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Vicco von Bülow

ヴィッコ・フォン・ビューロー

Vicco von Bülow

Aliases: ロリオ / Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow
Pen Names: LoriotPen name used in his artistic career

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-11-12 (Brandenburg an der Havel)
Died
2011-08-22 (Ammerland (Münsing at Lake Starnberg)) age 87
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin → Münsing

Career

Occupations
comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor, writer
Active Years
1950-2011
Memberships
Member of Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, Member of Academy of Arts, Berlin

Education

Landeskunstschule Hamburg
graphic design and painting
Period: 戦後
Country: Germany
Studied graphic design and painting after the war

Awards

Adolf Grimme Award
1968
Category: 銀賞
Organization: Grimme-Institut
Result: 受賞
Adolf Grimme Award
1973
Category: 銀賞
Organization: Grimme-Institut
Result: 受賞
Kassel Literary Prize
1985
Result: 受賞
Bambi
1988
Result: 受賞
Bavarian Film Award
1988
Category: 特別賞
Organization: State of Bavaria
Result: 受賞
Bambi
1993
Result: 受賞
Bavarian Film Award
1993
Category: 名誉賞
Organization: State of Bavaria
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ödipussi

1988 comedy film

Comedy film satirizing middle-class family life

familymiddle classabsurdity

Pappa Ante Portas

1991 comedy film

Comedy about a retired father and family chaos

familyretirementeveryday chaos

Loriot

1976 TV sketch series

TV series of sketches and cartoons

everyday lifehumorabsurdity

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contrast between absurd situations and dignified behaviorsatire of everyday lifeprecise language
Recurring Motifs
family scenesmiddle-class societybig-nosed characters

Health

  • old age
    晩年
    natural death

Legacy

Known as Germany's greatest comedian, provided national humor through cartoons, sketches, and films. Received numerous awards and remains popular posthumously

Museums

  • Caricatura Museum Frankfurt Frankfurt

In Popular Culture

  • Rubber ducks left on his gravestone

Quotes

  • The painting hangs crooked!
    Source: Sketch 'Zimmerverwüstung' (1976)
  • Yodeling diploma
    Source: Sketch 'Jodeldiplom' (1976)

Trivia

  • Awarded Iron Cross in the military
  • Younger brother killed in WWII
  • Created cartoon dog Wum