Alexander Duszat (born 2 April 1971), known professionally as Elton, is a German television presenter and comedian who gained recognition as Stefan Raab's sidekick in the long-running late-night comedy show ''

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''.

Early life

Elton was born on 2 April 1971 in

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, but grew up and went to school in

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near

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. He finished his traineeship as a television and radio technician.

Career

Later, he hosted several shows for the local television channel Hamburg 1, where he first appeared under the nickname Elton, which was given to him due to a reportedly similar appearance to

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. In February 2001, he was hired by the popular German entertainer Stefan Raab as an intern and sidekick for his late-night comedy show ''

'' on

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. In December 2001, Elton started to host his own show, ''

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'', which was produced by Raab's company Raab TV and canceled in March 2003. Along with

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, Elton also hosted the

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''Die Alm'' in July 2004 and ''Die Burg'' in January 2005. When Stefan Raab boxed

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in early 2007, Elton promised to participate at the

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in case Raab should stand more than five rounds. Since Raab lasted all six rounds, Elton started his training and eventually finished the Marathon in 5:30:01 hrs, placed 34202nd.

Personal life

Since November 2003, Elton has been married to Yvonne Duszat with whom he has two kids.

Work

Shows, regular participation

* 2001–2015: ''

'' (sidekick of Stefan Raab) * 2001–2003; 2013: ''

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'' (2013; on MySpass.de) * 2004–2006: '' Elton vs. Simon'' (with

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) * 2008, 2010, 2012: ''Elton vs. Simon – Die Show'' (with Simon Gosejohann and Johanna Klum) * 2009: ''Germany's Next Showstars'' (judge with

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and

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) * 2011: ''Elton reist'' * 2012: ''Elton vs. Simon – die Liveshow'' * since 2015: ''Wer weiß denn sowas?'' * 2017: ''Kaum zu glauben!'' (2 shows in a team)

Filmography

* 2004: ''Das Büro'' (TV series, 1st season, episode 7) * 2005: ''

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'' (TV show, 4th season, episodes 1–2) * 2006: ''Axel! will's wissen'' (TV series, 2nd season, episode 10) * 2007: ''

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'' – Tischlein deck dich (TV Show) * 2008: ''Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film''

Presenting

* 2004: ''Die Alm'' (with Sonya Kraus) * 2005: ''Die Burg'' (with Sonya Kraus) * 2006–2015: ''

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'' (in the Green Room) * 2006–2015: ''

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'' (host of the game ''Blamieren oder Kassieren'') * 2007: ''The Dome'' (with Gülcan Kamps and Marta Jandová) * since 2010: ''1, 2 oder 3'' * 2013: ''Elton zockt – LIVE'' * 2013: '' Wetten, dass..?'' (host of a game) * 2014: ''Millionärswahl'' * since 2016: '' Schlag den Star'' (opponent of

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) * since 2016: ''Die Superpauker'' * 2016: ''Das ProSieben Auswärtsspiel'' * since 2016: ''Elton!'' * 2017–2018: ''Schlag den Henssler'' * 2018: ''Unser Lied für Lissabon'' * since 2018: ''Alle gegen Einen'' * since 2019: ''Schlag den Besten''

Voice acting

* 2005: '' Der kleine Eisbär 2 – Die geheimnisvolle Insel'' (German voice of Bill) * 2007: ''

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'' (video game; as Chips Dubbo) * 2008: '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' (German voice of Chico) * 2009: ''Donkey Schott'' (as Esel Rucio) * 2011: ''Puss in Boots'' (German voice of Humpty Dumpty) * 2012: ''Janosch: Komm, wir finden einen Schatz'' (as Kurt)

Guest appearances

* 2006–2007: ''Genial daneben'' (3 appearances) * 2007, 2011: ''Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!'' (2 appearances) * 2009: ''Zimmer frei!'' (1 appearance) * 2010: '' Wir sind Kaiser'' (1 appearance) * 2011: ''Die perfekte Minute'' (1 appearance) * 2011: ''Tietjen und Hirschhausen'' (1 appearance) * 2011: ''Das große Allgemeinwissensquiz'' (2 appearances with

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as a Joker) * 2013: ''Deutschlands Superhirn'' (1 appearance) * 2013, 2018: ''Markus Lanz'' (2 appearances) * 2014–2015'': Quizduell'' (2 appearances) * 2016, 2018: ''NDR Talk Show'' (2 appearances) * 2017: ''Wer wird Millionär?'' (1 appearance)

Books

* 2010: ''Mühsam ernährt sich das Eichhörnchen. Zum Glück bin ich keins!''

Awards

* 2003: Romy-Award: "Beliebtester Newcomer" ("favorite newcomer") * 2007:

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: "Hidden Talent" * 2008:

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: "Best Comedy-Show" for '' Elton vs. Simon'' (with Johanna Klum and

) * 2012: Deutscher Comedypreis: "Bester Comedyevent" for ''Elton vs. Simon – Die Live-Show'' (with Johanna Klum and Simon Gosejohann)

External links

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Official Site
* https://www.prosieben.ch/stars/star-datenbank/elton * https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/3881 * http://schoenhauser-promotion.de/portfolio/elton/ * http://www.brainpool.de/de/Kuenstler/Elton {{DEFAULTSORT:Elton 1971 births Living people People from Hamburg German male comedians German television personalities German game show hosts ZDF people ProSieben people