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Robert Gwisdek (born 29 January 1984) is a German actor and musician. The son of actors Michael Gwisdek and Corinna Harfouch, he began acting as a child in one of his father's films. Under the name Käptn Peng he has released three albums.
At the age of five, he acted in the film Treffen in Travers, which was his father's first directing experience.[3] He stated part of his motivation for becoming an actor was accidental, as he had had to leave school, and, lacking a high school diploma, he could still get into drama school.[4] He directed a short film, his first directed work, Das Heimweh der Feldforsche, which was a festival success.[4]
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).[5][1][4] As part of Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi, he released Expedition ins O and Das nullte Kapitel in 2013 and 2017, respectively.[1][5][6] He later said in an interview promoting his 2012 album Die Zähmung der Hydra that he did not believe himself to have the personality of an actor, and would never define himself as such, not being able to do the job for long and be happy with it.[4]
Themes explored in Gwisdek's music mostly revolve around the psyche, madness and strange monsters, but also life, love and emotions.[7][8][9] His music is known for its wordplay and philosophical themes.[1] He published a novel in 2014, Der unsichtbare Apfel.[10][11] He directed the music video for the Rammstein song "Zeit".[12][13]
