Christian Tramitz
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Christian Tramitz is a German
actor, comedian, voice actor and author.
. His parents are film producer Rudolf Tramitz and Monica, née Hörbiger. Actress Mavie Hörbiger is a cousin.
Instead of starting an acting career at once, he first began to study history of art
, philosophy
and drama
. Apart from that he took lessons in acting from Ruth von Zerboni and violin lessons in the Munich "Musikkonservatorium".
Christian Tramitz made his first media experience at the Munich radio station "Radio Gong", where he, together with Michael Herbig presented the program Die Bayern Cops. In December 1996 he appeared in the German television program "Isar 3", which was based on the radio show "Die Bayern Cops" (The Bavarian cops). From 1997 on he was a member of the German comedy TV series Bullyparade
with Michael Herbig and Rick Kavanian
.
In this show he performed different sketches with various other famous actors.
various actors and voice acted different animated characters in the 1980s, like Matt Dillon
(for example in Wild Things
or One Night at McCool's
), Captain Gray Edwards (Final Fantasy
, originally spoken by Alec Baldwin
), Jackie Chan
(Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
, Police Story 3
), John Cusack
(Class
), John Ritter
(Noises Off
), Ben Stiller
(If Lucy Fell
), David Schwimmer
(Six Days, Seven Nights) as well as Ted McGinley
as Jefferson D'Arcy in Married… with Children, Jim J. Bullock as Neal Tanner in ALF
, Greg Evigan
as Jake Cardigan in TekWar
as well as Stiletto Mafioso in Danger Mouse
.
Apart from that he also gave the old Ted Mosby (narrator) in How I Met Your Mother
, Asterix
in Asterix and the Vikings
and Chick Hicks in Cars
his voice.
Thereupon he became the German voice cast of Scrad/Charlie (Johnny Knoxville) in Men in Black II
.
at Lake Starnberg
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actor, comedian, voice actor and author.
Life
Christian Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor Paul Hörbiger and nephew of actress Christiane HörbigerChristiane Hörbiger
Christiane Hörbiger is an Austrian television and film actress.-Life and work:Christiane Hörbiger is one of the three actress daughters of Austrian actors Attila Hörbiger and Paula Wessely . Her sisters are Elisabeth Orth and Maresa Hörbiger.She has played roles in various German and Austrian TV...
. His parents are film producer Rudolf Tramitz and Monica, née Hörbiger. Actress Mavie Hörbiger is a cousin.
Instead of starting an acting career at once, he first began to study history of art
History of art
The History of art refers to visual art which may be defined as any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
. Apart from that he took lessons in acting from Ruth von Zerboni and violin lessons in the Munich "Musikkonservatorium".
Christian Tramitz made his first media experience at the Munich radio station "Radio Gong", where he, together with Michael Herbig presented the program Die Bayern Cops. In December 1996 he appeared in the German television program "Isar 3", which was based on the radio show "Die Bayern Cops" (The Bavarian cops). From 1997 on he was a member of the German comedy TV series Bullyparade
Bullyparade
Bullyparade is the title of a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show....
with Michael Herbig and Rick Kavanian
Rick Kavanian
Rick Horatio Kavanian is a German actor, comedian, author and dubber of Armenian-Romanian roots. He is famous for his cooperation with Michael Herbig, which led to many popular movie comedies and parodies, e.g. Manitou's Shoe.- Life :...
.
Tramitz and Friends
After the end of Bullyparade in 2002, Christian Tramitz got his first own comedy show named "Tramitz and Friends" on the ProSieben in 2004.In this show he performed different sketches with various other famous actors.
Voice acting
Tramitz used to dubDubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
various actors and voice acted different animated characters in the 1980s, like Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
(for example in Wild Things
Wild Things
Wild Things is a 1998 erotic thriller film starring Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell and Bill Murray. It was directed by John McNaughton. In some countries the film was released as Sex Crimes...
or One Night at McCool's
One Night at McCool's
One Night at McCool's is a 2001 American dark comedy/neo-noir film, directed by Harald Zwart and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, John Goodman, Paul Reiser, Reba McEntire and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...
