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Lukas Resetarits (born 14 October 1947, in Stinatz) is an Austrian comedic artist ("Kabarett", which is an Austrian type of comedian in a tradition heavily influenced by Karl Farkas, not to be confused with cabaret) and actor, best known for playing police inspector Kottan in the Austrian TV series Kottan ermittelt.
Resetarits was born in the Austrian state Burgenland, but his family moved to Vienna when he was at the age of four. Resetarits attended Austrian gymnasium which he finished in 1965. He studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Vienna, at the same time jobbing as rock singer, construction worker and traffic officer at the Vienna International Airport.
In 1975 he joined the cabaret group "KEIF", which consisted of Wolfgang Teuschl, Erwin Steinhauer, Alfred Rubatschek and Erich Demmer. In 1977 together with Teuschl and Steinhauer he performed the TV cabaret "Tu felix Austria".
On 26 October 1977 he premiered his first solo program "Rechts Mitte Links" in the Konzerthauskeller. In May 1978 he presented his second solo program "A Krise muaß her", and performed a second TV cabaret with Teuschl and Steinhauer, "Man wird ja noch fragen dürfen". He released his first LP vinyl record "Ein Abend mit Lukas Resetarits" ("An Evening with Lukas Resetarits") in 1979.
From 1980 to 1983 he was main actor in the Austrian TV series Kottan ermittelt, written by Helmut Zenker and directed by Peter Patzak.
Resetarits has been married since 1968 and has two daughters. Willi Resetarits (musician known as Dr. Kurt Ostbahn) and Peter Resetarits (TV host at ORF) are brothers. Karin Resetarits, a present member of the European Parliament, is his former sister-in-law.




Cabaret programs


1977 Rechts Mitte Links
1978 A Krise muaß her
1979 Haben schon gewählt
1979 Alles leiwand
1981 Nur kane Wellen
1982 Ka Zukunft
1983 Vorläufig ohne Titel
1984 Was nun
1985 I oder I
1986 Das 10. Programm
1987 Rekapituliere
1988 Nichts geht mehr
1989 Zu blöd
1990 Ich bin so frei
1991 Heimspiel - live
1992 Zu bunt
1995 Alles zurück
1997 Kein Grund zum Feiern
1999 Ich tanze nicht
2001 Niemandsland
2002 Zeit
2003 Nachspielzeit
2006 XXII
2009 "Osterreich - ein Warietee"




Awards


Nestroy-Ring 1981
Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis 1981, 1983, 1984
Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis 1985
"Ybbser Spaßvogel"
Romy 1997, best actor
German Cabaret Prize 1998
Karl 2004
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich 2012




External links



Lukas Resetarits at IMDb
Lukas Resetarits discography at Discogs

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