Christian Tramitz (born 29 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian.

Early life

Born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

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, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

and first cousin once removed of actress

Christiane Hörbiger Christiane Hörbiger (13 October 1938 – 30 November 2022) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Her first major film role was Mary Vetsera in '' Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe'' in 1955. She appeared on the stage of the Burgthe ...

. His parents are film producer Rudolf Tramitz and Monica (' Hörbiger). Actress

Mavie Hörbiger Mavie Hörbiger (born 14 November 1979 in Munich) is a German-Austrian actress. Since 2009, she belongs to the ensemble of Vienna's Burgtheater. Life and work Hörbiger descends from a famous Austrian family of actors and actresses, all at lea ...

is a cousin. Instead of starting an acting career at once, he first began to study

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and

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. Apart from that he took lessons in acting from Ruth von Zerboni and violin lessons in the Munich "Musikkonservatorium".

Career

Tramitz made his first media experience at the Munich radio station "Radio Gong", where he, together with

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presented the program ''Die Bayern Cops''. In December 1996, he appeared in the German television program ''Isar 3'', which was based on the radio show ''Die Bayern Cops'' ("The Bavaria Cops"). From 1997 on, he was a member of the German comedy TV series ''

Bullyparade ''Bullyparade'' is a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show. Herbig also directed, produced and mainly dev ...

'' with Herbig and

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''Tramitz and Friends''

After the end of ''Bullyparade'' in 2002, Tramitz got his first own comedy show named ''Tramitz and Friends'' on the

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in 2004. In this show he performed different sketches with various other famous actors including

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, with whom he later filmed the TV series ''Hubert ohne Staller''.

Voice acting

Tramitz used to dub various actors and voice acted different animated characters in the 1980s, like

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(for example in '' Wild Things'' or '' One Night at McCool's''), Captain Gray Edwards (''

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'', originally spoken by

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('' Half a Loaf of Kung Fu'', ''

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''),

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'') as well as

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as Jefferson D'Arcy in '' Married... with Children'', Jim J. Bullock as Neal Tanner in '' ALF'',

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as Jake Cardigan in ''

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'' as well as Stiletto Mafioso in '' Danger Mouse''. Apart from that he also gave the old Ted Mosby (narrator) in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'' and Chick Hicks in

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'' his voice. Thereupon he became the German voice cast of Scrad/Charlie (Johnny Knoxville) in ''

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''.

Private life

In 2004, Tramitz married his second wife, Annette, and has a daughter and a son with her. He also has twins from his first marriage to German publicist Christiane Tramitz. Christian Tramitz lives in

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Lake Starnberg Lake Starnberg, or ''Starnberger See'' ) — called Lake Würm, or ''Würmsee'' , until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Ba ...

Filmography

Cinema

*2000: ' *2001: ''

Der Schuh des Manitu ''Der Schuh des Manitu'' (eng.: ''The Shoe of Manitou'') is a 2001 German Western parody film. Directed by Michael Herbig, it is a film adaptation of the Winnetou sketches from his ProSieben television show ''Bullyparade''. With earnings of abou ...

'' *2004: ''

Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 ''(T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1'' is a 2004 German comedy film by Michael "Bully" Herbig. It is a spoof of the 1960s American television series '' Star Trek'' and parodies several science fiction films. As a spiritual successor to ''D ...

'' *2004: ''

7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood ''7 Dwarves – Men Alone In the Woods'' (german: 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald), is a German comedy film, created in 2004 by Otto Waalkes, which follows the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by the Brothers Grimm. The film, crea ...

'' *2006: '' Französisch für Anfänger'' *2006: ''

7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug ''7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough'' (original German title ''7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug'') is a 2006 German comedy film directed by Sven Unterwaldt. It is a sequel to the film ''7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald''. The film is ba ...

'' *2007: ''Neues vom Wixxer'' *2007: '' Lissi und der wilde Kaiser'' *2007: ''Tell'' *2007: ''

Keinohrhasen ''Rabbit Without Ears'' (German title: ''Keinohrhasen'', "No Ear Rabbits"), is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger. Co-written by Anika Decker, and starring Nora Tschirner and Schweiger himself, ...

'' *2008: ''

Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch! Johann "Hans" Hölzel (; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian singer and musician. Falco had several international hits including " Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", " Vienna Call ...

'' *2008: '' Freche Mädchen'' *2009: ''Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling'' *2015: ''

Gut zu Vögeln ''Gut zu Vögeln'' is a German romantic comedy film directed by Mira Thiel and starring Anja Knauer and Max von Thun. Advertised as "an ''anti''-romantic comedy", it was released in Germany on 14 January 2016. The film's title is a sexual pun: ...

