“Dream Ship” Star Danielโ Morgenroth criticizesโข Low Actorโ Salaries: “A Really Hard,โ Longโข Road”
Berlin – Daniel Morgenroth,โข bestโฃ known as staff captain Martin โGrimm โon ZDF’s โขlong-running series “Traumschiff” (“Dream ship”), used โขa โrecent appearance on the morning show “Volle Kanne” with his โขwife, actress Johanna Klante, toโค discuss the challenges facing aspiring actors in Germany, particularly โconcerning low starting salaries.
Morgenroth, 61, has sailed alongsideโ Florian โSilbereisen, 44, onโ the โข”Traumschiff” โfor six years, and notedโข the team still marksโ milestones despite theirโฃ experience. “we’re already counting,” he smiled to presenter Nadine Krรผger.
While celebratingโ the series’ enduring appeal – โitsโ premiere was in โข1981 – Morgenroth highlighted a stark contrast between the โshow’sโ longevity and the โขfinancial realities for newcomers to the profession. He stated that despite completing four years of study, startingโ actor salaries remain belowโค โฌ3,000 gross. “If you want toโค become an actor today, youโข haveโข to dress warmly. Theโฃ competitionโ is huge,” he reflected.”They areโ still under โค3,000โข euros grossโฆit โฃis really a hard, long road toโ success and higher salaries.”
Despite a dip in overall viewership for the โคApril broadcastโ of “traumschiff,” the series is attracting a โgrowing younger audience. The 2024 Thailand episode saw more viewers aged 14-49 than inโข almost two decades,a phenomenon Morgenroth attributes โto the show’s “cultโค factor.” “I โคactually here from a lot of people who I wouldn’t even think would watch it,”โ heโ said.
Currently,โ Morgenroth and Klante,โค 49, are preparing for a โcomedy performance at theโ Schlosspark โTheater โขin Berlin, beginning at โขthe โend of November.โค Klante recentlyโข accompanied the “Traumschiff” crew to Iceland โขfor filming, appearingโข as a guestโ onโข the episode, having previously held roles within the โseries. While the “dream Ship” typically cruises โขwarmerโ waters, the โขIceland trip marks a โฃdeparture for the show’s destinations.