Has acknowledged that he is reluctant to discuss his personal life in interviews. He did disclose, however, that he is the father of several children and that his own father died of leukemia when Böhmermann was 17.
Has stated that not wearing his glasses when on television means people do not recognize him as easily when he is going about his personal life.
His father was a policeman.
He does not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, partly due to idolizing Farin Urlaub, who leads a similar lifestyle, as a teenager.