I currently work with a team of up to 400 candidates every year

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

A fancy pen, a sweet vending machine, dogs to cuddle

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Guidos Deko Queen

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Narnia

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Without salt, without me

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleport

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

DIY project accessories

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

What is Love? by Haddaway

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Inca Coke

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Prince

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Pisces

Judith Hahn-Winter

Rights Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

I would have become a dentist, it's similar :-)

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Der Blaulichtreport, yes really

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When the wall didn't work for our "successful" format Rising Star

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Good question, I often hear... you're back?

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I take care of third-party rights and licences

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Mouse, coffee, coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior, would mean I would be mega sporty

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

At home in the garden

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Mind reading

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Cosmetics, Bags

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Chop Suey by System Of A Down

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Roger Moore

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Taurus

Dave-Jonathan Zernikel

Junior Cutter

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

It's called citizen's income now, isn't it?

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Joko und Klaas Duell um die Welt. No nonsense - die Leckerste Idee Deutschlands!

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Tom and Jerry, where the mouse hit the cat on the head

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Bringing mobile IT services and coffee

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I have to do what?

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Electricity, computers and Internet

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Stranger Sins, but only to watch

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

My bonnet

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

I do not own a truck

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Abstinence

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Rent, car and alcohol

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Theme song Spongebob Squarepants

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Cold alcohol

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Everyone except Sophia Borchardt

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Meisun Joosten

Reception | Team Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Teacher or event manager

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany & Die Welpen kommen

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Traumhochzeit - Linda de Mol

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Open the barrier

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

All warmly welcomed, complete office management & team assistance to ensure a smooth and successful process

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, monitor, keyboard

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die Auswanderer

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Cologne

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Sweets

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Holiday

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Safri Duo

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Fresh Arabic peppermint tea

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Princess Diana

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Kerstin Daubländer

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Philipp Probst

Reception | Team Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something with media

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Hape liest, an evening with Hape Kerkeling

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

The Madrid goal case

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

I sit at reception and greet and say goodbye to the people who pass by the reception desk

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I sit at reception and greet and say goodbye to the people who pass by the reception desk

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Headset, mobile phone and computer

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die große GEO-Show – In 55 Fragen um die Welt

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Barcelona

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Not drinking enough water

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Time travel

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food & Beverages

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Everything from the Beastie Boys

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Water

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Charlemagne

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Aries

Miriam Moll

1st Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Shirley Schwarz

Jr. Coordinator Post Production

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Dentist

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Miau - Die Katzen kommen

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When Nadine "The Brain" talked about healthy eating on Frauentausch. Quote: "For me, organic is rubbish! If you eat organic, you're fat."

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Decide who cuts the filming material and when, and determine what is included in the programmes and what is not

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Creating production schedules, booking editing staff and coordinating appointments for colour grading and sound mixing

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Laptop, telephone, stable internet connection

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

VOX Tours

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

The bathtub

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

I spend too much money on tattoos

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Time travel

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Tattoos

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Lillet Wild Berry

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Frida Kahlo

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Libra

Susanne Jurgies

Post Production Coordinator

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Rockstar

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die Welpen kommen

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Scooter's performance at Gülcan's dream wedding

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Friends always think I'm an editor

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Among other things, I book editors and coordinate post production

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

My team, coffee, office chair

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die große GEO-Show – In 55 Fragen um die Welt

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

My bed

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

I don't drink enough beer

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Gripping force

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Concerts

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Born This Way by Lady Gaga

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Beer

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Lady Gaga

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Philip Zurmussen

Cutter

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Gardener

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex On The Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Djamila Rowe in the jungle camp

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Press buttons and you're done. So, nothing really

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Press buttons and you're done

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, coffee, coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

I am completely unsuitable as a protagonist

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Everywhere except at work

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

I never say no to vino

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Napoleon Bonaparte

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Leo

Peter Lange

Executive Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

If I hadn't ended up in television, I would have built film monsters at Stan Winston Studios in LA

