Arno Dübel
January 13, 1956
Germany
69 Years Old
Male
Other Information
| Occupation | Unemployed entertainer and musician |
|---|---|
| Known For | Germany's happiest and cheekiest unemployed person |
About
Arno Dübel is a German long-term unemployed, entertainer and musician, who is best known for his media appearances on television and the Bild newspaper, in which he is portrayed as Germany’s happiest and cheekiest unemployed person. He became a well-known meme in German net culture. There are numerous YouTube videos about him and meme pages on Facebook. His famous laugh and sayings are shown again and again.
Before Fame
Dübel began an apprenticeship as a painter, which he had to give up after two years. Since then he has lived on social assistance and most recently on unemployment benefit II in 1974.
Trivia
He appeared in media publicity for the first time, telling his life on the talk show by Arabella Kiesbauer (Pro7) in 2001. Arno Dübel was a guest of Johannes B. Kerner, among others. There he mobbed, among other things, ex-soccer manager Reiner Calmund and mocked people who offered him jobs.
Personal Life
Arno Dübel was born on January 13, 1956, in Hamburg, Germany where he used to live with his family members. After finishing college, he set out for various jobs but failed to choose any specific professions which established him as one of the long-term unemployed, entertainers in Germany as well as the world.
