Willi Weitzel
Willi Weitzel is from Stadtallendorf, Hesse, Germany, where his mother’s family ran a retail store for several generations.
He grew up with his younger brother Manuel and his older sister Ingrid. His father was a sales representative for a chocolate company.
In 1992, he graduated from St. Johann School in Amöneburg and subsequently performed his alternative military service.
Afterward, beginning in 1994, he studied theology for four semesters at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich without earning a degree.
He then completed an internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk.
At the same time, he began studying to become a secondary school teacher in the subjects of Catholic religious education, German, geography, and physical education, completing his studies in 2000.
Weitzel has lived in Herrsching am Ammersee since 2013. He has been married for the second time since 2012 and has three daughters, one of whom is from his first marriage.
Acting
TV
Wer weiß denn sowas?
as Self
2015
Movie
Willi and the wonders of this world
as Himself
2009
TV
Kölner Treff
as Self
1976
Movie
Willi und die Wunderkröte
as Self
2022
TV
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self
2011
TV
Der Quiz-Champion
as Self
2012
TV
Willi wants to know
as Self
2002
Tietjen und Bommes
as Self
1997
Movie
Willi in Bolivien
as self
2015
Movie
Willi in Peru
as self
2018
Movie
Willi in Kenia
as self
2016
Movie
Willi in Tansania
as self
2012
Movie
Willi im Flüchtlingslager
as self
2013
Movie
Willi auf den Philippinen
as self
2014
Willi auf der Suche nach dem Christkind
as Self
2023
Willi auf der Suche nach der ewigen Liebe
as Self
2023
Worauf Insekten wirklich fliegen – Willi trifft Wiesenmacher und Wildbienenschützer
as Willi Weitzel
2022
Grimme Award
as Self - Moderator
1964
Blauer Panther
as Self
1989
Gipfeltreffen
as Self
2003
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
as Self
2022
Willis VIPs
as Self
2005
Das Duell im Ersten
as self
2009
Willis Quiz Quark Club
as Self - Host
2004