Charles M. Huber
German actor and politician
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- Charles Muhamed Huber [1] (born 3 December 1956 in Munich as Karl-Heinz Huber) is a German politician and actor.
- Huber is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, and was elected in the federal state of Hesse whereas he failed to win the Darmstadt constituency.
- Early life and education Huber was born in 1956, the son of a Senegalese father, who was a diplomat and nephew of the former president of Senegal and philosopher Léopold Sédar Senghor, and a German mother in Munich.
- Career In the German TV series Der Alte , Huber reached fame when he played the part of police superintendent Henry Johnson from 1986 to 1997.
- , which supports young people, the poor, and artists in Senegal.
Charles Muhamed Huber [1] (born 3 December 1956 in Munich as Karl-Heinz Huber) is a German politician and actor. He was one of the first two Bundestag members of African ancestry, alongside Karamba Diaby, who were both elected on 23 September 2013. Huber is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, and was elected in the federal state of Hesse whereas he failed to win the Darmstadt constituency.
As an actor, Huber played Henry Johnson in the German crime series Der Alte.
Early life and education
Huber was born in 1956, the son of a Senegalese father, who was a diplomat and nephew of the former president of Senegal and philosopher Léopold Sédar Senghor, and a German mother in Munich. Huber completed a dental technician's apprenticeship.
Career
In the German TV series Der Alte, Huber reached fame when he played the part of police superintendent Henry Johnson from 1986 to 1997.
In 2002, Huber founded the organisation Afrika Direkt e. V., which supports young people, the poor, and artists in Senegal. He published an autobiography in 2005.
Since 2009, Huber has been a representative of the international council of the association Austrian Service Abroad, which is also attended by others, including Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, György Dalos, Alberto Dines, Gabriela von Habsburg, Beate Klarsfeld, Branko Lustig, Erika Rosenberg and Ben Segenreich.
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