'' *2015: ''

Ghosthunters on Icy Trails ''Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails'' (german: Gespensterjäger - Auf eisiger Spur) is a 2015 German-Austrian-Irish comedy film starring Anke Engelke, Milo Parker and Bastian Pastewka as the voice of Hugo. It is based on the novel ''Ghosthunters and t ...

'' (also writer) *2015: ''Beautiful Girl'' * 2015: ''

Traumfrauen ''Traumfrauen'' is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Anika Decker. It sold 1.7 million tickets making it one of the most successful German films of 2015. Cast * Hannah Herzsprung - Leni Reimann * Karoline Herfurth - Hannah Reimann * Palina ...

'' * 2017: ''

Bullyparade – Der Film ''Bullyparade: The Movie'' (german: Bullyparade – Der Film) is a 2017 German parody movie. Directed by Michael Herbig, it is a film adaptation of his ProSieben television show '' Bullyparade'' and features parodies of popular films and televisi ...

'' * 2018: ''Feierabendbier'' * 2022: ''Die Geschichte der Menschheit – leicht gekürzt''

Television

*1988: ' *1995: ''Der Höschenmörder'' *1995: ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

'', episode 177, ''Roter Kaviar'' *1996: ''

Der Bulle von Tölz ''Der Bulle von Tölz'' is a German television series which has been produced and broadcast by Sat.1 since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made. Genre Set in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, the series is about t ...

'', episode 5: ''Tod am Altar'' (as Father Martin Petermeier) *1997: ''Der Bulle von Tölz'', episode 7: ''Bei Zuschlag Mord'' (as auctionator) *1997: ''Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe'' *1997–2002: ''Bullyparade'' *2000: ''

Zwei Brüder ''Zwei Brüder'' (''Two Brothers'') is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for ZDF between 1994 and 2000. The musi ...

– Mörderische Rache'' *2002: ''Finanzamt Mitte – Helden im Amt'' *2002: ''Was ist bloß mit meinen Männern los?'' *2003: ''Crazy Race'' *2003: ''MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener'' *2004: ''Tramitz & Friends'' (2nd Season 2005, 3rd Season 2007) *2006: ''

Agathe kann's nicht lassen was an Austrian and German detective comedy television series which ran between 2005 and 2007. It was based upon Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. List of Episodes See also *List of German television series The following is a list of te ...

– Die Tote im Bootshaus'' *2006: ''

Die ProSieben Märchenstunde ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' ("ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour") is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot ...

– Zwerg Nase'' *2006: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Rotkäppchen'' *2006: ' *2006: ''Ladyland'' *2006: '' Rettet die Weihnachtsgans'' *2007: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Schneewittchen'' *2007: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider'' *2007: ''Die Schatzinsel'' *2008: ''

H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel is a 2008 German horror-parody television film, part of the TV series '. The film was directed by Michael Karen and written by Stefan Barth. Plot During a cooking show, Tim Mälzer got repeated phone calls fr ...

'' *2008: ''

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'', episode ''Auf eigene Faust'' *2011: ' *since 2011: ''Hubert und Staller''https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090883/

Dubbing

* 1981: '' Danger Mouse'' (Stilleto) * 1990: ''

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'' (Colt) * 1991: ''

Tropical Heat ''Tropical Heat'' (known as ''Sweating Bullets'' in the United States) is a Canadian action series produced in co-operation with Mexico and Israel that aired between April 8, 1991 to October 18, 1993. The series ran for three seasons totaling ...

'' (Nick Sloughter) * 1991-1997: '' Married... with Children'' (Jefferson D'Arcy) * 1991-1992: ''

Darkwing Duck ''Darkwing Duck'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation (formerly Walt Disney Television Animation) that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block ''The Disn ...

'' (Steelbeak) * 1995-2001: '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – narrator at the opening * 2000: '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' Phillip * 2002: '' Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' (Captain Gray Edwards) * 2002: ''

'' (Scrad/Charlie) * 2003: ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'' (Marlin) * 2005: ''

Steamboy is a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk action film produced by Sunrise, directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, his second major anime release as a director, following '' Akira'' (1988). The film was released in Japan by Toho on July 17, 20 ...

'' * 2005: '' Herbie: Fully Loaded'' * since 2005: ''

'' (old Ted from 2030, narrator) * 2006: ''

'' (Asterix) * 2006: ''

'' (Chick Hicks) * 2007: '' Lissi und der wilde Kaiser'' (Kaiser) * 2008: ''

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy''. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 an ...

'' (Boble) * 2008: ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' (

Sideshow Bob Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr., PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared in the episode " The Telltale Head". Bob is a se ...

) * 2008: '' Bolt'' (Bolt) * 2008: ''

Ponyo is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by ...

'' (Fujimoto)

References

External links

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