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Loriot

German humorist, cartoonist, film director and actor (1923-2011) · Germany · Comedians · Died at 87

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Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot, was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer.

A life in dates

202524×The anniversary of their birth, on 12 November.12 November 2025, 24 times the usual readers on 12 November 2025See the moment2011Died22 August 20112005Pro meritis scientiae et litterarumAward2002Bavarian TV AwardsAward1999Weilheim Literature PrizeAward1998Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1995Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1990Order of Merit of BerlinAward1985Kassel Literary PrizeAward1980Bavarian Order of MeritAward1974Order of Karl ValentinAward1973Grimme-PreisAward1970Pipe Smoker of the YearAward1968Grimme-PreisAward1923Born12 November 1923

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Von Bülow in 2010Von Bülow in 2010The eponymous birdThe eponymous birdLoriot's famous sofa from Loriot, reproduced in bronze, outside the Radio Bremen headquartersLoriot's famous sofa from Loriot, reproduced in bronze, outside the Radio Bremen headquartersGravestone of Loriot at Friedhof Heerstraße, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Visitors have left rubber ducks on it in a tribute to one of Loriot's best-known sketches.Gravestone of Loriot at Friedhof Heerstraße, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Visitors have left rubber ducks on it in a tribute to one of Loriot's best-known sketches.Von Bülow in 2005Von Bülow in 2005Obituary notice from the German division of the Art Directors Club, of which he was an honorary member, after his death. The German text means "Dear God, have fun!"Obituary notice from the German division of the Art Directors Club, of which he was an honorary member, after his death. The German text means "Dear God, have fun!"Star for Loriot on the Boulevard der Stars in Berlin, Potsdamer PlatzStar for Loriot on the Boulevard der Stars in Berlin, Potsdamer Platz

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Awards

Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum2005
Bavarian TV Awards2002
Weilheim Literature Prize1999
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1998
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1995
Order of Merit of Berlin1990
Kassel Literary Prize1985
Bavarian Order of Merit1980
Order of Karl Valentin1974
Grimme-Preis1973
Pipe Smoker of the Year1970
Grimme-Preis1968
Honorary Doctor of the University of Wuppertal
Wilhelm Busch Prize

In their orbit

Father: Johann-Albrecht von Bülow

About this person

Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot, was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. As an artist, he was almost exclusively known under his pen name Loriot, which is the French term for the bird oriole depicted as a crest in the coat of arms of the Bülow family.

Country
Germany
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2011 · aged 87

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