Lukas Resetarits (born 14 October 1947, in

Stinatz Stinatz (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Stinjaki'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Pásztorháza'') is a town in the district of Güssing (district), Güssing in Burgenland in Austria. According to the last census 62% of the population are memb ...

) is an

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n comedic artist ("Kabarett", which is an Austrian type of comedian in a tradition heavily influenced by

Karl Farkas Karl Farkas (28 October 1893 – 16 May 1971) was an Austrian actor and cabaret performer. Biography In accordance with the wishes of his parents, he was to study law, but decided to follow the call of the stage. After attending the Academy of ...

, not to be confused with

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) and

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, best known for playing police inspector Kottan in the

n TV series '' Kottan ermittelt''. Resetarits was born in the Austrian state

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, but his family moved to Vienna when he was at the age of four. Resetarits attended

n gymnasium which he finished in 1965. He studied

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and

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at the

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, at the same time jobbing as rock singer, construction worker and traffic officer at the

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. In 1975 he joined the cabaret group "KEIF", which consisted of Wolfgang Teuschl, Erwin Steinhauer, Alfred Rubatschek and Erich Demmer. In 1977 together with Teuschl and Steinhauer he performed the TV cabaret "Tu felix Austria". On 26 October 1977 he premiered his first solo program ''"Rechts Mitte Links"'' in the ''Konzerthauskeller''. In May 1978 he presented his second solo program ''"A Krise muaß her"'', and performed a second TV cabaret with Teuschl and Steinhauer, ''"Man wird ja noch fragen dürfen"''. He released his first LP

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''"Ein Abend mit Lukas Resetarits"'' (''"An Evening with Lukas Resetarits"'') in 1979. From 1980 to 1983 he was main actor in the Austrian TV series ''Kottan ermittelt'', written by Helmut Zenker and directed by Peter Patzak. Resetarits has been married since 1968 and has two daughters.

Willi Resetarits Wilhelm Resetarits (21 December 1948 – 24 April 2022), better known as Willi Resetarits and Ostbahn Kurti, was an Austrian folk and early Austropop singer, actor-comedian and human rights activist. Biography Resetarits was born in Stinatz ...

(musician known as ''Dr. Kurt Ostbahn'') and Peter Resetarits (TV host at

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) are brothers.

Karin Resetarits Karin Kraml (née Müller; born 15 December 1961) is an Austrian journalist and politician. She was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2009. At the time, her surname was Resetarits. Early and personal life Kraml was born in Vie ...

, a present member of the European Parliament, is his former sister-in-law.

Cabaret programs

* 1977 ''Rechts Mitte Links'' * 1978 ''A Krise muaß her'' * 1979 ''Haben schon gewählt'' * 1979 ''Alles leiwand'' * 1981 ''Nur kane Wellen'' * 1982 ''Ka Zukunft'' * 1983 ''Vorläufig ohne Titel'' * 1984 ''Was nun'' * 1985 ''I oder I'' * 1986 ''Das 10. Programm'' * 1987 ''Rekapituliere'' * 1988 ''Nichts geht mehr'' * 1989 ''Zu blöd'' * 1990 ''Ich bin so frei'' * 1991 ''Heimspiel - live'' * 1992 ''Zu bunt'' * 1995 ''Alles zurück'' * 1997 ''Kein Grund zum Feiern'' * 1999 ''Ich tanze nicht'' * 2001 ''Niemandsland'' * 2002 ''Zeit'' * 2003 ''Nachspielzeit'' * 2006 ''XXII'' * 2009 "Osterreich - ein Warietee" 2012: UN RUHE STAND 2015: Schmäh 2017: 70er – leben lassen 2019: Wurscht 2022: Das Letzte 2022: Über Leben

Awards

Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and ...

-Ring 1981 * Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis 1981, 1983, 1984 * Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis 1985 * " Ybbser Spaßvogel" *

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1997, best actor * German Cabaret Prize 1998 * Karl 2004 * Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich 2012

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Resetarits, Lukas 1947 births Living people Austrian male film actors Kabarettists People from Güssing District Austrian male television actors 20th-century Austrian male actors 21st-century Austrian male actors Austrian people of Croatian descent Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Austrian male comedians Actors from Burgenland