Thomas Gottschalk
German television host and entertainer · Germany · On the map · Actors · Born 1950 · age 76
Thomas Johannes Gottschalk is a German radio and television host and entertainer. He is best known for hosting Wetten, dass..?, for many years Europe's biggest television show, which he steered to huge success in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol between 1987 and 2023.
Thomas Gottschalk is read about 649 times a day, in 24 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
70 Years of the ESC - More than MusicFilm2025RomyAward2023
Die BILD-Geschichte - Die geheimen Archive von Ex-Chef Kai DiekmannFilm2020
Unsere Väter - Die größten Showmaster DeutschlandsFilm2014RomyAwardMeister des Grauens - Thomas Gottschalk präsentiert Stephen KingFilm2012Unser Hollywood: Das Filmstudio BabelsbergFilm2011Günther JauchSeries2008
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden HerzelindeFilm, König Gunther2007Cicero Orator PrizeAward2006
Germany's Next TopmodelSeries2004
The Nomi SongFilm2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSeries2002Media Award for Linguistic StandardsAward2001Golden FeatherAwardOrder of Karl ValentinAward1999Bavarian TV AwardsAward1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSeries1996
Zimmer frei!Series1995
Unter DeutschenFilm1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeries1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFilm, Father Wolfgang1991Golden SchlitzohrAward
DAS!Series, 19911990
Harry and HarrietFilm, Harry1988
Three Crazy Jerks IIFilm, Writer1985Pipe Smoker of the YearAward
Big MäcFilm, 1985Bernhard 'Big Mäc' Maurer1983BoleroFilm, DJ1979
NDR Talk ShowSeries1978
Summer Night FeverFilm, Discjockey1961
SportschauSeries1950Born18 May 1950People around Thomas
Sigi Rothemund Directed Piratensender Powerplay (1982)
Karl Spiehs Produced Zwei Nasen tanken Super (1984)
Otto Retzer Also in Summer Night Fever (1978)
Mike Krüger Also in Piratensender Powerplay and Na sowas!
Michael Winslow Also in Think Big and Zärtliche Chaoten
Helmut Fischer Also in Mama Mia - Nur keine Panik (1984)
Jochen Busse Also in Die Supernasen and Die Einsteiger
Jon Turteltaub Directed Trabbi Goes to Hollywood and Think Big
Ludwig Haas Also in Die Einsteiger and Zärtliche Chaoten
Harald Leipnitz Directed Three Crazy Jerks (1987)
Franz Josef Gottlieb Directed Zärtliche Chaoten and Three Crazy Jerks
Ottfried Fischer Also in Zärtliche Chaoten and Bolero
Richard Moll Also in Trabbi Goes to Hollywood and Think Big
Deborah Shelton Thomas directed Lovable Zanies II (1988)
Peter Lupus Also in Trabbi Goes to Hollywood and Think Big
Mark Keller Also in 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)
Herbert Fux Also in Big Mäc and Zärtliche Chaoten
Ulrich Beiger Also in Trabbi Goes to Hollywood (1991)
Willy Harlander Also in Piratensender Powerplay (1982)
Corinna Drews Also in Die Einsteiger (1985)
David Hasselhoff Also in Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
Frank Coraci Directed Zookeeper (2011)
Dieter Hallervorden Also in 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)
Jango Edwards Also in Na sowas! and Three Crazy Jerks II
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Zookeeper 2011
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde 2008
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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Until 2015, he was also the brand ambassador in television advertisements for Haribo confectionery.
