Michael Mittermeier
German comedian
Michael Fritz Mittermeier (born 3 April 1966) is a German comedian.
Early life
Mittermeier was born in Dorfen, Upper Bavaria. During his childhood he lived in Bavaria. After school he studied theatre.
Career
In 1996, Mittermeier started the comedy program Zapped. Zapped was shown on his tours in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He participated in comedy television shows as well as the German TV show Wetten, dass..?. The most well-known parts of Zapped are parodies of German advertisements as well as the US television series MacGyver, which later became a running gag. Mittermeier popularized the term "Arschgeweih" for Lower-back tattoo ("tramp stamp"; literally "ass antler"). His next comedy programs were Wahnsinnlich (1990), Zapped!
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