Resetarits was born in the Austrian state Burgenland, but his family moved to Vienna when he was at the age of four.

In 1975 he joined the cabaret group "KEIF", which consisted of Wolfgang Teuschl, Erwin Steinhauer, Alfred Rubatschek and Erich Demmer.

On 26 October 1977 he premiered his first solo program "Rechts Mitte Links" in the Konzerthauskeller.

In May 1978 he presented his second solo program "A Krise muaß her", and performed a second TV cabaret with Teuschl and Steinhauer, "Man wird ja noch fragen dürfen".

From 1980 to 1983 he was main actor in the Austrian TV series Kottan ermittelt, written by Helmut Zenker and directed by Peter Patzak.