- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFriedrich Ludwig Stand
- After his education at the Vienna Conservatory he got his first engagement at Stella Kadmons cabaret in 1937. Little time later he was engaged at the 'Theater an der Josefstadt', where he became one of Austria's most popular artists and where he is still acting and directing in various productions.
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- SpousesFranziska Kalmar(May 17, 1955 - May 4, 2009) (his death, 2 children)Gretl Doering(February 14, 1946 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- Imitator of various accents, especially those used by Yiddish and Czech speakers of German.
- Has been ensemble member at Vienna's most important theaters such as the famous Burgtheater and the Theater in der Josefstadt, where he retired from performing on stage in 2002.
- Was voted one of the 50 most important Austrians by the readers of daily newspaper "Kurier" (2004).
- Has two sons, Alexander (born in 1957) and Martin (born in 1959). His oldest son Hans, from his first marriage, died in 1990.
- Illegtimate son of Maximilian Wechselbaum, a soldier, and Leopoldine Stand, a secretary, who married Mischa Muliar, a Russian Jewish jeweler, in 1924. Fritz adopted his surname.
- Made his stage debut as cabaret artist in 1937.
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