Olli Schulz

Olli Schulz, born Oliver Marc Schulz on October 15, 1973, in Hamburg, is a German singer-songwriter, actor, and presenter. He became known as a singer and guitarist of the indie rock group Olli Schulz & der Hund Marie and as a sidekick of Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf in their various TV series, such as Circus HalliGalli.

In 2016, Schulz started the TV show Schulz & Böhmermann along with fellow presenter Jan Böhmermann, with whom he also presents the semi-weekly podcast Fest & Flauschig ("Firm & Fluffy") on Spotify. The pair had previously worked together on the radio show Sanft & Sorgfältig from 2012 to 2016. He is also active as a solo musician: his 2015 album Feelings aus der Asche peaked at No. 4 in the German album charts, and his 2024 album Vom Rand der Zeit reached No. 1.

Schulz has appeared in various television formats including neoParadise, Circus HalliGalli, and Schulz in the Box, and on radio with columns such as Ein Schulz - ein Song on Radio Fritz. As an actor he appeared in films including Bibi & Tina: Bewildered and Bewitched (2014) and Sharknado 5 (2017), and in TV series including Der Tatortreiniger (Crime Scene Cleaner) and the Netflix series How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast). His albums include Es brennt so schön (2009), SOS - Save Olli Schulz (2012), and Scheiß Leben, gut erzählt (2018).