- Bastian Pastewka
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name = Bastian Pastewka
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|4|4 Bastian Pastewka (* April, 4th 1972 in Bochum, Germany) is a German actor and comedian.He first became known to a wider audience in Germany around 1996 as a regular cast member of the comedy show "
Die Wochenshow " (engl.: The Weekly Show), essentially a mock news program. His trademarks included quirky, off-beat characters such as fruity sex talk show host "Brisko Schneider" and "Ottmar Zittlau", an unemployed,sweatsuit -wearing dimwit.Pastewka went on to star in various German comedy films, most notably "
Der Wixxer " (2004) and "Neues vom Wixxer " (2007), a spoof on 1960sEdgar Wallace crime dramas. He has also worked as avoice-over actor for numerousanimated film s, such as "Madagascar".Since September 2005 Pastewka has been playing himself in the sitcom "Pastewka", shown by the German television broadcasting stationSat.1 .He already received various highly prestigious awards like "
Goldene Kamera ", "Deutscher Fernsehpreis" (engl.: German Television Award) or "Rose d'Or ".External links
*imdb|0665002
* [http://www.bastianpastewka.de Official website (german)]
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