Otto Waalkes
Encyclopedia
Frisians
The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany. They are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia, that was a part of Denmark until 1864. They inhabit an area known as Frisia...
comedian and actor. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and movies. His perhaps most famous trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release.
He shares a close friendship with tennis player Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
, who also makes an appearance in the movie Otto - Der Außerfriesische. He has one child ("Benjamin Karl Otto Grigori Waalkes") with his first wife Manuela Ebelt, and was later married to actress Eva Hassmann until November 2011, who co-starred with him in Otto - Der Katastrophenfilm.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | EU | ||
| 1973 | Otto | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | Otto (Die Zweite) | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | Oh, Otto | - | - | - | |
| 1976 | Das 4. Programm | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 1977 | Das Wort zum Montag | - | 5 | - | - |
| 1978 | Ottocolor | - | 4 | - | - |
| 1980 | Der Ostfriesische Götterbote | - | 11 | - | - |
| 1981 | Otto versaut Hamburg | - | 4 | - | - |
| 1983 | Hilfe Otto kommt! | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| 1995 | Die CD - Das Allerbeste | 55 | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Das Live Album | 11 | 14 | 12 | - |
| 1998 | Einen Hab ich noch | 28 | 49 | 41 | - |
| 2001 | Ostfriesland und Mehr | 40 | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Only Otto | 28 | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Otto - Die DVD | 40 | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre | 71 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 100 Jahre Otto | - | - | 77 | - |
| 2006 | "Zwergensong" | 12 | - | - | 33* |
Filmography
- Otto – Der FilmOtto – Der FilmOtto – Der Film is a German comedy film from 1985, starring Otto Waalkes. With 14.5 million sold tickets it was the most successful German movie until it was succeeded by Der Schuh des Manitu.-Plot:...
('Otto – The Film') (1985) - Otto – Der neue Film ('Otto - The New Film') (1987)
- Otto – Der Außerfriesische ('Otto - The Outer-Frisian') (1989)
- Otto – Der Liebesfilm ('Otto – The Romance filmRomance filmRomance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
) (1992) - St. Pauli Nacht ('St. Pauli Night') by Sönke WortmannSönke WortmannSönke Wortmann is a German film director and producer.- Biography :Wortmann’s father was a miner. After Wortmann’s A-Levels he wanted to become a professional football player and started playing with Westfalia Herne at the third best category and with SP Vgg Erkenschwick...
(1999) - Otto – Der Katastrophenfilm ('Otto - The Disaster filmDisaster filmA disaster film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject...
') (2000) - 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald ('7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood') (2004)
- 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug is a 2006 German film....
('7 Dwarfs – The Wood Is Not Enough') (2006) - Otto's Eleven (2010)