Georg Schramm | |
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 Schramm as Lothar Dombrowski on stage in 2006. | |
| Born | 11 March 1949 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Kabarett artist, psychologist |
| Website | georg-schramm.de |
Georg Schramm (born 11 March 1949) is a German Kabarett artist. He was a host of the Kabarett shows Scheibenwischer and Neues aus der Anstalt .
Schramm was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. His father was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) which influenced his later performances as a Kabarett artist. [1] At his gymnasium (high school) he claims to have been the only working class child in his class. [2] He then enlisted for the Bundeswehr as a short-term career soldier which he retired from as a reserve officer. Afterwards he studied psychology in Bochum and worked as a psychologist in a rehab clinic from 1976 to 1988. [1] Since 1992 he has been working full-time as a Kabarett artist.
Schramm never stars on the stage as himself but uses a range of different characters to speak their minds. Even if he stars on the stage as "Schramm", he only does so acting as a character of the same name. [3] Most of the time he uses three characters for his performances:
Schramm is considered the most aggressive, outspoken and serious Kabarett artist of his time. [3] In 2007, he published his first book, Lassen Sie es mich so sagen – Dombrowski deutet die Zeichen der Zeit, a compilation of texts from his shows from 1983–2007.
From 2000 to 2006 he was a regular guest in the Scheibenwischer which he co-hosted since 2003. He left the show on 24 April 2006 for reasons of conceptional and personal differences with fellow co-hosts Bruno Jonas and Mathias Richling. [4] From 2007 to 2010 he co-hosted Neues aus der Anstalt with Urban Priol. [5]
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