About Beat Schlatter
Beat Schlatter (born 5 May 1961 in Zürich) is a Swiss Kabarettist, actor and screenwriter. Beat Schlatter grew up in Rüschlikon. He completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator but never practiced this profession. From 1979 to 1982 he played as a drummer in various punk bands such as Liliput. He became better known after 1984 with the founding of the Kabarett Götterspass, together with Patrick Frey and Enzo Esposito. The group won the Salzburger Stier and the Oltner Tanne in 1992 and took part in the first edition of the Arosa Humor-Festival.
From 1991 to 1996 he was a contributor to the Swiss consumer protection program Kassensturz. Schlatter's biggest works so far are the two films Katzendiebe (1996) and Komiker (2000), in which he is screenwriter and actor. Katzendiebe won the Prix Walo, and Komiker the SSA prize for best screenplay. In 2012 he was honored with the Prix Walo 2011 in the actor category. Since 2014 Schlatter has worked with the Swiss actor, producer and director Pascal Ulli; the two have so far produced 5 theatre pieces, in which Schlatter acts and writes and Ulli acts and directs.
In the soap opera Lüthi und Blanc on Swiss television he played the figure of "Willi". Schlatter invented the name Aqui in 1976 for the mineral water of the same name. He has been married since 2011 and lives in the Zürcher Niederdorf. On 6 March 2015 he became the victim of a beating attack by a mentally disturbed person at Meilen railway station and suffered severe facial injuries. In 2024 his most successful film to date, Bon Schuur Ticino, received the Prix Walo; it made it into the top ten of the most successful Swiss films of all time, taking 7th place.
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Frequently asked questions
When and where was Beat Schlatter born?
He was born on 5 May 1961 in Zürich and grew up in Rüschlikon.
What did Beat Schlatter do before his comedy career?
He completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator but never practiced it, and from 1979 to 1982 played as a drummer in various punk bands such as Liliput.
What is the Kabarett Götterspass?
It is a Kabarett Schlatter founded after 1984 together with Patrick Frey and Enzo Esposito. The group won the Salzburger Stier and the Oltner Tanne in 1992.
What are Beat Schlatter's biggest film works?
His biggest works are the films Katzendiebe (1996) and Komiker (2000), in which he is screenwriter and actor. Katzendiebe won the Prix Walo and Komiker the SSA prize for best screenplay.
What success did Bon Schuur Ticino have?
In 2024 his most successful film to date, Bon Schuur Ticino, received the Prix Walo and made it into the top ten of the most successful Swiss films of all time, taking 7th place.
