Dieter Dost

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Dieter Dost , also Dido , (born September 12, 1936 in Berlin ; † March 16, 2006 in Berlin) worked as a minor actor and extra and achieved above-average recognition value with his physiognomy (stocky, short stature) and his distinctive dialect, which is characterized by Berlin dialect .

Career

After he worked as a mercenary for the Foreign Legion for a long time and learned Persian there , he took up the profession of stuntman . Later he could be seen as a tragic figure in project work by film students, he took acting lessons from Ida Ehre and Gert Fröbe . Dost was seen in numerous small roles in German cinema and TV productions such as Abwärts (1984 with Götz George), Rosa von Praunheim's “Anita” (1987), several “Otto” films (1987, 1992 with Otto Waalkes ), “Wir can also be different ”(1993 by Detlev Buck ), crime series (“ Tatort ”) or slapstick films and comedies such as ( Superstau 1991) or ( A dog, two suitcases and very big love 2005). Fans of the cult film forklift driver Klaus (2000) know him as "Herbert Halved".

Dost died in March 2006 at the age of 69. He left a wife and 4 children.

Berlin cable television and Dido's music show

In the early days of Berlin cable television ("Pilot Projekt Kabel"), Dieter Dost was a regular amateur actor in a sketch show ("Künstler TV"), which was initially shown on the then mixed channel (today Spree Canal ), later in the Open Channel and was seen as a cult among early cable connection owners -Trash was true.

He achieved regional cult status himself at the latest with his own program "Didos Musikshow", in which since the late 1980s he has more or less regularly let everyone in front of the camera and microphone who think of Dost (or himself) as being artistically gifted in any way was found; not infrequently, members of his family, which he said was large, played a large part of the performances. However, more or less professional artists often get lost in the show, mostly from the folklore or hit area, which Dost was particularly proud to highlight. Dost produced the broadcasts with the help of voluntary helpers - in whose circle the typical Dost message "This coming Saturday is broadcast, I need you; if you can't, please cancel" quickly became a household word - in the rooms of the Open Channel . The involuntary comedy that often emerged from amateur production also brought him nationwide fame when Stefan Raab became aware of Dost and his show, invited him to his show as a guest on October 4, 1999 and awarded him a trophy ("Raab der Woche") .

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personal data
SURNAME Dost, Dieter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dido
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 2006
Place of death Berlin