Willi Weitzel
Born: 1972-12-13 in Marburg, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Willi Weitzel is from Stadtallendorf, Hesse, Germany, where his mother’s family ran a retail store for several generations. He grew up with his younger brother Manuel and his older sister Ingrid. His father was a sales representative for a chocolate company. In 1992, he graduated from St. Johann School in Amöneburg and subsequently performed his alternative military service. Afterward, beginning in 1994, he studied theology for four semesters at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich without earning a degree. He then completed an internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk. At the same time, he began studying to become a secondary school teacher in the subjects of Catholic religious education, German, geography, and physical education, completing his studies in 2000. Weitzel has lived in Herrsching am Ammersee since 2013. He has been married for the second time since 2012 and has three daughters, one of whom is from his first marriage.
Filmography
2023
2022
- Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg as Self
- Willi und die Wunderkröte as Self
- Worauf Insekten wirklich fliegen – Willi trifft Wiesenmacher und Wildbienenschützer as Willi Weitzel
2018
- Willi in Peru as self
2016
- Willi in Kenia as self
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Willi in Bolivien as self
2014
- Willi auf den Philippinen as self
2013
- Willi im Flüchtlingslager as self
2012
- Der Quiz-Champion as Self
- Willi in Tansania as self
2011
2009
- Das Duell im Ersten as self
- Willi and the wonders of this world as Himself
2005
- Willis VIPs as Self
2004
- Willis Quiz Quark Club as Self - Host
2003
- Gipfeltreffen as Self
2002
- Willi wants to know as Self
1997
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
1989
- Blauer Panther as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1964
- Grimme Award as Self - Moderator