Ernst-Johann "Ernie" Reinhardt (born 22 September 1955), better known as Lilo Wanders, is a German

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actor, comedian and theatre/television host. Born in

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, Reinhardt attended the Gymnasium

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and went on to become an entertainer. He was one of the founders of the Schmidt-Theater on the

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in 1988. From 1994 on until 2004, he was in his transvestite role as Lilo Wanders the host of the German TV sex/erotic show ''Wa(h)re Liebe'' (a pun on ''true love'' and ''commodity love'') on VOX. On December 22, 2022, as part of the Massengeschmack TV advent calendar, Wanders published the sex and erotic magazine ''Massengeschnackseln''.

Published works

* Lilo Wanders: ''Tja, meine Lieben'', Econ 1997, ISBN 3-612-26361-7. * Lilo Wanders: ''Wa(h)re Liebe – A–Z'', Heel 2001, ISBN 3-89880-021-0. * Lilo Wanders: ''Exotische Scharfmacher'', Europa Verlag Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-203-85055-9. * Lilo Wanders: ''Voll aufgeklärt: 100 Antworten auf 1000 Fragen'', Moderne Verlagsges. MVG 2008, ISBN 3-636-06376-6. * Erika Berger, Lilo Wanders: ''Langenscheidt Sex-Deutsch / Deutsch-Sex'', Langenscheidt 2009, ISBN 3-468-73222-8.

References

External links

Official website
(in German) 1955 births Living people German gay actors German male comedians German television personalities German theatre managers and producers Culture in Hamburg People from Celle Gay comedians German LGBTQ broadcasters German drag queens Comedians from Lower Saxony Male actors from Lower Saxony German LGBTQ comedians {{LGBT-bio-stub