Ilka Bessin
- January 5, 2024
- Comedian
Quick Facts
Ilka Bessin Biography
| Name | Ilka Bessin |
| Birthday | Nov 18 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Germany |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Detlef Bessin, Christel Bessin |
Ilka Bessin is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on November 18, 1971 in Germany, Germany. Famous for her comedic “Cindy aus Marzahn” character, Bessin starred in numerous television comedy specials and toured her famous comedy act throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
In 2012, she and Markus Lanz replaced Michelle Hunziker and Thomas Gottschalk as hosts of the German entertainment program Wetten, Dass..?
Bessin was born in Luckenwalde, East Germany. After finishing school, Bessin studied culinary arts and later trained to be a hotel manager. She worked as a chef until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and Germany was reunified. Shortly after that, she was a bartender in a disco and later the chief clerk. In 1999, she changed careers and became an entertainment director and comedy performer on a cruise liner. It was there that she invented her most famous character “Cindy aus Marzahn”. Marzahn is a blue collar section of East Berlin.
In 2004, she won the final season of the ProSieben network’s Quatsch Comedy Club stand-up show. With this win, her career as a comedian and actress began. In 2009, she was set in the role of the landlady Ilka in the Sat.1 comedy show Schillerstraße. In January 2010, she started her own comedy show, named Cindy aus Marzahn und die jungen Wilden (Cindy from Marzahn and the Wild Youth). In spring 2011, the third season started Nicht jeder Prinz kommt uff’m Pferd! (Not Every Prince Comes on a Horse). Followed by the Pink is Bjutiful 2013.
She was born in Luckenwalde, Germany.
Ilka Bessin Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Comedian |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ilka Bessin is one of the richest Comedian from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ilka Bessin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After working as a bartender and chef, she rose to fame by winning a television stand-up competition known as the Quatsch Comedy Club.
Between 2007 and 2012, she received six German Comedy Awards.
Ilka Bessin (born 18 November 1971) is a German comedian and actress, best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn (German for: Cindy from Marzahn).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
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Who is Ilka Bessin Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Ilka Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Ilka Bessin celebrates birthday on November 18 of every year.