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Dieter Nuhr (born October 29, 1960 in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German comedian. From 1981 to 1989, Nuhr studied art and history at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. From 1982 to 1987 he attended the University of Duisburg-Essen to become a teacher.

From 1982 to 1992, he was an active artist. His works were exhibited in the Rhineland. In 1987 he appeared as a cabarettist for the first time and starting in 1992, he worked as a professional cabarettist; he arranged his first solo stage program. He became famous for his numerous television appearances in the past few years appearing in Quatsch Comedy Club (Channel Pro7) and 7 Tage, 7 Köpfe (lit. 7 days, 7 heads), Channel RTL. Today, he lives in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Nuhr is regarded as a mediator between classical comedy and new intelligent Stand-up comedy. In his work, he often caricatures the typical German know-it-all and describes as satirising mirror classic handles in relationships to partners and families. Further he often gives a critical glance to social behaviour in society and media. A typical example is his famous saying that is frequently quoted in forums and Newsgroup due to its very provocative nature is, "Wenn man keine Ahnung hat: Einfach mal Fresse halten," which translates to, "If you don't have a clue: just shut up."

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