From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (b. 18 May 1950 in Bamberg, Germany) is a famous German TV host. He is best-known for hosting the popular show Wetten, dass..?, which he has led to a huge success in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Gottschalk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.