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10 unusual facts about Thomas Gottschalk


Berolina

In 1980s, the "Berolina" music awards was organized, sponsored by the TV networks ARD, ZDF and ORF, and hosted in a television show by Thomas Gottschalk on 27 August 1987 with a total of 15 musicians and bands.

Frank Elstner

Elstner presented the German show himself until 1987, appearing 39 times altogether, before handing it over to Thomas Gottschalk.

Fritz Egner

After working for the AFN in the early 1970s, Egner joint the regional broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk in 1978, alongside his two friends and colleagues Thomas Gottschalk and Günther Jauch.

Hurra Deutschland

Puppets from the German popular culture entered the ensemble to public appraisal, such as entertainer Thomas Gottschalk, singer Heino and tennis player Boris Becker.

Ilka Bessin

Since the retirement of Thomas Gottschalk and Michelle Hunziker as presenters of the very famous German TV show "Wetten, dass..?", she now assists new presenter Markus Lanz as a co-host.

Jo-Ann Strauss

In 2010, Jo-Ann presented the opening ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa for the German television network ZDF along with Thomas Gottschalk in a live broadcast from Johannesburg on 10 June.

Johanna Quaas

Quaas was invited to German TV show Gottschalk Live and her story was covered in at least 188 Chinese newspapers.

Markus Lanz

Since October 2012 he has presented the monthly German TV show Wetten, dass..? and succeeded Thomas Gottschalk.

Thomas Gottschalk

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) – Gottschalk starred as a consequence of leading actress Whoopi Goldberg losing a bet in Gottschalk's gameshow Wetten, dass..? He plays the sausage-obsessed German cook, Father Wolfgang.

During that period he also starred in several German comedies with actor Mike Krüger.