Christian Tramitz (born 13 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian.
Early life
Born in Munich, Bavaria, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor Paul Hörbiger and first cousin once removed of actress Christiane Hörbiger. His parents are film producer Rudolf Tramitz and Monica ( Hörbiger). Actress Mavie Hörbiger is a cousin.
Instead of starting an acting career at once, he first began to study history of art, philosophy and drama. Apart from that he took lessons in acting from Ruth von Zerboni and violin lessons in the Munich "Musikkonservatorium".
Career Tramitz made his first media experience at the Munich radio station "Radio Gong", where he, together with Michael "Bully" Herbig presented the show Die Bayern Cops. In December 1996, he appeared in the German television program Isar 3, which was based on Die Bayern Cops. From 1997 on, he was a member of the German comedy TV series Bullyparade with Herbig and Rick Kavanian.
Tramitz and Friends After the end of Bullyparade in 2002, Tramitz got his first own comedy show named Tramitz and Friends on ProSieben in 2004.
In this show he performed different sketches with various other famous actors including Annett Fleischer or Helmfried von Lüttichau.
Voice acting
Tramitz used to dub various actors and voice acted different animated characters in the 1980s, like Matt Dillon (for example in Wild Things or One Night at McCool's), Captain Gray Edwards (Final Fantasy, originally spoken by Alec Baldwin), Jackie Chan (Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, Police Story 3), John Cusack (Class), John Ritter (Noises Off), Ben Stiller (If Lucy Fell), David Schwimmer (Six Days, Seven Nights) as well as Ted McGinley as Jefferson D'Arcy in Married... with Children, Jim J. Bullock as Neal Tanner in ALF, Greg Evigan as Jake Cardigan in TekWar as well as Stiletto Mafioso in Danger Mouse.
Apart from that he also dubbed Ted Mosby in How I Met Your Mother, Asterix in Asterix and the Vikings and Chick Hicks in Cars.
He later became the German voice cast of Scrad/Charlie (Johnny Knoxville) in Men in Black II.
Private life
In 2004, Tramitz married his second wife, Annette, and has a daughter and a son with her. He also has twins from his first marriage to German publicist Christiane Tramitz. Christian Tramitz lives in Münsing at Lake Starnberg.
Filmography
Cinema
2000: 2001: Der Schuh des Manitu 2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 2004: 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood 2006: Französisch für Anfänger 2006: 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug 2007: 2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser 2007: 2007: Keinohrhasen 2008: Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch! 2008: Freche Mädchen 2009: Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling 2010: Jerry Cotton 2015: Gut zu Vögeln 2015: Ghosthunters on Icy Trails (also writer) 2015: Beautiful Girl 2015: Traumfrauen 2017: Bullyparade – Der Film 2018: Feierabendbier 2022: Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt
Television
1988: 1995: Der Höschenmörder 1995: Polizeiruf 110, episode 177, Roter Kaviar 1996: Der Bulle von Tölz, episode 5: Tod am Altar (as Father Martin Petermeier) 1997: Der Bulle von Tölz, episode 7: Bei Zuschlag Mord (as auctionator) 1997: Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe 1997–2002: Bullyparade 2000: Zwei Brüder – Mörderische Rache 2002: Finanzamt Mitte – Helden im Amt 2002: Was ist bloß mit meinen Männern los? 2003: Crazy Race 2003: MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener 2004: Tramitz & Friends (2nd Season 2005, 3rd Season 2007) 2006: Agathe kann's nicht lassen – Die Tote im Bootshaus 2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Zwerg Nase 2006: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Rotkäppchen 2006: 2006: Ladyland 2006: Rettet die Weihnachtsgans 2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Schneewittchen 2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider 2007: 2008: H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel 2008: Alarm für Cobra 11, episode Auf eigene Faust 2011: since 2011: Hubert und Stallerhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2090883/ / (since 2019) Hubert ohne Staller
Dubbing
1981: Danger Mouse (Stilleto) 1990: Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (Colt) 1991: Tropical Heat (Nick Sloughter) 1991-1997: Married... with Children (Jefferson D'Arcy) 1991-1992: Darkwing Duck (Steelbeak) 1995-2001: Xena: Warrior Princess – narrator at the opening 2000: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Phillip 2002: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Captain Gray Edwards) 2002: Men in Black II (Scrad/Charlie) 2003: Finding Nemo (Marlin) 2005: Steamboy 2005: Herbie: Fully Loaded since 2005: How I Met Your Mother (old Ted from 2030, narrator) 2006: Asterix and the Vikings (Asterix) 2006: Cars (Chick Hicks) 2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (Kaiser) 2008: Tinker Bell (Boble) 2008: The Simpsons (Sideshow Bob) 2008: Bolt (Bolt) 2008: Ponyo (Fujimoto)
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