Christian Tramitz (born 29 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian.

Early life

Born in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

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, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrians, Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the ...

and first cousin once removed of actress

Christiane Hörbiger Christiane Hörbiger (13 October 1938 – 30 November 2022) was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress. Her first major film role was Mary Vetsera in '' Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe'' in 1955. She appeared on the stage of the Burgthe ...

. His parents are film producer Rudolf Tramitz and Monica (' Hörbiger). Actress Mavie Hörbiger is a cousin. Instead of starting an acting career at once, he first began to study

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philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

and

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. Apart from that he took lessons in acting from Ruth von Zerboni and violin lessons in the Munich "Musikkonservatorium".

Career

Tramitz made his first media experience at the Munich radio station "Radio Gong", where he, together with

Michael "Bully" Herbig Michael Herbig (born 29 April 1968), nicknamed Bully, is a German comedian and actor. Career His career began in 1992 with regular appearances on radio (more than 800), leading to appearances on various television shows. He gained wider fam ...

presented the program ''Die Bayern Cops''. In December 1996, he appeared in the German television program ''Isar 3'', which was based on the radio show ''Die Bayern Cops'' ("The Bavaria Cops"). From 1997 on, he was a member of the German comedy TV series ''

Bullyparade ''Bullyparade'' is a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show. Herbig also directed, produced and mainly dev ...

'' with Herbig and

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''Tramitz and Friends''

After the end of ''Bullyparade'' in 2002, Tramitz got his first own comedy show named ''Tramitz and Friends'' on the

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in 2004. In this show he performed different sketches with various other famous actors including

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, with whom he later filmed the TV series ''Hubert ohne Staller''.

Voice acting

Tramitz used to dub various actors and voice acted different animated characters in the 1980s, like

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(for example in '' Wild Things'' or ''

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''), Captain Gray Edwards (''

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'', originally spoken by

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'', ''

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'') as well as

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as Jefferson D'Arcy in '' Married... with Children'',

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as Neal Tanner in '' ALF'',

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as Jake Cardigan in ''

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'' as well as Stiletto Mafioso in ''

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in ''

Asterix and the Vikings ''Asterix and the Vikings'' (released in French as ''Astérix et les Vikings'' and Danish as ''Asterix og Vikingerne'') is a 2006 Danish animated adventure film based on the French comic book series ''Asterix'', written by Stefan Fjeldmark and ...

'' and Chick Hicks in

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'' his voice. Thereupon he became the German voice cast of Scrad/Charlie (Johnny Knoxville) in ''

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''.

Private life

In 2004, Tramitz married his second wife, Annette, and has a daughter and a son with her. He also has twins from his first marriage to German publicist Christiane Tramitz. Christian Tramitz lives in

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Lake Starnberg Lake Starnberg, or ''Starnberger See'' ) — called Lake Würm or ''Würmsee'' until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Bava ...

Filmography

Cinema

*2000: ' *2001: ''

Der Schuh des Manitu () is a 2001 German Western parody film. Directed by Michael Herbig, it is a film adaptation of the Winnetou sketches from his ProSieben television show '' Bullyparade''. With earnings of about ($70 million) and 11.7 million visitors in cine ...

'' *2004: ''

Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 ''(T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1'' ("Dream/Spaceship Surprise — Period 1") is a 2004 German comedy film by Michael "Bully" Herbig. It is a spoof of the 1960s American television series ''Star Trek'' and parodies several science fictio ...

'' *2004: ''

7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood ''7 Dwarves – Men Alone In the Woods'' () is a German comedy film, created in 2004 by Otto Waalkes, loosely based on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, while also containing parodies of many other fairy tales by the Brothers Grim ...

'' *2006: '' Französisch für Anfänger'' *2006: ''

7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug ''7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough'' (original German title ''7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug'') is a 2006 German comedy film directed by Sven Unterwaldt. It is a sequel to the film '' 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald''. The film is b ...

'' *2007: ' *2007: ''

Lissi und der wilde Kaiser ' (Lissi and the Wild Emperor) is a 2007 German animated film comedy parody of the Sissi films. Plot A yeti makes a pact with the devil to kidnap the most beautiful girl in the world. This turns out to be the Princess Lissi, who is clearly the ...

'' *2007: ' *2007: ''

Keinohrhasen ''Rabbit Without Ears'' (German title: ''Keinohrhasen'', "No Ear Rabbits") is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger. Co-written by Anika Decker, and starring Nora Tschirner and Schweiger himself, ...

