Ludger Stratmann, who studied medicine, made a career as “Dr. Stratmann” on the cabaret stage. Now he died at the age of 73 in his house in Bottrop.
The doctor and Ruhrpott cabaret artist Ludger Stratmann is dead. The comedian from Bottrop, known beyond North Rhine-Westphalia, died at the age of 73. This was confirmed by the West German Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday evening. First, the “WAZ” reported, citing close family members, that Stratmann died “suddenly and unexpectedly” in his house on Wednesday. A heart attack was given as the cause of death. His brother Christian Stratmann told the Ruhrnachrichten: “We are stunned. Nobody expected that. Nobody saw it coming. He still had a lot of plans. “
For many years Stratmann had entertained viewers on WDR television around 150 times as host “Jupp”. 2016 was the end of the “pub theater” at WDR. At that time Stratmann had declared his departure with “health and schedule reasons”.
Initially, the doctor had practiced in Bottrop, then from 2002 devoted himself entirely to his full-time career as a cabaret artist. He has been on several stages since the mid-1990s, including as “Dr. Stratmann”. He gave his program with a typical Ruhr area impact.
Ludger Stratmann received the State Order of Merit in North Rhine-Westphalia
In 2017, the then Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hannelore Kraft (SPD), awarded the comedian the Order of Merit. Stratmann had also received the “Tegtmeier 2009” award from the city of Herne. He is one of the most successful cabaret artists in Germany, and in the role of “Jupp Kwiatkowski”, the doctor of general medicine brings the Ruhr area to the stage of the republic, the municipality had justified its decision.
Stratmann was also socially committed. He auctioned paintings and prints under the motto “With art against cancer” in 2012, the proceeds going to the cancer foundation.
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