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Jobswitch, NinjaWarriors, Dekoprofis, Guidos Deko Queen, Ex On The Beach, Goodbye Deutschland, Die Welpen kommen, WoozleGoozle

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Final of the first Big Brother season

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Ongoing team meetings

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Ongoing team meetings

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

A committed team that lives the shared vision for the format and constantly thinks "out of the box", trust & appreciation, coffee

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Oahu

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Nacho chips and red wine at the series marathon

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Be indestructible

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

My house

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

I Fink U Freeky by Die Antwoord

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

All

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Helmut Schmidt

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Virgo

Sandra Ehrhardt

Producerin

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Constanze Heuser

Casting Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

Maike Schiffbauer

Production Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Siola Panke

Executive Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Writing books

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

16:9

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Television Award 2008

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Always know what I'm doing

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Communicate & Improvise

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Chewing gum, hacky sack, woodruff jelly

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Goodbye Deutschland

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Airport

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Work

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Nonsense

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Midnight City by M83

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Red Bull Light

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Toni Morrison

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Virgo

Christiane Dietzmann

Reception | Team Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Kindergarten teacher

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die Schulermittler - the format had the most quota pizzas! :)

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Madrid goal case (1998), a perfect April Fool's joke: "For all those who didn't switch on in time, [...] the first goal has already been scored!" Günther Jauch

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

...my job!

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

...my job! And what else is involved

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

To colleagues, the printer and the office dogs

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Guidos Deko Queen

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

My family, my home

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

My willingness to help

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Pause time, fast forward time

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

My garden

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Anyway, the main thing is music!

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Astrid Lindgren

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Scorpio

Vanessa Schmit

Executive Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Overhead

Julia Tapper

1st Unit Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

I wanted to be a bus driver for a long time as a child

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

"Ex on the Beach" - it was my 1st format at RTL Studios

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

David Hasselhoff's New Year's Eve appearance at the Berlin Wall

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

As I work for the projects abroad, many people think that I book trips and then go on holiday there ;)

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

But in reality, I am responsible for the planning, organisation and implementation of international shoots.

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

My Cologne mousepad with the cathedral on it, which also has to travel abroad. My tea mug, which reminds me of a production on Fehmarn. Our team and our teamwork - it doesn't work without accomplices

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

My East Frisian home

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Food

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Good food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Fennel-caraway-aniseed tea

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Queen Elisabeth II.

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Libra

Katrin Geiser

Final cut | Continuity

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Veterinarian

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex On The Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When Jan Köppen spontaneously marched through the course on Ninja Warrior

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

That I will become rich

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Spending too much money

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Pre-cut, fine cut, final cut

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

None, to be honest. I could imagine a mascot for Ninja Warrior

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Stable

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Too many

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

I already have one

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

My horse

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

The Piña Colada Song by Rupert Holmes

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

White wine

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

River Phoenix

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Virgo

Ramona Neu

Head of Casting

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Dancer

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex On The Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Lena wins the ESC

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Breakfast with Peter Klöppel

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Find exciting TV faces

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, vertical mouse and a tidy desk :-)

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

The RTL-Wasserspiele

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Everything by the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Good food

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Shoes

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Hey Ya! by Outkast

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Water with lots of fizz!

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Charlie Chaplin

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

Rosa Kalff-Rodert

Chief Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Then I would have become a racing driver. At least I wanted to be when I was 12

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Are you the One? And of course Goodbye Deutschland. 7 years of the same format don't go by without a trace :)

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

We make the most legendary TV moments, don't we?

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

That I actually only watch television

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I watch television

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, laptop, colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

I always wanted to go for Tüll und Tränen. But that's too late now. I'm already married

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Ireland

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Well, clothes are my biggest vice. But also food

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

I would love to be invisible like Sue from the Fantastic Four

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

I think I'm a shopping addict - most of it is probably clothes

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Gangstas Paradise by Coolio

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Cola-Zero Fangirl

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Andy Warhol... probably

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

Ana-Marie Babic

Realising Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Kessy Üstün

Production Assistant

RTL Studios Köln

Unit

Production

Elke Horn

Production Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Architect

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Herz an Bord

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

7 Tage, 7 Köpfe

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Always working with celebrities

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Juggle with numbers!

