Michael Fritz Mittermeier (born 3 April 1966) is a German comedian.

Early life

Mittermeier was born in

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. During his childhood he lived in

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. After school he studied theatre.

Career

In 1996, Mittermeier started the comedy program ''Zapped''. ''Zapped'' was shown on his tours in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He participated in comedy television shows as well as the German TV show '' Wetten, dass..?''. The most well-known parts of ''Zapped'' are parodies of German advertisements as well as the US television series ''

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'', which later became a running gag. Mittermeier popularized the term "Arschgeweih" (" tramp stamp"; literally "ass antler"). His next comedy programs were ''Wahnsinnlich'' (1990), ''Zapped!'' (1999), ''Back to Life'' (2002), ''Paranoid'' (2004), ''Safari'' (2007) and ''Achtung, Baby!'' (2010). In 2001, he was featured in the music video for the

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(credited here as the Guano Babes) song, "Kumba Yo". Mittermeier was also involved in the 2010 documentary ''This Prison Where I Live'', featuring the Burmese comedian

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who was imprisoned by his country's military junta for lampooning and criticizing them. In 2012, Mittermeier performed his English-language show ''A German on Safari'' in New York, London, and at the Edinburgh Fringe.Mittermeier:Safari
/ref> In 1998, Mittermeier published ''Im Rausch der Kanäle'' together with

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and Gudrun Allwang. In 2010, he published ''Achtung, Baby!''

Personal life

Mittermeier married singer Gudrun Allwang in 1998. Having been born (and brought up) in Bavaria, Mittermeier has been a lifelong fan of the football team

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Awards

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mittermeier, Michael 1966 births Living people People from Erding (district) German television personalities German male voice actors German comedy writers German male comedians