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Considers himself a TV junkie.

Studied pedagogy, sociology and German at the University of Bonn, but left without a degree (1993).

Lives in Cologne and Berlin with his longtime companion Heidrun Buchmaier, manager of comedian Martin Schneider.

Was the German dubbing voice of "Stuart" in Stuart Little - Un topolino in gamba (1999).

Bastian Pastewka is a big fan of the German audiobook series Die Drei ???. As part of an appearance on the show Wetten, dass...? on November 13, 1999, he listed the first 40 episodes of the detective series from memory. He was also featured as a voice actor in the episode Das Hexenhandy and in a 2010 Special episode.

Bastian Pastewka is a fan of the French comedian Louis de Funès and knows all his works.

Pastewka loves TV trivia. In 2021, at the quiz show Wer Stiehlt Mir die Show?, he was able to list 38 Star Trek characters and 25 crime scene investigators along with actor names and other details.

Original cast member of Die Wochenshow (1996). His character "Brisko Schneider", a parody of the erotic TV show Peep! (1995), became legendary.

Was the German dubbing voice of Melman in Madagascar (2005) and Barry in Bee Movie (2007).

Was a member of the comedy Group "Comedy Crocodiles" together with Bernhard Hoëcker and Keirut Wenzel.

His father worked as an engineer, his mother was an elementary school teacher.

Godfather of Jonathan Henrich (son of Olli Dittrich).