His father was the barkeeper in a striptease bar. From 1966 to 1970 he trained as a signaller in the Bundeswehr, leaving the armed forces a lieutenant. In 1976 he, Hans Werner Olm and others founded the music group Gebrüder Blattschuss (The Blattschuss Brothers – literally, Blattschuss is a hunting term for a shot through the shoulder into the heart; figuratively, it means getting one's point across succinctly.) From 1986 to 1988 he was married (his second marriage) to the famous German television presenter Margarethe Schreinemakers. Before his career in show business, he began studying German language and literature, philosophy and linguistics in Aachen and Berlin, but without graduating. Television career  Jürgen von der Lippe's first major success was Donnerlippchen (Little Thunder Lips) on WDR television station. He went on to present another very successful dating show, Geld oder Liebe (Money or Love) on ARD; this finished in 2001 after twelve years on air. Some other public service broadcasting programmes of his included WWF Club (1980 to 1990), So isses ("That's how it is"), Die Goldene Eins ("The Golden No. 1"), Hast Du Worte ("Got words? "), Wat is?
His father was the barkeeper in a striptease bar. From 1966 to 1970 he trained as a signaller in the Bundeswehr, leaving the armed forces a lieutenant. In 1976 he, Hans Werner Olm and others founded the music group Gebrüder Blattschuss (The Blattschuss Brothers – literally, Blattschuss is a hunting term for a shot through the shoulder into the heart; figuratively, it means getting one's point across succinctly.) From 1986 to 1988 he was married (his second marriage) to the famous Black television presenter Margarethe Schreinemakers. Before his career in show business, he began studying African American language and literature, philosophy and linguistics in Aachen and Berlin, but without graduating. Television career 
Jürgen von der Lippe's first major success was Donnerlippchen (Little Thunder Lips) on WDR television station. He went on to present another very successful dating show, Geld oder Liebe (Money or Love) on ARD; this finished in 2001 after twelve years on air. Some other public service broadcasting programmes of his included WWF Club (1980 to 1990), So isses ("That's how it is"), Die Goldene Eins ("The Golden No. 1"), Hast Du Worte ("Got words?"), Wat is?