Markus Maria Profitlich (born 25 March 1960 in

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) is a German comedian, actor and voice actor who was a cast member of ''

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'' between 1999 and 2001. He also hosted his own show, ''

Mensch Markus ''Mensch Markus'' is a German television series, starring Markus Maria Profitlich. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 20 ...

'', from 2002 to 2007.

Biography

Profitlich's most famous role on ''Die Wochenshow'' was the "Erklärbär" (Explaining Bear). Other roles included the shy reporter Peter Wuttke, Mawegda Gandhi and Baby Markus. Furthermore, Profitlich is the producer of the programme ''Weibsbilder'', as well as ''Deutschland ist schön'' (Germany is nice). The name ''Profitlich'' is not a stage name, but is probably derived from "a person who acts profitably" (source: Udolph, Jürgen: ''Professor Udolphs Buch der Namen'', Munich, 2005, P. 78-81). Profitlich also voiced Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in the German dub of the

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films ''

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'' and ''

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''. Profitlich is married to actress Ingrid Einfeldt, his stage partner in ''Mensch Markus''. His daughter was born in the beginning of 2005. Profitlich is member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and a confessing Christian. In his youth, he visited the

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in Siegburg (near

), where he led Christian holiday courses for children. He is now member of a free Protestant parish.

Audiobooks

* 2007:

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: ''Tagebuch eines frommen Chaoten'', publisher: Brendow, * 2018: ''Die Unglaublichen'' (

, novelization), publisher: der Hörverlag, * 2018: ''Die Unglaublichen 2'' (

, novelization), publisher: der Hörverlag,

Awards

*2002

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: ''Best Comedian'' for ''Mensch Markus'' *2004 German Comedy Awards: ''Best Sketch Show'' for ''Mensch Markus'' *2006 German Comedy Awards: ''Best Sketch Comedy'' for ''Mensch Markus''

References

External links

Official websiteMarkus Maria Profitlich
at the German Dubbing Card Index {{DEFAULTSORT:Profitlich, Markus Maria 1960 births Living people Actors from Bonn German Protestants German male television actors German male comedians Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Sat.1 people