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Frank Kessler

Frank Kessler

Acting

Biography

Frank Kessler (born December 14, 1961, in Ratingen) is a German actor. Frank Kessler grew up in Berlin-Schöneberg and initially completed an apprenticeship as an electrical machine builder. Alongside various professional occupations, he was successfully active in martial arts for many years. Among other achievements, he competed as a member of the national Taekwondo squad and in the Karate Bundesliga, winning numerous national and international titles between 1980 and 1992. In 2004, he attained the rank of Grandmaster (6th Dan) in Taekwondo and founded the first Berlin Taekwondo Association—now known as the TVBB. He also worked as a coach and examiner. Kessler entered the acting profession through his work as a stuntman. He first attracted attention through the "Black Belt Team," which he had founded. In 1994, he began professional acting training under Teelke Langhanke in Berlin, successfully completing the program in 1997. Since then, Kessler has worked regularly in film, television, theater, and commercials. His credits include roles in *Männerpension*, *Das Leben ist eine Baustelle*, *Cobra 11*, *Tatort*, *Wolffs Revier*, *Dreileben*, *Die Päpstin*, and *Henri 4*. He also appeared in the Karl May Festival productions in Bad Segeberg and in the musical *The Beatles – All You Need Is Love*. He has appeared on screen alongside actors such as Sir Peter Ustinov, John Goodman, Heiner Lauterbach, and Til Schweiger, and has collaborated with directors including Detlef Buck, Wolfgang Becker, Sönke Wortmann, and Dominik Graf. Since 2019, Kessler has played the role of "Specki," a garbage collector, in the television series *Die Drei von der Müllabfuhr*. Frank Kessler lives with his wife, Doreen Kessler, in Rostock, where they jointly run a men's fashion boutique called "Männerherz."

Known For

Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein
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Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein is a German sitcom with Tom Gerhardt in the title role, shown from 1999 through 2010 on Sat.1. The series parodies typical German "squareness". Half-day janitor Dieter Krause is the embodiment of the German "square"; he is pernickety, blindly follows order, denounces others, is nosy, consistently puts his own interests above all else, acts subservient to his superiors and is brutish and unjust to those he deemes below him. Many plot elements — mishaps, misunderstandings, and frequent cases of mistaken identity — originate from Boulevard theatre. The characters in the series borrow heavily from those in Tom Gerhardt's film Voll normaaal, in many cases sharing names. In Voll normaaal, Tom Gerhardt played the roles of both Dieter and Tommie Krause; in Hausmeister Krause, Tommie was played by Axel Stein. Daughter Carmen is played by Janine Kunze. Other characters from Voll normaaal, such as Tommie's friend Mario, are relegated to the status of background characters. The scope of action also changed.

Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein

1999Series