Education
Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg.
Actor artist comedian director
Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg.
His perhaps most famous trademark are the "Ottifanten" ("Ottiphants"), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release. He shares a close friendship with tennis player Steffi Graf, who also makes an appearance (as herself) in the movie Otto – Der Außerfriesische.
He also works as a voice actor, providing, among others, the German voices of Mushu in Disney"s Mulan movies and Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise.