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German television host and entertainer

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Born	Thomas Johannes Gottschalk () 18 May (age&#;74) Bamberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Radio and TV host, entertainer, actor
Years&#;active	–present
Spouse	Thea Hauer &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Karina Mroß &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	2

Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (born 18 May ) 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,^[1][2] which he steered to huge success in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol between and Until , he was also the brand ambassador in television advertisements for Haribo confectionery.

Early life

Gottschalk was born in Bamberg, Bavaria, the son of a lawyer.

After attending the Humanistisches Gymnasium (humanities-oriented high school) in Kulmbach, he studied history and German philology, eventually taking his exams as a teacher for primary and secondary schools; however, it was during this time that he discovered his true vocation: entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Career

From on, Gottschalk worked as a freelancer for the youth program of the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting); in , he became anchor for a news program.

In , after a brief detour to the newspaper Münchner Merkur, he became a regular contributor at the Bayerischer Rundfunk, and subsequently gained popularity as the host of the show Pop nach acht. He was awarded the Kurt-Magnus-Preis for his "outstanding talents" as a radio host in

Starting in , Gottschalk hosted the TV show Telespiele.

Initially broadcast on the Bayerischer Rundfunk's television channel, it switched to the national public ARD channel in In the same year, Gottschalk founded GLS United, the first German hip hop group and performed the first German rap song, "Rapper's Deutsch".^[3][4]

From to , Gottschalk hosted the show Na sowas on ZDF and was awarded the Goldene Kamera (golden camera) for his performance on that show in During that period he also starred in several German comedies with actor Mike Krüger.

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Gottschalk occasionally works as an actor until today, taking roles in the Hollywood movies Trabbi goes to Hollywood () and Zookeeper (). In , Gottschalk starred in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit () as a consequence of leading actress Whoopi Goldberg losing a bet in Gottschalk's gameshow Wetten, dass..?.^[5] He plays the sausage-obsessed German cook, Father Wolfgang.

In , Gottschalk replaced Frank Elstner as host of Wetten, dass..?, which he continued until December , with only a brief interruption from to when the show was taken over by Wolfgang Lippert. Reportedly, his withdrawal from the show was related to an accident that happened live on Wetten, dass..? on 4 December A contestant in the show, a young gymnast named Samuel Koch, was paralyzed from the shoulders down after being hit by a car during a stunt where he was to jump over it with spring-loaded boots.

Gottschalk was upset this happened and called off the show early for the first time ever when it became apparent that Koch was severely injured.

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Gottschalk announced his retirement from the show in the next episode.^[6]

From to , Gottschalk also hosted a late night show on television, Gottschalk Late Night, and while it was not very successful, it is considered a predecessor to such shows such as Die Harald Schmidt Show, TV total and the Johannes B.

Kerner Show. Gottschalk Late Night also featured the Model '92 Competition during , in which Heidi Klum was the winner and received a modeling contract and winning prize, paving the way for her modeling career.

Gottschalk has been awarded a number of prizes for his work; apart from those mentioned above. These include the Telestar in , the Goldenes Schlitzohr (golden rascal) and the Goldenes Kabel (golden cable) in , as well as the Goldene Feder ("golden feather") in He also received a total of three Bambi awards, which he returned in after a dispute with the publisher Burda.

However, in , he was awarded a "Bambi of honor" which he accepted.

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In Gottschalk co-hosted the show Das Supertalent.

Gottschalk also co-hosts the German TV show Die 2 – Gottschalk und Jauch gegen alle together with Günther Jauch.^[7]

Personal life

Gottschalk married his wife Thea in He has two sons, Roman and Tristan and one grandson (born ).

In , he announced that he and Thea would be getting divorced after 43 years of marriage.^[8]

On 16 November , Gottschalk bought Castle Marienfels in Remagen, Germany. He lived there from to It was announced at the end of January that he had sold the castle to Frank Asbeck.^[9][10] He has had a second home in Malibu, California, since the beginning of the s.

The residence burned down in the California wildfires.^[11]

In , Gottschalk received an entry in the Guinness World Records, having been featured in longest running ad featuring one person; between and he regularly appeared in ads for the sweets company Haribo.^[12]

On 20 November , he won €1 million for charity in a celebrity version of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Filmography

Film

Audiobooks

• Herbstblond: Die Autobiographie (Audiobook, Autobiography, read by Thomas Gottschalk), Random House Audio , ISBN&#;
• Herbstbunt: Wer nur alt wird, aber nicht klüger, ist schön blöd (Audiobook, Autobiography, read by Thomas Gottschalk), Random House Audio , ISBN&#;

Awards

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