- Born
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Bastian Pastewka was born as the son of a primary school teacher and an agricultural engineer in Bochum but grew up in Bonn. After graduating from high school and doing community service, Pastewka began studying education, German, and sociology but left the university without finishing his degree. In 1992, he founded the comedy group "Comedy Crocodiles" with Bernhard Hoecker and Keirut Wenze. In 1994, Pastewka's career began as a television comedian on the WDR youth show "U30". As Brisko Schneider, presenter of "Sex-TV" in the legendary Sat.1 "Wochenshow" and as philistine Ottmar Zittlau, Bastian Pastewka became known to an audience of millions in 1996. Since then, the actor has been on the A-list of German comedians and has played a central role in countless movie and TV productions. Bastian Pastewka has been honored for his work with various prizes, such as the German Comedy Prize, the Rose d'Or, the Bavarian Television Prize, and the Adolf Grimme Prize. The actor lives with his wife, Heidrun Buchmaier, in Cologne and Berlin.- IMDb Mini Biography By: MCF
- SpouseHeidrun Buchmaier(2004 - present)
- Considers himself a TV junkie.
- Studied pedagogy, sociology and German at the University of Bonn, but left without a degree (1993).
- Lives in Cologne and Berlin with his longtime companion Heidrun Buchmaier, manager of comedian Martin Schneider.
- Was the German dubbing voice of "Stuart" in Stuart Little (1999).
- Original cast member of Die Wochenshow (1996). His character "Brisko Schneider", a parody of the erotic TV show Peep! (1995), became legendary.
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