Biography
German actor Hape Kerkeling impersonate this caricature of the deputy editor of the fictitious newspaper "Grevenbroicher Tagblatt" : Horst Schlämmer. Dressed in a grey trenchcoat and with a small black manbag on his arm, he holds interviews at real events.
Schlämmer speaks to interviewees in an overfamiliar manner … , and addressing them as "Schätzelein" (sweetheart). He thinks he is a sex symbol, attempting to kiss female interviewees despite his loose false teeth. To impress women, he boasts that he earns three thousand (euro) net a month. …
The single "Schätzelein" came out at the start of 2006, including the song "Meine letzte Zigarette" (My last cigarette). …
In 2007, a computer game "Weisse Bescheid?!", based on Horst Schlämmer, was released.
In 2009 Kerkeling announced a mockumentary about Horst Schlämmer running for German Chancellor. … According to a BBC piece, Horst Schlämmer would receive 18% of the German vote due partly to his Obama inspired slogan, "Yes weekend".
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