- Otto Reutter was born on April 24, 1870 in Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Otto heiratet (1914), Otto als Dienstmann (1915) and Frühere Verhältnisse (1927). He died on March 3, 1931 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- He was very popular with his humorous couplets especially during the 20s.
- After a longer interruption he took part again in a movie for the last time - "Frühere Verhältnisse" (1927) where he impersonated the role of the theater director in it.
- He wrote over a thousand Couplets, a German form of amusing cabaret song.
- Otto Reutter originally planned to retire from the entertainment business in 1919 and to enjoy his life with his earned millions. But the inflation after World War I destroyed most of his savings and he was forced to continue his career - a "piece of luck" for his late work which belongs to the most memorable ones.
- When he left Berlin, he moved to Karlsruhe and became part of a troupe of tavern singers and comedians there.
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