Viktor Giacobbo
Viktor Giacobbo (born February 6, 1952 in Winterthur ; authorized to live there ) is a Swiss author , cabaret artist , presenter and actor .
Career
After completing school in Winterthur, he did an apprenticeship as a typesetter in the Winterthur printing company and then worked as a proofreader , publishing editor and media documentalist .
From 1979 to 1986 he was an author and actor with the independent comedy theater company Stuzzicadenti, 1984 and 1985 with Zampanoo's Variété, then until 1998 a member of the comedian company Harul's Top Service. In the early 1980s he wrote the column “Viat Jacques de Koboff” in the magazine Tell . From 1991 to 1994 he worked for the satirical program Satiramisù on Radio DRS . In Ueli Heiniger's show Medienkritik , Giacobbo presented satirical numbers.
Giacobbo gained greater fame as a presenter and co-author of the satirical programs Viktor's program (1990-1994) and Viktor's late program (1995-2002) on Swiss television , in which he often played his fictional characters (such as Harry Hasler, Fredi Hinz or Debbie Mötteli). In addition, his “expert for everything” appeared in every program: Dr. Stolte-Benrath, played by Patrick Frey .
In 2000 he founded the Casinotheater Winterthur together with Patrick Frey and other initiators and has since been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Casinotheater AG.
In 2002 the film Ernstfall was released in Havana , with Giacobbo as co-writer and lead actor, directed by Sabine Boss . He appeared twice as an actor in Gerhard Polt's films : 2004 in Germanikus and 2013 in Und Äktschn! .
In the 2006 season he was on tour as a guest star with the Swiss National Circus Knie .
Giacobbo writes columns for various newspapers, until the end of 2007 for the Tages-Anzeiger . In 1998 the volume Asparagus of Retaliation was published with 70 selected columns from the (former) Swiss news magazine Facts . He also produced a calendar for 1999 and 2001 with the title Viktor's wall program .
From January 27, 2008 to December 11, 2016 he made the satirical weekly review Giacobbo / Müller together with Mike Müller .
Giacobbo lives in Winterthur.
His characters
- Harry Hasler
A boastful pimp guy. According to his own statement, Harry Hasler is Thurgauer, who has, however, acquired a straight Zurich dialect. According to dialect researcher Prof. D. Udler, it is a Zurich dialect from the 1950s. Harry Hasler lives in the Schwamendingen district of Zurich , with lush chest hair, gold jewelry and white clothes.
- Fredi Hinz
A homeless stoner with unkempt hair and tattered clothes, who often asks people for "two Schtutz (two francs) for d'Notschlafschtell". As Fredi Hinz , Giacobbo appeared in the 2006 season with the Knie Circus and at the Arosa Humor Festival . He also moderated a whole episode of Viktor's late-night program as Fredi Hinz. His guests at the time were Uriella and Stéphanie Berger .
- Rajiv Prasad
A busy Indian, trader and broker for everything. Speaks English with a heavy accent and is often vulgar.
- Debbie Mötteli
An uneducated and naive woman on the verge of primitiveness in a red plastic coat.
- Dr. Klöti
A nervous expert who gives banal tips at high speed or who moderates in a senseless manner.
- Prelate Morgenthaler and sister (Viktoria) Morgenthaler
Two pious clergymen with bad teeth.
- Erwin Bischofberger
An honest office worker or accountant, dressed in Giacobbo's original confirmation suit with side parting and horn-rimmed glasses.
- Jakob Liniger
Retirees with a shifted bite and partial baldness. Moderates the fictional retiree program Bettflucht .
- Sonny Boppeler , also Jack Boppeler
An unsympathetic football player agent who likes to travel.
- Gian-Franco Benelli
Guest worker from Italy, who speaks Swiss German very badly, but quickly and without interruption. “Chasche nitte magge” (you can't do that) is one of his most typical sentences.
- Mehmet Örkan (Turk or Kurd)
A rare supporting character, by profession “arms dealer and mafioso”. It looks similar to the Italian (see above), but with a slightly different hair color: mottled gray. His motto: «Heroin is like kebab for the soul».
- Culture / literary critic Burkart Schramm
A literary critic with a Basler dialect who, among other things, appears as a participant in a fictitious panel discussion on the cultural program KulturZeit.ZeitKultur , in which he views football intellectually.
- Werner Sommerhalder
Left- wing fructarian , esoteric and conspiracy theorist. Moderates the fictional program Fallobscht-Chuchi .
Giacobbo also often parodied personalities such as Roger Schawinski , Martina Hingis , Ueli Maurer , Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer , Muammar al-Gaddafi , Kim Jong Il , Adolf Hitler , Donatella Versace and others.
Works
Books
- with Peter Gut (illustrations): Asparagus of retribution . Highly critical heavy columns in exactly nine departments. Kein & Aber, Zurich 1998, ISBN 3-906542-01-7 (with a preliminary discussion by Peter Schneider , detailed index and questionnaire for critics in the relevant appendix).
Videos, CDs and DVDs
- CD Saletti , Rap alias Harry Hasler (1996)
- Videocassette Volle Pulle , aka Harry Hasler, Warner Home Video (1996)
- Videocassettes Viktor's Late Program - Selection , Warner Home Video (1998–2001)
- DVD Viktor's Universe 1 & 2 , Warner Home Video (2000, 2001)
- DVD Emergency in Havana , Warner Home Video, Vega Film (2002)
- DVD Viktor's Universe - Finale , Warner Home Video (2003)
- CD Sickmen , audio CD of the play, Kein & Aber (2004)
- DVD Undercover , Vega Film (2005)
- CD Fredi Hinz - Unstoned , audio CD, No & But (2005)
- DVD Giacobbo / Müller - Best of 2008 , SF (2009)
Awards
- 1991 Salzburger Stier (together with Birgit Steinegger )
- 1996 Telepreis
- 1996 Prix Walo (category media workers)
- 1997 Prix Walo (TV show category for Viktor's late-night program )
- 2001 Prix Walo (TV production category for Viktor's late-night program )
- 2002 SwissAward (category show business)
- 2003 Cornichon Swiss Cabaret Prize , special prize for television satire
- 2007 Mutmacherpreis (Pfefferzeichen 2007) for Paul Burkhalter, Marc Bürge and Viktor Giacobbo (Casinotheater Winterthur)
- 2008 Swiss television award for "Giacobbo / Müller" (best program)
- 2009 Prix Walo (TV production category for "Giacobbo / Müller")
literature
- Thomas Blubacher : Viktor Giacobbo . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 703.
- Viktor Giacobbo in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Official website
- Literature by and about Viktor Giacobbo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Giacobbo / Müller For broadcast on SRF 1
- Viktor Giacobbo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Casino Theater AG Winterthur ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich
- ↑ Facts , April 25, 2002.
- ↑ "In order to really make money, I would have to sell leasing contracts as Harry Hasler". ( Memento from June 1, 2011 on WebCite ) Interview in: SonntagsZeitung . May 29, 2011; Archive version
- ↑ Parody Giacobbo / Schawinski Video from February 6, 2011, 1:40 min
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giacobbo, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss author, cabaret artist, presenter and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winterthur |