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Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a
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comedian, singer, and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye was caused by a
congenital A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities can ...
ptosis.


Family

Karl Dall was born in
Emden Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528. History The exact founding date of E ...
,
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, the son of a school rector and a
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. He married his wife Barbara in 1971. They had one daughter, Janina, who works as a
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in
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. Karl Dall had two sisters and a brother. He lived in
Hamburg-Eppendorf Eppendorf is one of thirteen quarters in the Hamburg-Nord borough of Hamburg, Germany, and lies north of the Außenalster. In 2020 the population was 24,806. History Eppendorf, first mentioned as ''Eppenthorp'' in 1140, is Hamburg's oldest vil ...
.


Career

Karl Dall left school after the 10th grade and accomplished an apprenticeship as a typesetter in a print shop in the town of Leer,
East Frisia East Frisia or East Friesland (german: Ostfriesland; ; stq, Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia ...
. Together with Ingo Insterburg, Jürgen Barz and Peter Ehlebracht he founded in 1967 the comedy group ' of which he was a member until it ceased to exist in the 1970s. Moreover, he created the TV show ''
Musikladen ''Der Musikladen'' (german: The Music Shop) was a West German music television programme that ran from 13 December 1972 to 29 November 1984. The show continued the 1960s '' Beat-Club'' under a new name, and in turn was replaced by ''Extratour' ...
'' for
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and had since then worked for television broadcasters. From 1983 until 1990 he used to appear in the hidden camera
comedy show Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories ...
''Verstehen Sie Spaß?'', playing for example a chaotic film presenter or a telephone prankster. In the German radio broadcast of
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(RTL) he presented his own comedy show and was also among the first TV-presenters of television channel RTLplus. There he had his own talkshow named ''Dall-As'' which was aired from 19 January 1985 until the end of 1991. The concept was to irritate and provoke the guests. On 4 January 1992 he continued this show at the rivalling television channel Sat.1 as ''Jux und Dallerei''. From 1991 until 1993 he presented the game show ''Koffer Hoffer'' on television channel
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. In this show, lost luggage, of which the owner could not be identified anymore, was auctioned to the candidates. Later, he was member of the initial ensemble of the comedy show ''
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''. The spontaneous Karl Dall left the show after a few years due to differences of opinion with
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who always scheduled his shows meticulously. In September 2006 his
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titled ''Auge zu und durch'' (Eye shut and through) was published. On October 23, 2020, precisely a month before his untimely death, Dall evaluated his participation as the lead in the upcoming theater-farce ''WIN=WIN'' about social distancing. According to its author-producer
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, he seemed fit and eager, "having read the entire play within five hours". Dall died on 23 November 2020, having suffered a stroke twelve days earlier.


Filmography

* 1963: '' Apache Gold'' * 1964: ''
Freddy in the Wild West ''Freddy in the Wild West'' (german: Freddy und das Lied der Prärie, lang-it, 6 pallottole per Ringo Kid) is a 1964 West German/Italian musical Western film directed by Sobey Martin and starring Freddy Quinn, Rik Battaglia, and Beba Lončar. ...
'' * 1967: '' Hotel Clausewitz '' * 1968: ' * 1969: ''
Charley's Uncle ''Charley's Uncle'' (german: Charleys Onkel) is a 1969 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Gila von Weitershausen, Karl Michael Vogler and Heidy Bohlen.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 252. The film was a loose adaptation of Br ...
'' * 1970: ''
Student of the Bedroom ''Student of the Bedroom'' (german: Der Bettenstudent oder Was mach' ich mit den Mädchen?) is a 1970 West German comedy film directed by Michael Verhoeven and starring Christof Wackernagel, Gila von Weitershausen and Hannelore Elsner.Reimer & Rei ...
'' * 1970: ''Hänsel und Gretel verliefen sich im Wald'' * 1974: ' * 1980: ''
Panic Time ''Panic Time'' (German: ''Panische Zeiten'') is a 1980 West German comedy film directed by Peter Fratzscher and starring Udo Lindenberg, Vera Tschechowa and Walter Kohut. Hake p.180 The film's sets were designed by the art director Toni Lüdi ...
'' * 1983: '' Gib Gas – Ich will Spass'' * 1983: ' a.k.a. ''Dirndljagd am Kilimandscharo'' * 1983: ''
Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza ''Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza'' (german: Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Franz Marischka and starring Karl Dall Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a German comedian, sing ...
'' * 1984: ''Ein irres Feeling'' * 1985: ''Drei und eine halbe Portion'' * 1988: ''
Starke Zeiten ''Starke Zeiten'' is a 1988 West German comedy film directed by , Rolf Olsen, Otto Retzer, Sigi Rothemund and Helmut Fischer. The film has been produced by Karl Spiehs and Luggi Waldleitner Luggi Waldleitner (1913–1998) was a German film ...
'' * 1989: ' * 1999: ' * 2001: ''König der Winde'' (Short) * 2003: ' * 2006: ''
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' ("ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour") is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot ...
: Rotkäppchen – Wege zum Glück'' (TV film) * 2008: ' (TV film)


Awards

* 1994: Preis der beleidigten Zuschauer (literally "Award of the offended viewers") ( Link to article on German-language Wikipedia) * 1999:
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''Ehrenpreis für sein Lebenswerk'' (honorary award for his lifetime achievements)


References


External links

*
Personal website

Biography

Interview with Karl Dall
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dall, Karl 1941 births 2020 deaths People from Emden People from the Province of Hanover German television personalities German male comedians East Frisians People with ptosis (eyelid) Place of death missing