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Gerhard Polt (born 7 May 1942 in
Gerhard Polt (born 7 May 1942 in Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
) is a German writer, filmmaker, actor and satirical cabaret artist from Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
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Gerhard Polt's main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. On stage he often plays the role of an ignorant Bavarian petty bourgeoisie. One of his trademarks is the constant switching and the combining of
Bavarian, Standard German and even (pseudo-) Englisch language elements (albeit always performed with strongly Bavarian pronunciation and melody), where a lot of jokes and wordplays derive from.
His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular. In 1979 he became known to a wider audience in Germany as a result of his television comedy series '' Fast wia im richtigen Leben'' (Almost like in real life). In the following years, he was writer and actor in the movies ' (1983), '' Man spricht deutsh'' ic(1987), '' Germanikus'' (2004), and writer and director of '' Herr Ober!'' (1992).
He's one of the most regarded and highest decorated German cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...
artists.
Awards
* 1980 Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis * 1982Adolf-Grimme-Preis
The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Kassel Literary Prize
The Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor (''Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor''), established 1985, is an annual prize awarded by the city of Kassel and the Brückner-Kühner foundation in recognition of "grotesque and comic work" ...
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See also
* Biermösl Blosn * Wellbrüder aus'm BiermoosReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polt, Gerhard 1942 births German male film actors German male television actors Film directors from Munich Living people Male actors from Munich German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights 21st-century German dramatists and playwrights German cabaret performers