Lukas Resetarits (born 14 October 1947, in
Stinatz
Stinatz (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Stinjaki'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Pásztorháza'') is a town in the district of Güssing (district), Güssing in Burgenland in Austria. According to the last census 62% of the population are memb ...
) is an
Austrian
cabaret artist and
actor, best known for playing police inspector Kottan in the
Austrian TV series ''
Kottan ermittelt''.
Resetarits was born in the Austrian state
Burgenland, but his family moved to Vienna when he was at the age of four. Resetarits attended
Austrian
gymnasium which he finished in 1965. He studied
psychology and
philosophy
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at the
University of Vienna, at the same time jobbing as rock singer, construction worker and traffic officer at the
Vienna International Airport.
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
vinyl record ''"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
Wilhelm Resetarits (21 December 1948 – 24 April 2022),ORF
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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 ...
, 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
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-Ring 1981
*
Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis 1981, 1983, 1984
*
Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis
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*Drafi Deutscher, German singer and composer
*Guy Deutscher (linguist)
*Guy Deutscher (physicist)
*Isaac Deutscher, British jou ...
1985
* "
Ybbser Spaßvogel"
*
Romy 1997, best actor
*
German Cabaret Prize
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**Ger ...
1998
* Karl 2004
* Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich 2012
External links
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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