Otto Waalkes

Biography

Otto Waalkes, born in Emden in 1948, rose to stardom in the mid-1970s with his comedy albums and TV show. He became an absolute superstar by the mid-1980s, starring in the record-breaking feature film *Otto – Der Film*, which remains Germany's most successful film of all time. In the new millennium, Waalkes established himself as a voice actor for animated films like *Ice Age*. His trademark Ottifanten comic characters have been a staple of his work since the 1970s.