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Herbert Feuerstein

Profession
Acting
Born
June 15, 1937 · Zell am See, Austria
Died
October 6, 2020

Biography

Herbert Feuerstein (born June 15, 1937, in Zell am See, Austria; died October 6, 2020, in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia) was an Austrian-German journalist, cabaret artist, actor, and entertainer. Herbert Feuerstein initially studied music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and later worked in New York as a journalist and editor-in-chief of the German-language newspaper *New Yorker Staats-Zeitung*. After returning to Europe, he became the publishing director of the satirical magazine *pardon* and subsequently, over many years, shaped the German edition of *MAD* magazine as its editor-in-chief. Feuerstein achieved nationwide fame starting in the late 1980s through his collaboration with Harald Schmidt on the television programs *Pssst …* and *Schmidteinander*, in which his absurdist humor and self-deprecating demeanor became his trademarks. Numerous other television formats followed, including *Feuersteins Reisen*, the legendary twelve-hour live broadcast *Feuersteins Nacht*, as well as regular appearances on shows such as *Genial daneben* and *Was bin ich?*. He was also active as an actor, appearing in films such as *Vollidiot* and *Wickie und die starken Männer*, as well as in theater and opera productions. Furthermore, Feuerstein worked extensively as a voice actor and writer. Among other roles, he lent his voice to characters in *Die Sendung mit der Maus* and the animated film *The Incredibles*. His literary radio program *SpielArt* on WDR 5, which he hosted from 2003 to 2017, also received great acclaim; his autobiographically tinged segments blended humor, culture, and personal memories. In 2014, he published his memoirs, *Die neun Leben des Herrn F.*. Feuerstein most recently lived in Erftstadt and was married to editor Grit Bergmann. He died in 2020 at the age of 83.

Known for

Manitou's Shoe poster
Manitou's Shoe
Film · 2001 · ★ 6.8
Wickie the Mighty Viking poster
Wickie the Mighty Viking
Film · 2009 · ★ 5.7
Vollidiot poster
Vollidiot
Film · 2007 · ★ 4.6
Polizeiruf 110 poster
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971 · ★ 6.2
Neo Magazin Royale poster
Neo Magazin Royale
Series · 2013 · ★ 7.3
Die Harald Schmidt Show poster
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Series · 1995 · ★ 7.4
Leipzig Homicide poster
Leipzig Homicide
Series · 2001 · ★ 5.9
A Case For Two poster
A Case For Two
Series · 1981 · ★ 5.7
Zimmer frei! poster
Zimmer frei!
Series · 1996 · ★ 7.0
Genial daneben poster
Genial daneben
Series · 2003 · ★ 6.7
Der Staatsanwalt poster
Der Staatsanwalt
Series · 2005
SOKO Köln poster
SOKO Köln
Series · 2003

Filmography