Torsten Sträter

Torsten Sträter was born in Dortmund in the district Eving (Brechten) as an illegitimate child in his grandmother's house. The next day the family moved to Waltrop and he only returned to Dortmund when he was 16. In Dortmund he then completed his training as a men's tailor. He then did 15 months of basic military service in the Bundeswehr where he was stationed in Neustadt am Rübenberge. and then worked in mobile phone sales and for his mother and brother's shipping company. Especially in the mid-1990s, Torsten Sträter suffered from a depressive illness, which he also dealt with in cabaret. He was on stage for the first time in 2006 when he was still suffering from depression. He is a frequent guest on Extra 3 and also appeared on LOL: Last One Laughing which he won in 2021. His trademark has been a Beanie for some time now. He is the father of one child and lives in Dortmund. == Works by Sträter ==

• Hämoglobin, Eldur Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-937419-03-9. • Postkarten aus der Dunkelheit, Eldur Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-937419-10-7. • Hit the Road, Jack!, Eldur Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-937419-11-4. • Brainspam, Eldur Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-937419-17-6. • Der David ist dem Goliath sein Tod, Carlsen Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-548-37535-9. • Selbstbeherrschung umständehalber abzugeben, Carlsen Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-551-68481-3. • Selbstbeherrschung umständehalber abzugeben, Ullstein Taschenbuch, 2014, ISBN 978-3-548-37534-2. • Als ich in meinem Alter war, Lappan Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-8303-3406-4. • Es ist nie zu spät, unpünktlich zu sein, Ullstein Taschenbuch, 2017, ISBN 978-3-548-06352-2. • Sträters Gutenachtgeschichten, Ullstein Verlag, 2021, ISBN 978-3-548-06454-3. • Du kannst alles lassen, du musst es nur wollen, Ullstein Verlag, 2022, ISBN 978-3-864-93227-4. == External links ==