Markus Lanz Net Worth in 2023 Career & Relationship

Estimated value:	€3 million
Age:	53
Born:	03/16/1969
Country of origin:	Italy
Source of Wealth:	entrepreneur
Last updated:	2021

Short introduction

Markus Josef Lanz was born on March 16, 1969 in South Tyrol. He is a presenter and producer on German television. Markus Lanz started at the private broadcaster RTL. He now works for ZDF.

early life

Markus Lanz was born in South Tyrol. During high school he lived in a monastery in a dormitory. He was able to attend this boarding school thanks to a scholarship. As a teenager, he performed as a duo and made music with his brother in order to earn a little extra money and to support his mother. The father died early and the mother had to raise her children alone. After graduating from high school, he served in the Italian army. During this time he also worked at a local radio station in South Tyrol. He then completed an apprenticeship as a communications specialist in Munich.

After this training, he did a traineeship at Radio Hamburg for two years. In 1995 he released the single “F…! Chriac” in protest against French nuclear weapons tests. He launched the single in the radio program. Since this happened without the station’s permission, he was fired.

Career

After his dismissal from Radio Hamburg, Markus Lanz got a job at RTL in 1995 and became a news presenter at RTL Nord. Thus, the North German television viewers were the first to see him on television. From 1997 Markus Lanz moderated “Guten Abend RTL” in Schleswig-Holstein.

Replacing Barbara Eligmann during her 6-month baby break in 1998/1999 as a presenter on the show “Explosiv – das Magazin” helped Markus Lanz achieve his breakthrough. Even after the replacement period, he regularly moderated the show. From November 2004 he was also editor-in-chief at “Explosiv – das Magazin. Markus Lanz also presented other programs on the private broadcaster RTL. Markus Lanz also worked as an author. He wrote the biography of TV chef Horst Lichter, which was published in 2007.

In April 2008, Markus Lanz switched to ZDF. In 2008 and 2009 he represented Johannes B. Kerner with the talk show “Markus Lanz” during the summer. In 2008 he also took over the cooking show from Johannes B. Kerner. “Lanz is cooking!” he moderated until the end of 2012. Since autumn 2009, the talk show “Markus Lanz” has been running three times a week. In addition to these two programs, Markus Lanz moderated other shows for ZDF. Since January 2011, Markus Lanz’s programs have been produced by a production company in which he himself has a half interest.

In 2012, Markus Lanz also became the successor to television icon Thomas Gottschalk on “Wetten dass…? He hosted that show until its cancellation in 2014. He hosted 16 episodes of the popular Saturday night show.

Career highlights

As a successor to an icon like Thomas Gottschalk, a Saturday evening show like “Wetten dass…?” Being able to moderate can certainly be described as the first highlight of Markus Lanz’s career.

Another highlight is still ongoing. Since 2009 he has presented the talk show “Markus Lanz” three times a week on the public television station ZDF.

Famous quotes

The quote from Markus Lanz, which many people probably heard live, was the following: “Take care, life goes on – bet that?” It was his parting words on the last “Wetten dass…?” show.

He said the following about the programming of the private channels: “The afternoon program of the private channels is the last job creation measure for professional celebrities.”

Finally, a declaration of love from Markus Lanz to the city of Hamburg: “I really didn’t like Hamburg at first. I didn’t understand what the beauty of this city is, what Hamburg is all about. The problem was: I didn’t get involved, I always wanted to go back to the mountains. And when I realized that, Hamburg became the best city I’ve ever lived in.”

Amazing Facts

Markus Lanz’ first appearance on television was mainly seen by North German viewers. He began his television career as a presenter in the regional program of RTL Nord. Here are some more amazing facts about Markus Lanz:

Markus Lanz was in the Italian army with the mountain infantry.

Markus Lanz commented on the first live broadcast of a breast augmentation.

He bought a mountain farm in 2011.

Markus Lanz traveled to the South Pole with Joey Kelly for a TV show. He has also been to the North Pole.

Estimated value:	€3 million