Horst Schlämmer

German actor Hape Kerkeling impersonate this caricature of the deputy editor of the fictitious newspaper "Grevenbroicher Tagblatt" : Horst Schlämmer. Dressed in a grey trenchcoat and with a small black manbag on his arm, he holds interviews at real events. Schlämmer speaks to interviewees in an overfamiliar manner ... , and addressing them as "Schätzelein" (sweetheart). He thinks he is a sex symbol, attempting to kiss female interviewees despite his loose false teeth. To impress women, he boasts that he earns three thousand (euro) net a month. ... The single "Schätzelein" came out at the start of 2006, including the song "Meine letzte Zigarette" (My last cigarette). ... In 2007, a computer game "Weisse Bescheid?!", based on Horst Schlämmer, was released. In 2009 Kerkeling announced a mockumentary about Horst Schlämmer running for German Chancellor. ... According to a BBC piece, Horst Schlämmer would receive 18% of the German vote due partly to his Obama inspired slogan, "Yes weekend". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.