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 (née 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.
Cinema
2000: Erkan & Stefan
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: Neues vom Wixxer
2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser
2007: Tell
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: Three D
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: Crocodile Alert
2006: Ladyland
2006: Rettet die Weihnachtsgans
2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Schneewittchen
2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider
2007: Treasure Island
2008: H3 – Halloween Horror Hostel
2008: Alarm für Cobra 11, episode Auf eigene Faust
2011: Stankowski's Millions
since 2011: Hubert und Staller / (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)