Alfons is the

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of Emmanuel Peterfalvi (born March 17, 1967, in

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), a

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comedian in

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.PORTRAIT – Alfons : le clown français des marchés de Hambourg
''Lepetitjournal'', April 21, 2008 Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the

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.Militärdienst beim Pay-TV
''Medienkorrespondenz'', Mai 27, 2016 He learned the German language and decided to stay in

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, after he "fell in love with Germany and the Germans". In 1994 he began his career in the television show '' Kalkofes Mattscheibe'' on German pay TV network

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."Bonjour, ich bin Emmanuel und ich bin.. Franzose"
''

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'', June 30, 2000 On 3 November 2017, Peterfalvi became a German citizen while maintaining his native French citizenship."Oh, là là! TV-Franzose Alfons ist jetzt Deutscher!"
''

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'', November 4, 2017

Television

* 2006–present : ''Alfons und Gäste'' (

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and

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) * 2007 : ''Deutschland lacht ...'' * 2009–present : ''Puschel TV'' ( ARD) * 2014 : ''Ein Fall fürs All'' (

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) with Urban Priol

Radio

* 2008–present : ''Gesellschaftsabend'' (

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) * 2015–present : ''Bonjour Alfons'' (SWR1 Baden-Württemberg)

Awards

* 2021

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References

External links

Official website

YouTube channel

( SWR) * {{Authority control 1967 births 20th-century French comedians Mass media people from Hamburg German male comedians French emigrants to Germany Living people Südwestrundfunk people ARD (broadcaster) people Saarländischer Rundfunk people French Army personnel Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Comedians from Hamburg Comedians from Paris