Lukas Resetarits (born 14 October 1947, in Stinatz) is an

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artist and

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, best known for playing police inspector Kottan in the

n TV series '' Kottan ermittelt''. Resetarits was born in the Austrian state

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, but his family moved to Vienna when he was at the age of four. Resetarits attended

n gymnasium which he finished in 1965. He studied

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and philosophy at the

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, at the same time jobbing as rock singer, construction worker and traffic officer at the

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. In 1975 he joined the cabaret group "KEIF", which consisted of Wolfgang Teuschl, Erwin Steinhauer, Alfred Rubatschek and Erich Demmer. In 1977 together with Teuschl and Steinhauer he performed the TV cabaret "Tu felix Austria". On 26 October 1977 he premiered his first solo program ''"Rechts Mitte Links"'' in the ''Konzerthauskeller''. In May 1978 he presented his second solo program ''"A Krise muaß her"'', and performed a second TV cabaret with Teuschl and Steinhauer, ''"Man wird ja noch fragen dürfen"''. He released his first LP

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''"Ein Abend mit Lukas Resetarits"'' (''"An Evening with Lukas Resetarits"'') in 1979. From 1980 to 1983 he was main actor in the Austrian TV series ''Kottan ermittelt'', written by Helmut Zenker and directed by Peter Patzak. Resetarits has been married since 1968 and has two daughters. Willi Resetarits (musician known as ''Dr. Kurt Ostbahn'') and Peter Resetarits (TV host at

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) are brothers.

Karin Resetarits Karin Kraml ( née Müller; born 15 December 1961) is an Austrian journalist and politician. She was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2009. At the time, her surname was Resetarits. Early and personal life Kraml was born in Vien ...

, a present member of the European Parliament, is his divorced sister in law.

Cabaret programs

* 1977 ''Rechts Mitte Links'' * 1978 ''A Krise muaß her'' * 1979 ''Haben schon gewählt'' * 1979 ''Alles leiwand'' * 1981 ''Nur kane Wellen'' * 1982 ''Ka Zukunft'' * 1983 ''Vorläufig ohne Titel'' * 1984 ''Was nun'' * 1985 ''I oder I'' * 1986 ''Das 10. Programm'' * 1987 ''Rekapituliere'' * 1988 ''Nichts geht mehr'' * 1989 ''Zu blöd'' * 1990 ''Ich bin so frei'' * 1991 ''Heimspiel - live'' * 1992 ''Zu bunt'' * 1995 ''Alles zurück'' * 1997 ''Kein Grund zum Feiern'' * 1999 ''Ich tanze nicht'' * 2001 ''Niemandsland'' * 2002 ''Zeit'' * 2003 ''Nachspielzeit'' * 2006 ''XXII'' * 2009 "Osterreich - ein Warietee"

Awards

* Nestroy-Ring 1981 * Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis 1981, 1983, 1984 * Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis 1985 * " Ybbser Spaßvogel" *

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1997, best actor * German Cabaret Prize 1998 * Karl 2004 * Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich 2012

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Resetarits, Lukas 1947 births Living people Austrian male film actors Kabarettists People from Güssing District Austrian male television actors 20th-century Austrian male actors 21st-century Austrian male actors Austrian people of Croatian descent Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria