Otto Waalkes

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Otto Waalkes
Waalkes in 2018
Born	Otto Gerhard Waalkes (1948-07-22) 22 July 1948 (age 76) Emden, Germany
Other names	Otto
Occupations	Comedian musician actor comics artist writer director
Website	otto-waalkes.com

Otto Gerhard Waalkes (born 22 July 1948), also known as simply Otto, is a German comedian, actor, musician, writer, and comic book artist. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and films. His best known trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release.^[1]

Waalkes also works as a voice actor, providing the German voices of Mushu in Disney's Mulan, Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise, and the Grinch in The Grinch, among others.