Capital: | € 3 million |
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Age: | 31 |
Born: | 03/21/1989 |
Country of origin: | Germany |
Source of wealth: | Comedian and actor |
Last updated: | 2024 |
Short introduction
The likeable Luke Mockridge is an Italian-Canadian comedian and actor who lives and works in Germany. Through his two parents, the actor and cabaret artist Bill Mockridge and the actress and also cabaret artist Margie Kinsky, Luke came into contact with acting early on. Today Mockridge not only has his own program on TV, but also tours the republic regularly with his own solo programs.
Early life
Lucke Mockridge was born on March 21, 1989 in Bonn. Luke has three younger and two older brothers and has both Canadian and Italian citizenship. That’s because his father, actor and cabaret artist Bill Mockridge, is Canadian and his mother Margie Kinsky is from Italy. Actor Bill Mockridge may still be known to some from Lindenstrasse. Luke Mockridge should also have learned a lot from his godparents Hella von Sinnen and Dirk Bach.
Luke attended a high school in Bonn and acquired the International Baccalaureate there. Afterwards Mockridge studied media and communication science at various universities in Germany, England and Canada and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. Mockridge appeared regularly during his studies. For example, he was part of the “High School Musical” stage program in Canada.
Career
Luke Mockridge set up his first solo program in 2012. The solo program was titled “I’m Lucky, I’m Luke” and was extremely popular with viewers. From 2012 to 2016 the comedian toured through the cities of Germany with his program. In addition, Mockridge appeared regularly in various television formats. Whether at NightWash, in the Quatsch Comedy Club, at the RTL Comedy Grand Prix or at TV-Total, these appearances made him better known. In 2013 Mockridge got his own comedy show on ZDF and on the children’s channel KiKA. This was called “Occupy School”. At about the same time, Mockridge started to host the popular NightWash show. He took on this task until around mid-2016. In October 2013 Luke Mockridge was part of the 1LIVE Comedy Night XXL, which took place in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
In spring 2014, Luke Mockridge published his book “Math is an Asshole – How (m) I Finished School”. A year later, Mockridge got his own show on Sat. 1. The show’s title is “Luke! The week and me. ” At the end of 2016, Mockridge led a review of the year called “Luke! The year and I ”wore. In May 2017, the comedian then hosted another own show called “Luke! The school and me.” Mockride also appeared in many other TV formats. His latest project is “Luke! The Great Night Show ”.
Career highlights
In 2013 Mockridge won the German Comedy Award for “Best Newcomer” of the year. In 2017 he won the German Comedy Award again, this time in the category “Most Successful Live Act”. Luke Mockridge also received this award in 2018. In 2019, the comedian and actor even received the German TV Award for moderating the program “Luke! The school and me ”.
Mockridge received a Grimme Prize for the show “Catch! The Big Sat 1 Catch Friday ”.
Famous quotes
- “Plastic meets shit, or as one says at RTL: the Bachelor”.
Amazing facts
The full name of the comedian is Lucas Edward Britton. It is also interesting that the comedian and actor received an invitation to professional training from Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the age of 16.
His family has his own show, “Die Mockridges – Eine Knallerfamilie”, which has been running on WDR since 2015. Luke is a regular contributor to his family’s show.