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Wilfried Theodor Schmickler * November 28 1954 In Hitdorf Is A German Cabaret Artist. Schmickler Grew Up In Hitdorf Now A District Of Leverkusen And Has Been Living In The Cologne Südstadt Since The 1990s. During His School Years At Landrat-Lucas-Gymnasium In Opladen He Was Involved In Student Administration SMV Served As A Student Representative And Wrote For The School Newspaper. After Graduating In 1973 He Performed His Civilian Service In A Youth Facility Where He Encountered The Post-Hippie Scene. His Experiences With The Self-Managed Youth Scene Led To The Founding Of A Speaking And Later A Theater Group Which Eventually Evolved Into The Trio Matsche Works And Hallies. Later The Trio With Wolfgang Müller-Schlesinger And Klaus Huber Renamed Itself Matsche Works And Pullrich With Schmickler Gaining Stage Experience For Several Years. When Cabaret Artist Jürgen Becker Left The Cabaret Trio 3 Gestirn Köln 1 In 1989 Schmickler Recommended By Becker Became His Successor. As A Member Of 3 Gestirn He Along With Heiner Kämmer And Wolfgang Nitschke Received The German Kleinkunstpreis In 2001. After The Group Disbanded Schmickler Continued As A Solo Artist Receiving The German Kabarettpreis In 2007 And The Prix Pantheon Special Prize Reif & Bekloppt. In 2009 He Was Once Again Honored With The German Kleinkunstpreis In The Cabaret Category. In Celebration Of His 30-Year Stage Anniversary Schmickler Presented His Fourth Solo Program "Es War Nicht Alles Schlecht" Starting In The Fall Of 2008. His Fifth Solo Program "Weiter" Premiered In September 2010. Schmickler Performs Approximately 120 Live Shows Per Year. From 1992 To 2020 He Was A Regular Contributor To The WDR Cabaret Show "Mitternachtsspitzen." He Became Well-Known For His Exclamation "Aufhören Herr Becker! Aufhören!" "Stop Mr. Becker! Stop!" Loudly Introducing Becker's Regular Closing Monologue On The Show. For A Long Time He Appeared On "Mitternachtsspitzen" Alongside Jürgen Becker As The Cologne Twins Spitz & Spitz. From November 2007 To October 2010 He Played The Characters Loki And Helmut Schmidt Loki & Smoky Alongside Uwe Lyko But The Segment Was Discontinued By WDR Following The Death Of Loki Schmidt. Since Then Schmickler And Lyko Have Portrayed Overrated Couples In World History In Various Roles E.G. The Geissens Merkel And Joachim Sauer Etc. . After Helmut Schmidt's Death In 2015 A Special Episode Of Loki & Smoky Was Broadcast At The End Of The Year Featuring A Scene In Heaven. In January 2021 Schmickler Celebrated Jürgen Becker's 60th Birthday With A Show Characterizing Becker In A Review Of Many Joint Performances Along With Pastor Franz Meurer. For WDR 2 And The WDR 5-Morgenecho Program Schmickler Works As An Author Of Satirical Radio Contributions. He Also Hosts The Radio Program "Hart An Der Grenze" Four Times A Year As Part Of The "Unterhaltung Am Wochenende" Series On WDR 5. Privately Schmickler Along With Becker And Other Colleagues Volunteers At A Secondary School In Cologne-Ehrenfeld. He Is Also A Member Of The Bayer-04-Club. Wilfried Schmickler Supports The Coordination Gegen Bayer-Gefahren CBG . Additionally He Is Involved In Advocating For Social Justice And Is A Member Of The Sozialverband Deutschland SoVD Supporting Their Socio-Political Work Through Appearances At SoVD Events. read less