), Captain Gray Edwards (Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
, originally spoken by Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...
), Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
(Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu or Dian zhi gong fu gan jian dan is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring Jackie Chan, who was also action choreographer and co-writer...
, Police Story 3
Police Story 3
Police Story 3: Super Cop , also known as Super Cop in North America, is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts action crime comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. Jackie reprises his "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui character, a Hong Kong cop from Police Story and Police Story 2...
), John Cusack
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, The Thin Red Line, Stand by Me, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, Serendipity, Runaway Jury, The Ice Harvest,...
(Class
Class (film)
Class is a 1983 American movie that was directed by Lewis John Carlino, the writer/director of the 1979 film The Great Santini. It features the film debuts of actors Andrew McCarthy, John Cusack, Virginia Madsen, Lolita Davidovich, and Alan Ruck....
), John Ritter
John Ritter
Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively...
(Noises Off
Noises Off
Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...
), Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
(If Lucy Fell
If Lucy Fell
If Lucy Fell is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer and Ben Stiller. The film is rated R and runs for 92 minutes...
), David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
(Six Days, Seven Nights) as well as Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley
Theodore Martin "Ted" McGinley is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television series Married... with Children and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith...
as Jefferson D'Arcy in Married… with Children, Jim J. Bullock as Neal Tanner in ALF
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.The series starred Max...
, Greg Evigan
Greg Evigan
Gregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S. I Luv U and TekWar.-Personal life:...
as Jake Cardigan in TekWar
TekWar
Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels officially authored by William Shatner and co-written by uncredited science-fiction author Ron Goulart, published by Putnam...
as well as Stiletto Mafioso in Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Brian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
.
Apart from that he also gave the old Ted Mosby (narrator) in How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, Asterix
Asterix
Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...
in Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix and the Vikings
Asterix and the Vikings is an animated feature film, produced in France and Denmark, and directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. The story was adapted from the graphic novel Asterix and the Normans, which was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo...
and Chick Hicks in Cars
Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
his voice.
Thereupon he became the German voice cast of Scrad/Charlie (Johnny Knoxville) in Men in Black II
Men in Black II
Men in Black II is a 2002 science fiction action comedy starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The film also stars Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson and Rip Torn...
.
Private life
In 2004 Christian Tramitz married his second wife Annette and has a daughter and a son with her. He also has twins of his first marriage. Christian Tramitz lives in MünsingMünsing
Münsing is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria in Germany....
at Lake Starnberg
Lake Starnberg
Lake Starnberg , 25 kilometers southwest of Munich in southern Bavaria, is Germany's fifth largest freshwater lake and, due to its large average depth, the second richest in water...
.
Cinema
- 2000: Erkan & Stefan
- 2001: Der Schuh des ManituDer Schuh des ManituDer Schuh des Manitu is a 2001 German parody of western films. Directed by Michael Herbig, it is a film adaptation of the Winnetou sketches from his Pro Sieben television show Bullyparade.-Background:...
- 2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1
- 2004: 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood
- 2006: Französisch für Anfänger
- 2006: 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug
- 2007: Neues vom Wixxer
- 2007: Lissi und der wilde KaiserLissi und der wilde KaiserLissi und der wilde Kaiser is a German animated film released in 2007. It is a comedy parody of the Sissi films.The plot concerns a yeti who makes a pact with the devil to kidnap the most beautiful girl in the world...
- 2007: Tell
- 2007: KeinohrhasenKeinohrhasenKeinohrhasen ,lit: No Ear Rabbits, is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
- 2008: Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch!
- 2008: Freche Mädchen
- 2009: Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling
Television
- 1988: Drei D
- 1995: Der Höschenmörder
- 1995: Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
, episode 177, Roter Kaviar - 1996: Der Bulle von TölzDer Bulle von TölzDer Bulle von Tölz is an Austrian-German television series which has been produced and broadcast by SAT.1 and the ORF since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made.-Genre:...
