Karl Valentin

Karl Valentin
Valentin with his dog Bopsi in 1936
Born
Valentin Ludwig Fey

(1882-06-04)4 June 1882
Died9 February 1948(1948-02-09) (aged 65)
Planegg, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • filmmaker
  • singer
  • clown
  • playwright
  • author
Known forHis sketches and poems
Comedy career
Genres

Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany".[1] His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider.

  1. ^ Michael Glasmeier, Karl Valentin: Der Komiker und die Künste (Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag, 198Michael Glasmeier, Karl Valentin: Der Komiker und die Künste (Monachium: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1987), str. 37.7), p. 37.