Considers his dog Horst a role model because the pet doesn't care about
anything, although being blind and suffering several severe
injuries.
Although TV host Achim Mentzel was one of Kalkofe`s favorite "victims", they
became good friends.
After an apprenticeship to become an interpretor, he studied German,
English and media studies at the University of Münster.
Was involved in writing the German dub of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie' and provided the voice of Tom Servo in the dub.
His first radio show "Frühstyxradio" on local station ffn in
Bremen/Lower Saxony made him a popular comedian there, Kalkofes Mattscheibe (1994) was his
national breakthrough.