Bastian Pastewka (born 4 April 1972) is a German actor and comedian. In

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, he first became known to a wider audience in Germany around 1996 as a regular cast member of the comedy show '' Die Wochenshow'' (engl.: The Weekly Show), essentially a mock news program. His trademarks included quirky, off-beat characters such as fruity sex talk show host ''Brisko Schneider'' and ''Ottmar Zittlau'', an

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-wearing dimwit. Pastewka went on to star in various German comedy films, most notably '' Der WiXXer'' (2004) and '' Neues vom WiXXer'' (2007), a spoof on 1960s

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crime dramas. He has also worked as a voice-over actor for numerous

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s, such as ''

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''. Since September 2005 Pastewka has been playing himself in the sitcom '' Pastewka'', shown by the German television broadcasting station

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. He has received various highly prestigious awards like ''

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'', ''Deutscher Fernsehpreis'' (engl.: German Television Award) or ''

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''.

Personal life

Pastewka lives with his girlfriend Heidrun Buchmaier, manager of

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, in

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. When he is working, he lives in

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Official website (german)
German male comedians 1972 births Living people RTL Group people Sat.1 people {{germany-comedian-stub