Gerhard Polt

Gerhard Polt (born May 7, 1942 in Munich[1]) is a German writer, filmmaker,[2] actor and satirical cabaret artist from Bavaria.[3]

Gerhard Polt
Polt 2011
Born (1942-05-07) May 7, 1942
Munich
NationalityGerman
Occupationauthor, filmmaker, cabaret artist
Known forMan spricht deutsh
Awarding of honorary prices of the Zelt Musik Festival Freiburg, Germany 2015 by Gernot Erler (MdB)
Zelt Musik Festival, Gerhard Polt reads Peter and the Wolf accompanied by the Russische Kammerphilharmonie St. Petersburg

Gerhard Polt's main topics are Bavarian people, culture and politics. On stage he often plays the role of an ignorant Bavarian petty bourgeoisie. One of his trademarks is the constant switching and the combining of Bavarian, Standard German and even (pseudo-) Englisch language elements (albeit always performed with strongly Bavarian pronunciation and melody), where a lot of jokes and wordplays derive from.

His performances in Munich theaters, which he started in 1976, are very popular. In 1979 he became known to a wider audience in Germany as a result of his television comedy series Fast wia im richtigen Leben (Almost like in real life). In the following years, he was writer and actor in the movies Kehraus (1983), Man spricht deutsh [sic] (1987), Germanikus (2004), and writer and director of Herr Ober! (1992).

He's one of the most regarded and highest decorated German cabaret artists.

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References
  1. Prager, Brad (2012-03-30). A Companion to Werner Herzog. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 250–. ISBN 9781444361407. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. Lüdi, Heidi; Lüdi, Toni; Schreiber, Kathinka (2000). Movie Worlds: Production Design in Film. Edition Axel Menges. pp. 118–. ISBN 9783932565137. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. Haines, Brigid; Parker, Stephen; Williams, Rhys W.; Colin Riordan (2010-03-17). Aesthetics and Politics in Modern German Culture: Festschrift in Honour of Rhys W. Williams. Peter Lang. pp. 73–. ISBN 9783039113552. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. "Kasseler Literaturpreis an Gerhard Polt". Der Standard (in German). 26 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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