Otto Waalkes

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Otto Gerhard Waalkes (born 22 July 1948) is an East Frisian comedian and actor.

With his performances, books, and films, he made Germany's 1970s and 1980s popular.

The 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants') elephant-like comic characters of his own design are his most well-known trademark.

They appeared on the front page of his first album release. He discusses a close friendship with tennis player Steffi Graf, who also appeared (as herself) in the film Otto – Der Außerfriesische.

He has one child ("Benjamin Karl Otto Waalkes") with his first wife Manuela Ebelt, and he was married to actress Eva Hassmann until November 2011, co-starring him in Otto – The Katastrofenfilm. He also appears in Disney's Mulan movies, Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age series, and The Grinch's The Grinch.

Life

Waalkes was born as the second son of Karl Waalkes, a master painter, and his partner Adele (born Lüpkes). He and his older brother Karl-Heinz grew up in Emden's working-class neighborhood Transvaal. His parents, who attended a Bible-class that Waalkes visited regularly, were deeply religious Baptists and members of Emden's Evangelical Free Church congregation, which also taught a Bible-class. He appeared in a shopping mall in Emden, where he performed Babysitter Boogie, a German version of the Baby Sittin' Boogie. On the Bounty, he was given a 30-Deutschmark voucher and a book Mutiny. Waalkes' first guitar was obtained when he was twelve years old. He appeared for the first time in Emden with his band The Rustlers in 1964, mainly covering Beatles songs. Waalkes was both the lead singer and lead guitarist simultaneously, and he was the frontman of the band. For five years, he and his band toured in the areas of Eastern Friesland.

Waalkes passed his final exams (Abitur) at a boys' grammar school in Emden in 1968. He began to study art education at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg in 1970, but he never set foot in a teaching career. Hans Thiemann, a German painter, taught him among other things.

The first stage performance of Waalkes took place in Danny's Pan, a folklore club in Hamburg, where people could perform for ten minutes after having paid five Deutschmark. He and 14 roommates in Hamburg lived in a commune named Villa Kunterbunt (German for Villa Villekulla) for 14 years. Udo Lindenberg and Marius Müller-Westernhagen were two of his roommates.

To fund his studies, Waalkes continued to perform smaller gigs with his guitar in Hamburg's clubs. He made some parody jokes alongside his songs and apologised if he mistakenly deleted the microphone due to his anxiety. His apologies became more popular over time than his music, so his comedic stage performance began to expand. The clubs where he appeared grew, and now they weren't just named Onkel Pö but Westfalenhalle.

Waalkes' late boss, Hans Otto Mertens, met him in 1972. In the same year, he appeared in Hamburg with his band The Rustlers, which he also attended live at his own expense. Mertens co-founded Rüssl Räckords, since no other record label wanted to release Waalkes' live data. His album LP Otto was released in the same year and has been selling over 500,000 copies.

Waalkes was a survivor of the MGM Grand Fire on November 21, 1980. At the time of the accident, he was on the 26th floor and firefighters were evacuated by firefighters during rescue efforts.

From 1987 to 1999, Waalkes was married to Manuela "Manu" (born Ebelt). Benjamin Karl Otto Gregory, Gregory's son, was born in 1987.

Waalkes married Eva Hassmann in Jork, an actress born in 1972. They had an open marriage and had lived in various countries, according to their own accounts.

The couple officially broke off in early November 2011 and divorced on November 22, 2012.

Waalkes lives in Hamburg-Blankenese and has been officially recognized as a constituent of Hamburg.

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Career

Waalkes' humor consisted of puns and words, as well as the use of frivolous and jargon, noises, and body language. Parodies, for example, are typical stylistic elements in the form of famous songs that he revises and performs with his guitar. In addition, he often imbeds satire, political innuence, and analysis of time and society into his comedic appearances.

His Otto-Bücher (Otto-books) are regularly published, and his Otto-Langspielplatten (Otto-longplaying albums) became bestsellers, whereby several albums have climbed to the top of musical charts and shops.

Waalkes is one of the entertainers who have influenced the general use of words. A substantial portion of this essay refers back to his early performances, in which he mainly used texts from the New Frankfurt School. For example, the word "Hast du mal 'ne Zigarette" was used. "Irmo Schockt noch in Automaten" says die Schachtel.

("Do you have a cigarette?

My pack is still in the machine!")

Waalkes was the first to be introduced to the world.

The set phrase "Einen hab' ich noch!"

("I've got another one for you!")

Often, a joke is attributed to him, but Heinz Erhardt was the first to introduce the next joke, as many of Waalkes' set terms are.

Waalkes performed in roles that became well-known on their own, including reporter Harry Hirsch, Frau Suhrbier, and Oberförster Pudlich, as well as Herbert von Karamalz, who portrays a parody of Herbert von Karajan, as well as Herbert von Karajan, who plays a joke on Herbert von Karajan.

The Ottifant ('Ottiphant'), Waalkes' most popular comic stripe, was created for the back of a book. The stick-figure transformed into a distinct cartoon character with its own family over time. Several newspapers and books have featured their adventures and stories. On RTL and Super RTL, a cartoon series made the Ottifanten. The Ottifanten was depicted in Kommando Störtebeker, an animated cinema film.

Waalkes has appeared on camera as an actor or off camera as a producer, many times as an actor or a producer. His films are parodies of current events in culture and public life and are characterized by situations comedy and caricatured characters.

Waalkes was given the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany First Class in 2018 for his life work.

In June 2021, a German film adaptation of Catweazle was released with Waalkes in the title role.

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