Bastian Pastewka

Bastian Pastewka (born 1972 in Bochum, Germany) is a German comedian, actor, dubbing artist and audiobook and radio-play narrator. He studied education, German and sociology before leaving university and beginning to perform in stage shows in 1992. He became widely known as a cast member of the Sat.1 sketch show »Die Wochenshow«. From 2005 to 2020, he played a fictionalized version of himself in the award-winning comedy series »Pastewka«. His other work includes the films »Der WiXXer« and »Neues vom WiXXer«, as well as German dubbing roles in »Madagascar«, »Baymax« and »Sing – Die Show deines Lebens«. His awards include multiple German Comedy Awards, the German Television Award, the Grimme Award, the Romy and the Golden Camera.