Thomas Gottschalk Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Thomas Gottschalk is a German actor, radio host and television presenter.

He hosted the popular TV series "Wetten, dass..?" from 1982 to 2011 in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Gottschalk has also hosted several other TV shows including "Gottschalk Late Night", "Gottschalk & Friends", "Ein Herz fur Kinder", "Gottschalk Live", and "Das Supertalent".

Aside from his career in television, Gottschalk has also starred in several movies such as "Zookeeper", "Late Show", "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit", and "Driving Me Crazy".

He has also served as the brand ambassador for Haribo confectionery TV commercials.

Basic Information About Thomas Gottschalk

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Presenter, Actor, Screenwriter, Teacher, Radio personality
Net worth	$130,000,000
Date of birth	1950-05-18 (74 years old)
Place of birth	Bamberg
Nationality	Germany
Curiosities and Trademarks	His blond curly hair
Spouse	Thea Gottschalk - (11 November 1976 - ?) (separated) (2 children)
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.92 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Thomas Gottschalk win?

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Thomas Gottschalk roles

Movie / Series	Role
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit	Father Wolfgang
Zookeeper	Jurgen
Das Traumschiff	Thomas Gottschalk 1 episode, 2009
Hubert und Staller	Johnny Silver 1 episode, 2012

Thomas Gottschalk's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series	Salary
Gottschalks Haus-Party (1996)	DEM200,000 (per episode, as of 1999)

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Interesting Facts about Thomas Gottschalk

Lives in Malibu, California.
He received three Bambi Awards in the 1980s, which he gave back in 1988 after a dispute with publisher Hubert Burda. Nevertheless, he accepted a "Honorary Bambi" in 2001.
In the 1980s he suffered the particular indignity of being replaced (as the host of a video clip pop show on TV) by a chimpanzee.
Host of Europe's most successful TV show Wetten, dass..? (1981) from 1987 to 1992 and since 1994. He prolonged his contract until 2010.
Has two sons, Tristan (b. 1982) and Roman (adopted, b. 1989).
Parents: Hans and Rutila Gottschalk; siblings: Christoph and Raphaela
Bought a castle in Marienfels, Germany (2004).
Started his professional career as teacher (German; Latin).
His funny and smart radio shows on BR 3 (Bavarian radio) were revolutionary in the early 70s.
Received the "Bayerischer Verdienstorden" (highest Bavarian state decoration) (20 June 2001).
Released a single entitled "What Happened To Rock'n'Roll" in 2001.
Ranked #1 in a survey by TV guide "Bildwoche" searching "Germany's biggest TV entertainer of all time" (March 2006).
Appeared on Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) after Whoopi Goldberg had lost a bet on his show.
According to a survey, he is Germany's most popular celebrity in TV commercials (2006).
He is good friends with Günther Jauch.