Teddy Teclebrhan

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Teddy Teclebrhan
Teddy Teclebrhan 2012.jpg
Teclebrhan in 2012
Born
Tedros Teclebrhan

(1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 40)
NationalityGerman
Other namesAntoine Burtz, Percy, Ernst Riedler, Carlos
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Known for
  • Umfrage zum Integrationstest (was nicht gesendet wurde)
  • Teddy Comedy
Website teddy-sein-laden.de

Tedros "Teddy" Teclebrhan (born 1 September 1983) is a German comedian and actor, best known for his stand-up stage-comedy Teddy Comedy.

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Biography

Teclebrhan was born in Asmara, Ethiopia (now Eritrea) in 1983 and was the youngest of three sons. [1] He grew up in Mössingen, Germany. After the Zivildienst , he attended an international acting-academy, the CreArte in Stuttgart, from which he graduated in 2008.

Teclebrhan first appeared on television in 2009, where he played a Swabian gas station leaseholder in Laible und Frisch on the network SWR and a drug dealer from the Rhineland in Stolberg on the network ZDF.

In 2009, Teclebrhan had his stage debut in the musical Hairspray. [2] From December 2009 to September 2010, he played the role of Seaweed J. Stubbs.

He first gained wide attention with the 2011 uploaded YouTube video Umfrage zum Integrationstest (was nicht gesendet wurde) ("Poll of integration test (outtakes)"), where he was first seen in his first self-created-role "Antoine". The video has gained over 42 million views as of November 2021. [3]

In May 2012, his first videos of the stage program Teddy's Show were played on ZDFneo. The show contains stand-up comedy, a live band and a talk to guests. [4] Next to Antoine, Teclebrhan also played new self-created characters there – "Percy", "Lohan Cohan", "Ernst Riedler" and "Ringo Fleischer". [5] [6]

In April 2012, he celebrated the premiere and start of his comedy-stage tour Teddy Show – Was labersch du…?! in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

In 2013, he published the webseries Bootcamp on his YouTube channel TeddyComedy. [7]

In the film Half Brothers  [ de ] by director Christian Alvart, in 2014, Teclebrhan assumed a leading role on the side of Fahri Yardım and Sido. [8]

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Comedy

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References

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