Hubertus Albers (born 27 September 1965), better known under his pseudonym Atze Schröder, is a German comedian.
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'', 22 March 2016 He is best known for playing the main character in the RTL comedy show ''

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'' (2000–2007) and for his appearances in the

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stand-up comedy show '. He appears as himself in the 2008 German comedy film '.

Comedic style

Atze Schröder always appears in character with a large brown wig and glasses which he cultivated for his appearance on ''Quatsch Comedy Club'' and ''Alles Atze''. His comedic style has been described as "vulgar" and centers around his self-assured "Proll" (simple working class) persona living in the industrial

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of Germany.

Personal life

Atze Schröder has been particular of only appearing in character in public and never revealing anything from his private life. However, his real name became public record in 1998, when Hubertus Albers registered the name "Atze Schröder" at the

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On 13 July 2007, the trademark was signed over to "" (Schröder, Atze real name Albers, Hubertus) from

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. This trademark was deleted on 1 November 2017. Despite this, the comedian has repeatedly sued against the reveal of his real name, including in 2007 against

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's then president for use on the

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which led to the editorial decision to remove the real name. After an altercation with

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in 2015, Ruf sued Schröder under his real name which led German tabloid ''

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'' to use his real name in an article in 2016. Schröder in turn sued ''Bild'' for the use of his real name but lost in January 2018 which led to another mention. The court argued that Schröder invited the use of his real name because he started the altercation with Ruf as a private person and not in his Atze Schröder persona.

Tours

* 1998: ''Nur so geht's'' * 1999: ''Lecker'' * 2001: ''Meisterwerke'' * 2003: ''Goldene Zeiten'' * 2005: ''Atze im Wunderland'' * 2006: ''Kronjuwelen'' * 2007: ''Mutterschutz'' * 2009: ''Revolution'' * 2011: ''Schmerzfrei'' * 2013: ''Und dann kam Ute'' * 2014: ''Richtig fremdgehen'' * 2016: ''Turbo'' * 2019: ''Echte Gefühle''

Awards

*2000:

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– Best Comedy Act for ''Alles Atze'' *2003: Deutscher Comedypreis – Best Actor in a Comedy Show for ''Alles Atze'' *2003: Deutscher Fernsehpreis – Best Sitcom for ''Alles Atze'' *2005: Deutscher Comedypreis – Best Comedy Series for ''Alles Atze''

References

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