Robert Gwisdek

German actor and musician (born 1984)

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Michael Gwisdek (actor)
Corinna Harfouch (actor)

Robert Gwisdek (rapper name Käptn Peng) (born 29 January 1984) is a German actor and musician.

Early life

Robert Gwisdek was born 29 January 1984 to actors Michael Gwisdek and Corinna Harfouch.^[1]^[2] He is the brother of musician Johannes Gwisdek [de] (born 1980).^[2] He was in theatre as a child.^[3]

Career

At the age of five, he acted in the film Treffen in Travers, which was his father's first directing experience.^[3]

He performs music under the name Käptn Peng. In 2012, he released his debut album, Die Zähmung der Hydra, as Shaban & Käptn Peng, with his brother Johannes Gwisdek (Shaban). As part of Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi, he released Expedition ins O and Das nullte Kapitel in 2013 and 2017, respectively.^[1]^[4]

He published a novel in 2014, Der unsichtbare Apfel.^[5]^[6]

He directed the music video for the Rammstein song Zeit.^[7]^[8]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Treffen in Travers
1996	Father's Day	Leo
2005	NVA
2009	13 Semester
2012	Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel [de]	Lehmann	^[9]
2017	Tiger Girl	Ohrfeigen-Mann
2017	Blind & Hässlich [de]	Augenarzt
2018	3 Tage in Quiberon	Michael Jürgs

Discography

Die Zähmung der Hydra with his brother, Johannes Gwisdek, as Shaban & Käptn Peng (2012)
Expedition ins O as part of Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi (2013)
Das nullte Kapitel as part of Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi (2017)

References

^ ^a ^b Kiedaisch, Franziska (26 January 2024). "Robert Gwisdek alias „Käptn Peng" wird 40: Musiker, Schauspieler, Autor". Südwestrundfunk (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "B.Z.-Hausbesuch bei den Gwisdeks" [B.Z. house visit with the Gwisdeks]. B.Z. (in German). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b Zylka, Jenni (25 July 2010). "Robert Gwisdek in "Renn, wenn du kannst": Der Phasenprüfer". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel Von Delphi". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ Blöchl, Bernhard (10 April 2014). "Robert Gwisdek im Interview - "Ich habe noch Triebe"". Sueddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ Gruber, Georg (31 March 2014). "Multitalent - "Selbstermächtigung über das eigene Gebäude"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ Grow, Kory (10 March 2022). "See Rammstein Deliver Babies in Reverse". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Hadusek, Jon (11 March 2022). "Rammstein Announce New Album Zeit, Unveil Title Track: Stream". Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Lenssen, Claudia (9 August 2013). "Kohlhaas als Film mit Robert Gwisdek. Auf hohlen Rossen". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2018.