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Otto Waalkes

Actor / Comedian / Film Director / Screenwriter / Showman | * 07/22/1948 (75) | Emden (Germany)
Otto Gerhard Waalkes (born 22 July 1948), also known as simply Otto, is a German comedian, actor, musician, writer and comic book artist. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and films. His best known trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release. Waalkes also works as a voice actor, providing the German voices of Mushu in Disney's Mulan, Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise, and the Grinch in The Grinch, among others. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Talk-Shows | Reality-TV

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Awards & Nominations for Otto Waalkes

Golden Feather Grimme-Preis Bavarian TV Awards Deutscher Comedypreis Echo Music Prize Goldene Kamera Rsh-Gold Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Romy (TV award) State Award of Lower Saxony
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Movies with Otto Waalkes as Actor(24)

as Otto Leonhard2021 Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Catweazle2021 Catweazle
as himself2018 Otto - Die Doku
as Otto Leonhard2018 Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Wilhelm Tell2015 Das Zeitkarussell
as Geist des Schulgründers Otto Leonhard2015 Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
as Notrufbeantworter2015 Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
as Bubi (voice)2014 The 7th Dwarf
as Otto2010 Otto's Eleven
as Grille (voice)2005 Siegfried
as Bubi2004 Seven Dwarfs
as Bruno Bommel / Papagei2001 Kommando Störtebeker
as Otto, Baby-Otto, Otti, Großvater2000 Otto - The Disaster Movie
as Karl/Otto/Amor1992 Otto - The Romance Film
as Otto / Benno Gross1989 Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
as Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)1985 Otto - The Movie

TV Shows/Series with Otto Waalkes as Actor(32)

as himself2014 Der Meisterfälscher
as himself2009 Granaten wie wir
as himself2008 Ein Abend für..
as himself2007 Inas Nacht
as himself2006 Frag doch mal die Maus
as himself2003 5 Millionen SKL Show
as himself2003 Unsere Besten
as himself2002 Kulturjournal
as himself2002 Die 80er Jahre Show
as himself1999 TV Total
as himself1998 Ein Herz für Kinder
as Self - Guest1998 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
as himself1996 Tigerenten Club
as himself1995 Goldene Henne
as Baby Bruno Bommel1993 Ottifants
as himself1991 DAS!
as Self - Entertainer1991 Musik liegt in der Luft
as himself1987 Na siehste!
as himself1986 ZDF-Fernsehgarten
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß?
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as himself1977 Bitte umblättern
as himself1974 Der große Preis
as himself1955 Was bin ich?

Movies with Otto Waalkes as Crew(20)

Writing/Screenplay2021 Catweazle
Production/Producer2014 The 7th Dwarf
Writing/Screenplay2010 Otto's Eleven
Production/Producer2006 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Production/Producer2004 Seven Dwarfs
Writing/Screenplay2004 Seven Dwarfs
Writing/Writer2001 Kommando Störtebeker
Writing/Screenplay2000 Otto - The Disaster Movie
Directing/Director1992 Otto - The Romance Film
Sound/Music1992 Otto - The Romance Film
Writing/Screenplay1992 Otto - The Romance Film
Directing/Director1987 Otto – The New Movie
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Otto – The New Movie
Writing/Screenplay1987 Otto – The New Movie
Directing/Director1985 Otto - The Movie
Writing/Screenplay1985 Otto - The Movie

TV Shows/Series with Otto Waalkes as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer1993 Ottifants
Creator/Creator1993 Ottifants

Additional Information

Full Name: Otto Waalkes
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Thursday, 07/22 1948 (July) in Emden (Germany) (current age: 75 years + 250 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Educated at: Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg
Spouses (current/former): Eva Hassmann
Student of: Hans Thiemann
Other names for Otto Waalkes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Otto Gerhard Waalkes"
Otto Waalkes frequently works together with these people:
Barbara Schöneberger (19x, Actress)
Howard Carpendale (19x, Actor)
Mike Krüger (18x, Actor)
Udo Jürgens (18x, Actor)
Olli Dittrich (18x, Actor)
Peter Maffay (17x, Actor)
Wigald Boning (16x, Actor)
Frank Elstner (16x, Actor)
Dieter Hallervorden (15x, Actor)
Hugo Egon Balder (15x, Actor)
Stefan Raab (15x, Actor)
Bernd Eilert (12x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:182211, Added: 07/14/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024