1. Oliver Pocher was born on 18 February 1978 and is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host.
22 Facts About Oliver Pocher
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Oliver Pocher later hosted several programs, including Rent a Pocher and Die Oliver Pocher Show.
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Oliver Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Oliver Pocher; he was born and grew up in Hanover, West Germany.
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Oliver Pocher's parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and he too was raised as one.
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In 2007, Oliver Pocher stated that, unlike his parents, he had no contact with the organisation anymore as he claimed "not to have agreed with their rules".
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Reports that Oliver Pocher had attended a Waldorf school were denied by his management.
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Oliver Pocher successfully completed his training as an insurance broker at "Signal Iduna Bauspar AG".
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Oliver Pocher appeared in the comedian group Holla-Bolla and as an entertainer at Birte Karalus, a German chat show.
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Oliver Pocher was given five minutes to make the audience laugh.
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Between January 2003 and 14 April 2006, Oliver Pocher presented the show Rent a Oliver Pocher on ProSieben.
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From October 2007 to April 2009, Oliver Pocher joined established late-night host Harald Schmidt's show on the Das Erste television channel, with the show being called Schmidt und Oliver Pocher.
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Oliver Pocher's contract was not renewed after April 2009, so he was hired by Sat.
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From 2010 to 2014, Oliver Pocher was married to Alessandra "Sandy" Meyer-Wolden.
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Oliver Pocher dated German tennis player Sabine Lisicki for almost three years.
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In 2016, Oliver Pocher met make-up artist Amira Aly on the dating platform Tinder; the relationship led to a wedding in 2019.
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The divorce from Amira Oliver Pocher took place in July 2024.
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Oliver Pocher has been widely criticised for his jokes at the expense of others.
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The public insulting continued in January 2008 during the TV show Johannes B Kerner when Pocher made fun of the same woman's appearance and mocked the verdict.
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When Oliver Pocher mocked the personal life of singer Sarah Connor and her reality show, Connor sued Oliver Pocher.
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Oliver Pocher had to face negative feedback for this and thereafter the broadcasting commission examined this incident.
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In February 2014, at the Vienna Opera Ball, Oliver Pocher was interviewed by Mirjam Weichselbraun with Kim Kardashian.
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Oliver Pocher joked that he was only going to dance when "Niggas in Vienna" was played.