Tom Gerhardt

Birthday: 1957-12-12
Birthplace: Köln, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

After completing his *Abitur*, Gerhardt performed his compulsory military service as an anti-tank gunner in the 5th Company of the 123rd Anti-Tank Battalion. Subsequently, he studied German Studies and Philosophy, writing his thesis on *The Philosophy of Language of Nicholas of Cusa*. As a freelance contributor to the Cologne-based tabloid *Express*, he also wrote reports on the city's cultural scene. After embarking on a career as an entertainer, he ceased his work for *Express* in the 1990s. He rose to fame in 1988 with his program *Dackel mit Sekt*, having been discovered by Jürgen von der Lippe. He achieved great success with the films *Voll normaaal* and *Ballermann 6*. The most recent installment in the series followed in 2011 with *Die Superbullen*. Another successful project was the comedy series *Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein*. On January 5, 2011, he was named an honorary citizen of Cologne-Kalk. Gerhardt speaks Spanish and lived in Seville for one year.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2021-02-01	Postings	Dieter
	2018-03-29	Verpiss Dich, Schneewittchen	Hausmeister
	2017-01-19	Knight Rusty 2: Full Metal Racket	Feuerzangenbruder Brutus (voice)
	2016-10-04	Volltreffer	Opa Jupp
	2015-09-24	Schmidts Katze	Luger
	2014-05-20	Nachbarn süß-sauer	Boris Spasski
	2013-05-02	Ohne Gnade	Curry-Conda
	2013-01-08	Knight Rusty	Feuerzangenbruder Brenner (voice)
	2012-10-18	Agent Ranjid Saves the World	Dr. Abdecker
	2012-01-05	The Blender	Theo
	2011-01-05	Die Superbullen	Tommie
	2010-08-03	Freche Mädchen 2	Nickel
	2009-12-23	Dinosaurier - Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus!	H. P. Piretti
	2005-07-28	Siegfried	Siegfried
	2004-10-28	7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald	Kerkerwache
	2004-09-10	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Zombie Dad
	2004-03-26	Germanikus	Almosius
	2004-02-12	Pura Vida Ibiza	Personalchef Beck
	1998-11-12	The Polar Bear	Manager American Diner
	1997-10-16	Ballermann 6	Tommie
	1994-11-10	Voll Normaaal	Tommie / Dieter / Heinz