1. From 1971 on, Thomas Gottschalk worked as a freelancer for the youth program of the Bayerischer Rundfunk ; in 1973, he became anchor for a news program.
13 Facts About Thomas Gottschalk
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Thomas Gottschalk was awarded the Kurt-Magnus-Preis for his "outstanding talents" as a radio host in 1978.
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From 1982 to 1987, Thomas Gottschalk hosted the show Na sowas on ZDF and was awarded the Goldene Kamera for his performance on that show in 1985.
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In 1993, Thomas Gottschalk starred in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as a consequence of leading actress Whoopi Goldberg losing a bet in Thomas Gottschalk's gameshow Wetten, dass.
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In 1987, Thomas Gottschalk replaced Frank Elstner as host of Wetten, dass.
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Thomas 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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Thomas Gottschalk announced his retirement from the show in the next episode.
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From 1992 to 1995, Gottschalk 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.
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Thomas Gottschalk has been awarded a number of prizes for his work; apart from those mentioned above.
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Thomas Gottschalk received a total of three Bambi awards, which he returned in 1988 after a dispute with the publisher Burda.
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On 16 November 2004, Thomas Gottschalk bought Castle Marienfels in Remagen, Germany.
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Thomas Gottschalk has had a second home in Malibu, California, since the beginning of the 1990s.
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In 2005, Thomas Gottschalk received an entry in the Guinness World Records, having been featured in longest running ad featuring one person; between 1991 and 2015 he regularly appeared in ads for the sweets company Haribo.