Uwe Lyko
Uwe Karl Heinrich Lyko ( born September 22, 1954 in Duisburg- Neumühl ) is a German cabaret artist and comedian. Lykos alter ego is the figure of the eternal in the Ruhr German scolding and nagging pensioner Herbert Knebel from Essen - old food that he embodies on stage and in many TV appearances.
Life
After elementary school Lyko learned initially telecommunications technician, but then he stopped teaching and began to make music. Loko joined the political punk band B1 in as a singer and learned to know a part of the later monkey theater. After he had left the band, Lyko actor decided to become. So he went occasionally to the Duisburg Eschhaus Theatre. Ultimately, he decided to be comedian and founded the musical theater "Nick". There arose from a situation of embarrassment out with the " smoking point " the first piece of monkey later theater. After the musical theater "Nick" had dissolved, he joined for a few numbers in a different musical theater in Mülheim an der Ruhr with Helge Schneider. But since both are not harmonized, left Lyko Mülheim and joined together with a few friends in January 1988 the Solidarity Festival at the Essen Zeche Carl, where he performed a number of skits and music with members of the original line-up of the later apes theater. The original line-up of the monkey theater at that time consisted Susanne Betancor, Uwe Lyko, Kalle Mews and Martin Breuer and from Sigi Domke. In 1988 Lyko created his most successful character Herbert Knebel and founded the group comedian Herbert Knebel Affentheater.Nach the elimination of Susanne Betancor and Kalle Mews Detlef Hinze was brought to the group. The position Betancors was not refilled. After Sigi Domke 1992 had left the charade, the native Ostfriese Georg Göbel - Jakobi was brought to the monkey theater. Since that time the following positions and roles in the charade busy: Uwe Lyko ( " Herbert Knebel ," author / vocal / guitar / trumpet ), Martin Breuer ( " Ernst Pichel ," author / bass / sax ), Detlef Hinze (drums) and Georg Göbel - Jakobi ( guitar). 1993 Detlef Hinze developed the character of " the Trainier " and 1995 was followed by Georg Göbel - Jakobi with his character of " Ozzi Ostermann ".
In addition Lyko also plays solo performances, musical support of Affentheater Member Göbel - Jakobi.
In the radio show U- point on WDR 2 he had long held a firm place, now he is in his role as Herbert Knebel regular at Jürgen Becker's Cabaret telecast Midnight Lace.
Lyko also played on the side of Wilfried Schmickler regularly in the parody " Loki and Smoky " the role of Altbundeskanzlers Helmut Schmidt. After the death of Loki Schmidt 2010 in the series he appears with Schmickler on Underestimated pairs of world history.
Was to see Uwe Lyko also briefly it does not fit in the credits of the film is made to fit by Peter Thorwarth, propelled wheelchair as "Grandpa " of the teacher couple Nagging on the small side to the bathroom. In Helge Schneider's Texas he can be seen (as gallows workers).
Biography
- Herbert Knebel meets Uwe Karl Heinrich Lyko, a film by Klaus Michael Heinz (2013, WDR television)
Filmography
- Stangenfieber, 1987, as a student in the ABC Grill
- Texas - Doc Snyder keeps the world in suspense, in 1993, when first working on the gallows
- What does not fit, make it fit, 2002, cameo appearance