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Mobile phone, calculator and nerves of steel

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

None at all

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

In the mountains

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Drinking too much coffee

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Determine the weather

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

For technology

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Konstantin Immer

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Alexandra Vahlkamp

Junior Cutter

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Postproduction

Sandra Wollenberg

Casting Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Market researcher

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Football World Cup 2006

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Something about reality TV

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Mostly something to do with reality TV

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Mobile phone, headset, our database

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Guidos Deko Queen

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Lanxess-Arena

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Binge Watching

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Be invisible

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Concert tickets

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Rheinfels Quelle Lemon

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Aaliyah

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Georgios Tzanis

Production Manager

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

Mike Hildebrandt

Creative Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Construction worker

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Just Tattoo of Us

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Hape Kerkeling as Uschi Blum on Wetten, Dass...?

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, cigarettes, lighter

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Woozle Goozle

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Café

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Coffee and cigarettes

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Lie detector

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Coffee and cigarettes

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Hand in Hand by Beatsteaks

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Friedrich Küppersbusch

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Leo

Christin Hensel

Casting Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Casting

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Director

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ex on the Beach

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Football World Cup 1954

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Flying on holiday at company expense

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Working

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

My colleagues, my to-do lists and, for production, my power bank

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die große GEO-Show

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

United Kingdom

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Buying too many and too expensive concert tickets

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

My car

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Shade by IAMDDB

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Earl Grey

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Harry Styles

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

Laura Zikeli

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Policewoman

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Oscar mishap

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Babysitter and psychologist

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

What am I not doing?

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Headphones, height-adjustable desk and the drinks fridge

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ninja Warrior Germany

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

London

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

I won't tell you that, of course

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Beaming

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Fuel

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Bow Down by I Prevail

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Coffee

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Brendon Urie

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Heike Buschmann

Producerin

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Then I would probably have become a wedding planner. I simply love inspiring people with emotional or spectacular experiences and creating "magic moments"

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany Kids. The kids really impressed me with their courage and their spectacular performances in one of the toughest courses

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When Boris Becker won Wimbledon in 1985 and Lena won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

My job doesn't play a big role in my private life. I can switch off here and put the stress to one side

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I hope exactly that :)!

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, coffee, coffee :)

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

With no one! As soon as a camera is pointed at me, I freeze, have trouble finding words and want to sink into the floor

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Somewhere by the sea. And if I can choose, then I'd like to go to South Africa or Zanzibar

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

My "keep-eritis". My cellar is bursting at the seams, but very soon I'll definitely be selling everything at the flea market :)!

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Getting by without sleep. Although I love to sleep, it is sometimes difficult to plan in enough sleep

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

For holidays, good food, good wine and my daughter

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

September by Earth Wind and Fire, Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams und Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

A good white wine, but also the occasional gin and tonic and, of course, coffee every day!

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Robbie Williams

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Virgo

Hannes Jürgensen

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Something right

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

René Casselly's Sieg am Mount Midoriyama

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Something cool

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Something even cooler

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, coffee, loo

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

RTL Wasserspiele

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Beach

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

White Snickers ice cream

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Herzalarm by FiNCH ft. Blümchen

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Wodka Soda

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Angelo Merte

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Lisa Wendeler

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Musical actress

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Job Switch

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Reporting on 11 September

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Experience a lot, see great places and work little

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Work a lot, but experience a lot and see great places ;)

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Colleagues, creativity and fun

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

VoxTours

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

London

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Gnocchi

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Mind reading

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Travelling

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Valerie by Amy Winehouse

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Lemonade

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Emma Watson

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Jessika Metz

Creative Producer

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Development

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Veterinarian

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

There are many

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

The moon landing

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Sitting around watching television

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Sitting around watching TV AND always on the lookout for new formats, ideas, highlights, like a little truffle pig, writing concepts, finding format ideas, brainstorming until my head spins and of course: being in constant dialogue with lots of nice colleagues - always on the lookout for the next hot shit that the TV world has never seen before

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

A great team, good internet and a good mood

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Top Dog Germany

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Wherever my family is with me

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Clothes

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Magic power

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Clothes

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Get Lucky by Daft Punk

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Passion fruit spritzer

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Robbie Williams

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Capricorn

Mara Brausen

Apprentice

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Radio assistance

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Ninja Warrior Germany

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

When a dog made it big in the pacour at Top Dog

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Something about media

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

I rotate through different departments and provide support everywhere, especially with good humour

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, colleagues, lunch breaks together

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

CoupleChallenge - Das stärkste Team gewinnt

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

The mountains, no matter where

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Finding time for myself

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Be invisible

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Activities with friends & family

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

I Was Made for Lovin' You by Kiss

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Mango-passion fruit iced tea

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

With my late grandad, whom I never got to know

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

Anke Winter

Editorial Director

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Zoe Schirner

Social Media Management

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Social Media

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

No idea, probably to be seen on television

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Are You The One?

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

That I watch reality TV and TikTok all day long

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Manage company and format channels and generate content for productions

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, snacks and my team

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Ex On The Beach

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Somewhere by the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Asos

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Teleport

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food/Sushi

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

All around us by Neelix

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Peach iced tea

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Kehlani

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Libra

Kevin Baer

Junior Cutter

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Air traffic controller

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Das Spanische Dorf - Große Träume für kleines Geld

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Madrid goal case

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

No idea

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Getting the best out of what is there

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Mouse & keyboard, coffee and colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die große GEO-Show – In 55 Fragen um die Welt

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

Somewhere by the sea

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

I talk too much

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Telekinesis

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Streaming services

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Paulaner Spezi

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Quentin Tarantino

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Scorpio

Alena Heilker

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

Laura Wingenfeld

Editor

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Editors

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Surgeon or carpenter

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die leckerste Idee Deutschlands

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Rihanna's Superbowl performance

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Actually, nobody has any idea!

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

Actually, I have no idea either! Rubbish ;-) From filming preparation to realisation to post-processing, everything is included, because everything is included!

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Vegan sweets, cosy trousers and funny colleagues

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Guidos Deko Queen - such a make-over for the flat would be great!

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

The coasts of Sicily

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Pasta

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Speak all the languages of the world

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Food

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Herz an Herz by Blümchen

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Chai latte with oat barista drink in hot and cold!

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Joséphine Baker

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Joshua Knorz

Technical Assistant

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Production

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Architect

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die große GEO-Show – In 55 Fragen um die Welt

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

Actually every episode of Frauentausch

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Many people think that I edit every conceivable RTL format (and non-RTL formats as well)

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

In Echt, I take care of the technical support for the editors and the post production team.

6/15

What three things can you not do without in your work?

Coffee, the bad jokes in the Postpro and the height-adjustable tables

7/15

Which 99pro/RTL Studios production would you like to be a protagonist/candidate in?

Die Welpen kommen

8/15

What is your absolute favourite place?

City garden

9/15

What is your biggest vice?

Procrastination

10/15

Which superpower would you like to have?

Flying

11/15

What do you spend the most money on?

Rent

12/15

Which song really gets you in the mood?

Stars on the Roof by Alcemist & Momo

13/15

What is your favourite drink?

Cold Kölsch at the Friday Fridge

14/15

Who would you like to have dinner with? (also deceased personalities possible)?

Alfred Hitchcock

15/15

What is your zodiac sign?

Gemini

Philipp Rummel

Head of Post Production

RTL Studios Cologne

Unit

Post Produktion

1/15

What would you have done professionally if you hadn't ended up in television?

Sound engineer of wild punk rock bands

2/15

What is/was your favourite RTL Studios/99pro format?

Die Couple Challenge

3/15

What was the most legendary TV moment for you?

The fall of the Wall in 1989

4/15

What do many people think you do in your job...

Many people think that I do the sound mixes for RTL...

5/15

... and what are you really doing?

In reality, I push bits and bytes back and forth, keep Mac boxes in shape, plan and buy (post) production technology and get to work in the b