Paul Panzer is a German comedian known for his standup performances as well as his prank telephone call recordings and film and television appearances. Born Dieter Tappert in 1972, he supported himself as a welder and an educator as he tried to make his way into professional comedy. Tappert initially created the character Paul Panzer for a series of prank phone call recordings that were aired on a number of German radio stations; Panzer was a quirky fellow with a slight speech impediment and a slight disconnect from reality who would ask curious questions to anyone from repres...