Oliver Welke


Oliver Welke is a German television presenter, journalist, satirist, comedian and voice actor.
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Biography

Welke was born in Bielefeld and studied journalism at the University of Münster, graduating in 1993. He then worked in a number of fields and eventually became a rather well-known sport journalist and presenter. Together with Oliver Kalkofe, whom he met while working for a public radio station, he provided the German voices for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie and the British comedy show Little Britain, and also co-wrote the script for the crime film parody Der WiXXer. Since May 2009, Welke has been the host of the satirical heute-show on German public broadcaster ZDF, which is commonly viewed as a German adaptation of The Daily Show.
Welke is married and has two sons. He is involved in several charities such as Terre des hommes.

Filmography

CDs

Kalk & Welk, 2000, Frühstyxradio Kalk & Welk: Zwei Engel der Barmherzigkeit, 2000, Frühstyxradio

Books

Der Wixxer, 2007, Vgs, heute-show: Das Buch, 2011, Rowohlt Verlag, Frank Bsirske macht Urlaub auf Krk – Deutsche Helden privat, 2013, Rowohlt Verlag,

Awards