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Otto Waalkes

1948 - Today

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Otto Gerhard Waalkes (born 22 July 1948), also known as simply Otto, is a German comedian, actor, musician, writer, and comic book artist. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and films. His best known trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Waalkes is the 3,905th most popular actor (down from 3,080th in 2019), the 4,254th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,711th in 2019) and the 120th most popular German Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Otto Waalkes ranks 3,905 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Gothard, Dorian Gray, Shirley Booth, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Raoul Bova, and Isuzu Yamada. After him are Verne Troyer, Vera Glagoleva, Sharon Gless, Alexander Knox, Jimmy Gardner, and Rainn Wilson.

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Among people born in 1948, Otto Waalkes ranks 402. Before him are JoBeth Williams, Anatoly Solovyev, Levan Tediashvili, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Birch, and Richard Simmons. After him are Margaret Weis, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Benny Morris, Nadezhda Tkachenko, Gary Thain, and Valeri Brainin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto Waalkes ranks 4,256 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Frey-Herosé (1801), Bill Kaulitz (1989), Johann Peter Salomon (1745), Maxi Herber (1920), Rudolf Augstein (1923), and Adrian Sutil (1983). After him are Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804), Franz Babinger (1891), Martin Chemnitz (1522), Lewis A. Coser (1913), Rosi Mittermaier (1950), and Ernst Zündel (1939).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Otto Waalkes ranks 120. Before him are Sandra Hüller (1978), Christian Berkel (1957), Heike Makatsch (1971), Horst Frank (1929), Mathieu Carrière (1950), and Alfred Abel (1879). After him are Ilse Steppat (1917), Susanne Lothar (1960), Curt Bois (1901), August Wilhelm Iffland (1759), Martina Gedeck (1961), and Therese Giehse (1898).

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