, episode 5: Tod am Altar (as Father Martin Petermeier) - 1997: Der Bulle von Tölz, episode 7: Bei Zuschlag Mord (as auctionator)
- 1997: Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe
- 1997–2002: Bullyparade
- 2000: Zwei Brüder – Mörderische Rache
- 2002: Finanzamt Mitte – Helden im Amt
- 2002: Was ist bloß mit meinen Männern los?
- 2003: Crazy Race
- 2003: MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener
- 2004: Tramitz & Friends (2. Staffel 2005, 3. Staffel 2007)
- 2006: Agathe kann's nicht lassen – Die Tote im Bootshaus
- 2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Zwerg Nase
- 2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Rotkäppchen
- 2006: Zwei zum Fressen gern
- 2006: Ladyland
- 2006: Rettet die Weihnachtsgans
- 2007: Die ProSieben MärchenstundeDie ProSieben MärchenstundeDie ProSieben Märchenstunde is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors...
– Schneewittchen - 2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider
- 2007: Die Schatzinsel
- 2008: H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel
- 2008: Alarm für Cobra 11, episode Auf eigene Faust
Dubbing
- 1981: Danger MouseDanger MouseBrian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
(Stilleto) - 1990: Saber Rider and the Star SheriffsSaber Rider and the Star SheriffsSaber Rider and the Star Sheriffs is a 1987 animated space western following a similar theme as Galaxy Rangers and Bravestarr. Originally a 1984 anime series known as created by Studio Pierrot, it achieved moderate success in Japan...
(Colt) - 1991: Tropical HeatTropical HeatTropical Heat was a Canadian TV series produced in cooperation with Mexico and Israel that aired between 1991 and 1993 ....
(Nick Sloughter) - 1991: Married... with ChildrenMarried... with ChildrenMarried... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
(until 1997) (Jefferson D'Arcy) - 1991-1992: Darkwing DuckDarkwing DuckDarkWing Duck is an American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991–1992 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC. It featured the eponymous anthropomorphic duck superhero whose alter ego is mild-mannered...
(Steelbeak) - 1995–2001: Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
– narrator at the opening - 2000: South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 animated musical comedy film based on the animated television series South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The film was directed by Parker, who also stars along with the rest of the regular voice cast from the series, including Stone, Mary...
Phillip - 2002: Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFinal Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most...
(Captain Gray Edwards) - 2002: Men in Black IIMen in Black IIMen in Black II is a 2002 science fiction action comedy starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The film also stars Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson and Rip Torn...
(Scrad/Charlie) - 2003: Finding NemoFinding NemoFinding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
(Marlin) - 2005: SteamboySteamboyis a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk film, produced by Sunrise, and directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, his second major anime release, following Akira. The film was released in Japan on July 17, 2004. Steamboy is the most expensive full length Japanese animated movie made to date...
- 2005: Herbie: Fully LoadedHerbie: Fully LoadedHerbie: Fully Loaded is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Angela Robinson and produced by Robert Simonds for Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Lindsay Lohan as the youngest member of an automobile-racing family, Michael Keaton as her father, Matt Dillon as a competing racer, Breckin Meyer as...
- since 2005: How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
(old Ted from 2030, narrator) - 2006: Asterix and the VikingsAsterix and the VikingsAsterix and the Vikings is an animated feature film, produced in France and Denmark, and directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. The story was adapted from the graphic novel Asterix and the Normans, which was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo...
(Asterix) - 2006: CarsCars (film)Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
(Chick Hicks) - 2007: Lissi und der wilde KaiserLissi und der wilde KaiserLissi und der wilde Kaiser is a German animated film released in 2007. It is a comedy parody of the Sissi films.The plot concerns a yeti who makes a pact with the devil to kidnap the most beautiful girl in the world...
(Kaiser) - 2008: Tinker Bell (film)Tinker Bell (film)Tinker Bell is a 2008 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter...
(Boble) - 2008: The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
(Sideshow BobSideshow BobRobert Underdunk Terwilliger, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared briefly in the episode "The Telltale Head". Bob is a self-proclaimed genius who is a graduate of Yale, a member of...
) - 2008: Bolt (Bolt)