'' *2008: ''

Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch! Johann "Hans" Hölzel (; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), was an Austrian singer and musician. He had several international hits, including " Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me ...

'' *2008: '' Freche Mädchen'' *2009: ''

Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling ''Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling'' (''Killing Is My Business, Honey'') is a German comedy film directed by . Plot Enrico Puzzo (Franco Nero) is an eccentric Italian author who claims he knows Sicilian Mafia, the Mafia from inside. Based on ...

'' *2010: '' Jerry Cotton'' *2015: ''

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'' *2015: ''

Ghosthunters on Icy Trails ''Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails'' () is a 2015 comedy horror film directed by and starring Anke Engelke, Milo Parker and the voice of Bastian Pastewka. It is based on the novel ''Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!'' By Cornelia Funk ...

'' (also writer) *2015: ''Beautiful Girl'' * 2015: ''

Traumfrauen ''Traumfrauen'' (English title: ''Man of My Dreams'') is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Anika Decker. It sold 1.7 million tickets making it one of the most successful German films of 2015. Cast * Hannah Herzsprung - Leni Reimann * Karoli ...

'' * 2017: '' Bullyparade – Der Film'' * 2018: ''Feierabendbier'' * 2022: '' Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt''

Television

*1988: ' *1995: ''Der Höschenmörder'' *1995: ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series. The name refers to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic ...

'', episode 177, ''Roter Kaviar'' *1996: ''

Der Bulle von Tölz ''The Bull from/of Tölz'' (in German: is a German television series which has been produced and broadcast by Sat.1 since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made. Genre Set in the small city of Bad T� ...

'', episode 5: ''Tod am Altar'' (as Father Martin Petermeier) *1997: ''Der Bulle von Tölz'', episode 7: ''Bei Zuschlag Mord'' (as auctionator) *1997: ''Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe'' *1997–2002: ''Bullyparade'' *2000: ''

Zwei Brüder (''Two Brothers'') is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for ZDF between 1994 and 2000. The music for the series ...

– Mörderische Rache'' *2002: ''Finanzamt Mitte – Helden im Amt'' *2002: ''Was ist bloß mit meinen Männern los?'' *2003: ''Crazy Race'' *2003: ''MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener'' *2004: ''Tramitz & Friends'' (2nd Season 2005, 3rd Season 2007) *2006: ''

Agathe kann's nicht lassen was an Austrian and German detective comedy television series which ran between 2005 and 2007. It was based upon Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. List of Episodes See also *List of German television series The following is a list of televi ...

– Die Tote im Bootshaus'' *2006: ''

Die ProSieben Märchenstunde ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' ("ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour") is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot ...

– Zwerg Nase'' *2006: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Rotkäppchen'' *2006: ' *2006: ''Ladyland'' *2006: '' Rettet die Weihnachtsgans'' *2007: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Schneewittchen'' *2007: ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider'' *2007: ' *2008: ''

H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel is a 2008 German horror-parody television film, part of the TV series '. The film was directed by Michael Karen and written by Stefan Barth. Plot During a cooking show, Tim Mälzer got repeated phone calls fro ...

'' *2008: ''

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'', episode ''Auf eigene Faust'' *2011: ' *since 2011: ''Hubert und Staller''https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090883/

Dubbing

* 1981: ''

'' (Stilleto) * 1990: ''

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'' (Colt) * 1991: ''

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'' (Nick Sloughter) * 1991-1997: '' Married... with Children'' (Jefferson D'Arcy) * 1991-1992: ''

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'' (Steelbeak) * 1995-2001: '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' – narrator at the opening * 2000: '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' Phillip * 2002: '' Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' (Captain Gray Edwards) * 2002: ''

'' (Scrad/Charlie) * 2003: ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

'' (Marlin) * 2005: ''

Steamboy is a 2004 Anime, Japanese animated steampunk action film directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise, it is his second major anime as a director, following ''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' (1988). The fi ...

'' * 2005: '' Herbie: Fully Loaded'' * since 2005: ''

'' (old Ted from 2030, narrator) * 2006: ''

'' (Asterix) * 2006: ''

'' (Chick Hicks) * 2007: ''

'' (Kaiser) * 2008: ''

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'' (Boble) * 2008: ''

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'' (

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) * 2008: '' Bolt'' (Bolt) * 2008: ''

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'' (Fujimoto)

References

External links

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