Raised in the town of Jork after a West-Berlin birth, he completed a traineeship as a television and radio technician before adopting the nickname “Elton” on Hamburg 1, where his early presenting work began. A chance meeting with Stefan Raab led to a long-running role as sidekick on the late-night program TV total, and he soon launched his own series Elton.tv, later co-hosting the reality formats…
