Willi Weitzel

Helmar Rudolf Willi Weitzel (born December 13, 1972, in Marburg, Germany) is a German television presenter, journalist and film producer. He moderated the television programs Willi wills wissen and Willis VIPs. In 2008 he made the movie Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt. Other TV shows he hosted were Willis Quiz Quark Club, Willi wills wissen – Gute Frage, nächste Frage!, Willi wills wissen von A–Z and Ein guter Grund zu feiern (2011 to 2013). Since 2013 he has been on the road in Germany with his live program Willis wilde Wege. Since January 2018 he has moderated the magazine Gut zu Wissen on BR Fernsehen. Willi Weitzel was born in Stadtallendorf (Hesse, Germany), where his family ran a retail business for several generations. In 1992 he took his Abitur at the Stiftsschule St. Johann in Amöneburg and then did civilian service. He then studied theology for four semesters. He then completed an internship at Bayerischer Rundfunk. At the same time he began a teaching degree for the Hauptschule in the subjects of Catholic religious studies, German, geography and sports, which he completed in 2000. Weitzel has lived in Herrsching am Ammersee since 2013. He has been married since 2012 and has three daughters. During his time as a reporter for the Children's radio he was discovered in 2001 as a reporter for the newly designed children's TV report format Willi wills wissen. 180 episodes have been produced since it started broadcasting in 2002. Since then, the formats Willis VIPs (since 2005 with 19 episodes), Willis Quiz Quark Club (since 2005 with 80 episodes), Gute Frage, nächste Frage (since 2007 with 50 episodes), Willi wills wissen A–Z Die bunte Buchstabenrevue (since 2010 with 52 episodes), Ein guter Grund zu feiern (since 2011 with 9 episodes) and since 2018 Gut zu wissen (weekly broadcast) was added. Many series are produced by megaherz Film und Fernsehen on behalf of Bayerischer Rundfunk, broadcasting stations are Das Erste, KiKA, Bayerisches Fernsehen, WDR Fernsehen, hr-fernsehen, MDR Fernsehen, Arte and 3sat.