European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sas Dave Casey production assistant Pischka stills on the set. Young people must be fascinated to watch adults acting up. Another secret to the shows Success is the Modr Ator peer Augustinski. The White haired Veteran of German to moves with restraint through the show which walks a line close to the risque but Seldom crosses into vulgarity. Quot we feel we need a male Moderator for the show Quot Gupta said. A a woman might tend to sympathize with the All female audience and color their Augustinski is an All purpose mime. He played the. Classics and heavier stage roles for years then turned his talents toward Light entertainment and has become popular with German viewers and critics. Quot Rokyens has been a longtime to Man in Holland and Germany. He has also directed opera including Antigone and Lulu the latter won him a prize for Best direction of the year in Tokyo. Rokyens has also made Superb documentary films on jazz and design. His latest is a film on rolling stones guitarist Keith Richards. Then there Are the namesakes of Mann o Mann the men a gyrating flexing showing off and trying to avoid the Pool on stage. Watching them a viewer might ask Quot where do they find these Guys Quot in certain cities. Each show features a German town with All 10 men representing it. Quot we advertise in the City to be featured in the show and we re overwhelmed with candidates Quot Gupta said. Quot we then choose the 10 most what about the models who Trot with the men on stage and bump them off it the so called limited girls the women who guide the contestants through their various tests Are models from a German clothing limited girls Label comes from a line of clothes called Quot limited edition. Quot the models have to be Good dancers Quick witted and not too Young. We like them around 30 years old because they Are not shy with men and can usually handle themselves Well a Gupta said. What a the key to winning Gupta said experience shows that the segment most crucial is the Short Cross examination. Quot it shows that the women not Only want a Beautiful looking Guy but he a got to have something Between his ears besides hair a she said. A if they can to articulate and show some wit they end up in the. Pool with the the Winner s spoils his Choice of three luxury american who proved to be the main Mann by Mark Kinkade staff writer. Ark Duke was on stage in front of 200 half drunk women who were cheering for him to take it off and strut his stuff and All he could think about was his Fiancee and Little girl. A i was mad because they come to the show a Duke said. A i wanted them to be there because it was their for a Short time in april Duke lived a fantasy. He was the Center of attention As he danced flirted and Sang his Way into countless women a tothe top prize of the Mann o Mann Competition. Mann o Mann is a German game show where 10 men compete against each other to see who is most desired by an All female audience. Duke is the Only american to have won on the top rated German game show. A native of Killeen Texas Duke came to Germany to live with relatives four years ago. Since then he has become a sort of naturalized German living and working near Ludwigshafen. Dukes Road to top stud started with an unlikely vote of Confidence his Fia Hede Ina encouraged the 5-foot-10,160-Pound, 23-year-old glue factory worker to try out for the show. Frommberger also 23, said she is the jealous Type but she trusted her Fiance enough to urge his entry. Quot i Wasny to scared a she said in a phone interview. A besides if he he it rce. More than 500 men it a each show. To narrow the Jugh re sums that list Hob physical attributes. From the initial 500, the Field is trimmed to 35, who then go to Monheim near Diss Oldorf for personal interviews with the producers. When Duke heard he was one of the 10 contestants he figured his chances were poor against his rivals. Quot they had an advantage because they were native speakers a he said. A my German is still silly kind of the Competition mostly single try to Field producers Sor Bies likes dislikes childlike. I figured they had me beat because they could speak the language. That and in a not such a big bodybuilding to pc Guy As a lot of those Duke held his of in however. From a striptease dance to Mambong with a Model he stayed dry while one Macho contestant after another was. Dunked in the losing swimming Pool. When it was Over Duke Yas surprised to find he was the survivor a the ladies Choice for most appealing Guy. Quot everybody says 1 was natural Quot he said. "1 did no to try to do something i really Wasny to. But i was real Duke faced two More challenges. First some of the other contestants weren to so thrilled that an american won. A one or two of the men were jealous Quot Duke said. A they talked about me behind my Back. They tried to say it was rigged because in Man american and the show never had an american Winner. I just told the Guys to Back second some of the women in the audience thought he was fair game after the show. Duke said several women came up to him at a Post production party and made advances. But he said he Remini a Rcd his franc la. A i had about 10 girls invite me into a room with look but when it comes to a certain Point its like Sec you he did no to have to worry about his Fiancee. said she did no to see the German women its a threat. As a former East German she thinks Western German women try to be too Quot they try to be Loo n. Western a she said. Quot he Mark Duke them a Duke said. A they were audience girls. But i love my girl and i love my kid. I like to flirt. I Tike to does t like since he won Duke has become a minor celebrity in Ludwigshafen. He has been recognized by women on the Street who have asked if he still has a Girlfriend. Then there arc the men at his workplace. They razed him mercilessly. Top prize for winning the show was a trip to Venezuela where Duke took his franc la. Now the world of fantasy is fading for Duke. 1m-Ages of Beautiful models and cheering women have Given Way to thoughts of larger apartments and wedding Days. A it was fun a Duke said. Quot its Nice to be the Center of attention like that but i know who i belong a amps Dave Casey peer Augustinski the Mann o Mann Host with limited girls Mariana Susanna Tina s. And Antonia. December 26, 1063 sunday Page 5
