Is Germany's most successful comedian throughout the Seventies and
Eighties and now again with the two Movies 7 Zwerge (2004) and 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006). All
record albums, books, live shows, a TV series and several theatrical
movies all being major hits!.
In the course of his career, he released more than ten comedy albums in
Germany, most of them going platinum with more than 500,000 copies
sold.
In episode 2.2 "Le Cabinet Noir" of the French-German mystery-sci-fi-show "Aux Frontières Du Possible" one of the people on their way to attending a show shortly before the end of the episode is Otto Waalkes (way back then he was still unknown).