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Otto Waalkes
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Otto Waalkes, born in Emden in 1948, ranks among the most successful German comedians of all time.
He first gained widespread recognition in the mid-1970s through his comedy albums and his own television show. By the mid-1980s—culminating with the release of his first feature film, *Otto – Der Film*—he had risen to the status of an absolute superstar. With a box-office tally of over 14 million viewers, this comedy is considered the most successful German film of all time. The following years saw the release of further installments in the "Otto" film series, all of which went on to become major hits.
After a period of relative quiet in the late 1990s, Otto Waalkes staged a major comeback in…
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Otto Waalkes, born in Emden in 1948, ranks among the most successful German comedians of all time. He first gained widespread recognition in the mid-1970s through his comedy albums and his own television show. By the mid-1980s—culminating with the release of his first feature film, *Otto – Der Film*—he had risen to the status of an absolute superstar. With a box-office tally of over 14 million viewers, this comedy is considered the most successful German film of all time. The following years saw the release of further installments in the "Otto" film series, all of which went on to become major hits. After a period of relative quiet in the late 1990s, Otto Waalkes staged a major comeback in 2004 with the film *7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald* (7 Dwarfs – Men Alone in the Woods). This ensemble comedy drew more than seven million moviegoers to theaters and was followed in 2006 by an equally successful sequel. In the new millennium, Otto established himself as a voice actor for animated films such as *Ice Age*. Although Otto Waalkes is frequently criticized for his allegedly simplistic and silly brand of humor, his films consistently find an audience.
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Hallervorden - Didi gegen den Rest der Welt
as Self
Seiler und Speer: A schware Partie 25
as Otto Waalkes
Mein Name ist Otto
as Self
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik
as Self
Ottos Märchenshow
as Self
Otto Fröhliche - Advent, Advents mit Otto und Friends
as Various
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Otto Leonhard
Catweazle
as Catweazle
No Poster
Otto Waalkes rockt WERNER
as Self
Otto - Die Doku
as Self
No Poster
Geheimakte Otto Waalkes - Harry Hirsch auf Spurensuche
as Harry Hirsch
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Otto Leonhard
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live
Otto live - Holdrio Again
as Self
Otto - Geboren um zu blödeln
as Self
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
as Spirit of the school founder Otto Leonhard
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
as Notrufbeantworter
The Time Carousel
as Wilhelm Tell (voice)
The 7th Dwarf
as Bubi (voice)
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014
as Self
No Poster
Otto's Traum
as Otto
Die Helene Fischer Show 2013
as Self
No Poster
Heino – Made in Germany
as Self
Best of Otto
Otto's Eleven
as Otto
Otto live! Das Original
as Self
Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei
as Self
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
as Bubi
No Poster
Die Traumschiff-Gala zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Alexander
as Self
Siegfried
as Grille (voice)
Otto - Die ersten 15 Jahre und mehr! (Goldedition)
Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel
as Scientist
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
as Bubi
Otto - Die DVD
Otto - Mein Ostfriesland und mehr
Kommando Störtebeker
as Bruno Bommel / Papagei
Otto - The Disaster Movie
as Otto, Baby-Otto, Otti, Großvater
St. Pauli Nacht
Otto - The Romance Film
as Karl/Otto/Amor
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
as Otto / Benno Gross
Otto – The New Movie
as Otto
Otto - The Movie
as Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)
Hilfe, Otto kommt!
as Self
So ein Otto: Best-of: Die Otto Show
as Self