Thomas Gottschalk

Game Show Host

Birthday May 18, 1950

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Bamberg, Germany

Age 74 years old

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About

German television and radio personality best known as the host of the long-running game and variety show Wetten, Dass..?, which he began hosting in 1987. He is the winner of numerous German industry awards, including the Telestar, Goldenes Schlitzohr and Goldene Feder.

Before Fame

He studied History and German Philology at the Humanistisches Gymnasium before working as a news anchor in the early 70's.

Trivia

In 1991 he became the spokesman for Haribo, setting a Guinness World Record for being the longest-running spokesperson of an campaign featuring one person.

Family Life

He married a woman named Thea in 1976.

Associated With

He appeared in the 1993 comedy Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit with Whoopi Goldberg after the actress lost a bet on Wetten, Dass..?