Alfons (comedian) explained

Alfons
Birth Name:	Emmanuel Peterfalvi
Birth Date:	17 March 1967
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Nationality:	French German
Occupation:	Comedian, actor, television presenter

Alfons is the stage name of Emmanuel Peterfalvi (born March 17, 1967, in Paris), a French comedian in Germany.^[1]

Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the French Army.^[2] He learned the German language and decided to stay in Hamburg, after he "fell in love with Germany and the Germans". In 1994 he began his career in the television show Kalkofes Mattscheibe on German pay TV network Premiere.^[3]

On 3 November 2017, Peterfalvi became a German citizen while maintaining his native French citizenship.^[4] ^[5]

Television

2006–present : Alfons und Gäste (Das Erste and SWR Fernsehen)
2007 : Deutschland lacht ...
2009–present : Puschel TV (ARD)
2014 : Ein Fall fürs All (ZDF) with Urban Priol

Radio

2008–present : Gesellschaftsabend (Saarländischer Rundfunk)
2015–present : Bonjour Alfons (SWR1 Baden-Württemberg)

Awards

2021 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[6]

External links

Notes and References

http://www.lepetitjournal.com/hambourg/communaute/25646-portrait-alfons--le-clown-frans-des-marchde-hambourg PORTRAIT – Alfons : le clown français des marchés de Hambourg
http://www.medienkorrespondenz.de/ansichten-sachen/artikel/militaerdienst-beim-pay-tv.html Militärdienst beim Pay-TV
http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2000/06/30/bonjour-ich-bin-emmanuel-und-ich-bin-franzose_329089 "Bonjour, ich bin Emmanuel und ich bin.. Franzose"
http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Deutscher-Pass-fuer-den-Franzosen-mit-Puschel-Mikro,alfons334.html "Deutscher Pass für den Franzosen mit Puschel-Mikro"
http://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/comedian/tv-franzose-jetzt-deutscher-53743072.bild.html "Oh, là là! TV-Franzose Alfons ist jetzt Deutscher!"
Web site: Verdienstkreuz für Kabarettist Peterfalvi . . 31 August 2021 . de . 4 November 2021.