Otto Waalkes

Summary

Otto Waalkes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Emden^[2]. He was born on July 22, 1948^[3]. He worked as an actor^[4], comedian^[5], film director^[6], caricaturist^[7], and screenwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,809 views/month, #7,090 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Otto Waalkes's place of birth was Emden^[2].
• Otto Waalkes was born on July 22, 1948^[3].
• Otto Waalkes held citizenship in Germany^[10].
• Otto Waalkes worked as an actor^[4].
• Otto Waalkes's professions included comedian^[5].
• Otto Waalkes's professions included film director^[6].
• Otto Waalkes's professions included caricaturist^[7].
• Otto Waalkes worked as a screenwriter^[8].
• Otto Waalkes worked as a singer^[11].
• Otto Waalkes was educated at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[12].
• Otto Waalkes received the Golden Feather^[13].
• Otto Waalkes received the Grimme-Preis^[14].
• Otto Waalkes received the Bavarian TV Awards^[15].
• Otto Waalkes received the Deutscher Comedypreis^[16].
• Otto Waalkes received the Echo Music Prize^[17].
• Otto Waalkes received the Goldene Kamera^[18].
• Otto Waalkes's religion is recorded as Baptists^[19].
• Otto Waalkes is recorded as male^[20].
• Otto Waalkes's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Otto Waalkes's discography is recorded as Q120081240^[22].
• Otto Waalkes's Commons category is recorded as Otto Waalkes^[23].
• Otto Waalkes's residence is recorded as Blankenese^[24].
• Otto Waalkes's sport is recorded as tennis^[25].
• Otto Waalkes's sport is recorded as padel^[26].
• Otto Waalkes's family name is recorded as Waalkes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1948-07-22^[30]

• Genre(s): comedy^[31]

• Community tags: comedy, german^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d26c4d8-5a0e-4656-94a3-3943af8d7e10^[33]

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Origins and Family

Otto Waalkes was born in Emden^[2]. He was born on July 22, 1948^[3].

Education

Otto Waalkes's education included a stint at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[12]. He studied under Hans Thiemann^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[4], comedian^[5], film director^[6], caricaturist^[7], screenwriter^[8], and singer^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Feather^[13], an award^[35], in Germany^[36]; Grimme-Preis^[14], an award^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1964^[39]; Bavarian TV Awards^[15], a television award^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1989^[42]; Deutscher Comedypreis^[16], an award^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1997^[45]; Echo Music Prize^[17], a music award^[46], in Germany^[47], founded in 1992^[48]; and Goldene Kamera^[18], a group of awards^[49], in Germany^[50].

Personal Life

Otto Waalkes's religion is recorded as Baptists^[19].

Why It Matters

Otto Waalkes ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,809 views/month, #7,090 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Otto Waalkes born?

Born in Emden^[2], Otto Waalkes…

What did Otto Waalkes do for work?

Otto Waalkes worked as actor^[4], comedian^[5], film director^[6], caricaturist^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did Otto Waalkes go to school?

Otto Waalkes was educated at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[12].

What awards did Otto Waalkes receive?

Honors received include Golden Feather^[13], Grimme-Preis^[14], Bavarian TV Awards^[15], and Deutscher Comedypreis^[16].