1937-06-15 Zell am See, Austria
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.
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Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf | Self | 2020-10-07 |
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Finn und der Weg zum Himmel | Gott | 2012-11-21 |
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Bis zum Horizont, dann links | Herbert Miesbach | 2012-07-12 |
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Wickie und die starken Männer | Tulpe | 2009-09-09 |
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Frau Holle | Scherenschleifer Timor | 2008-12-25 |
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African Race | Dombischof | 2008-01-01 |
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Vollidiot | Gerichtsvollzieher | 2007-04-11 |
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Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss | Veranstalter | 2007-01-05 |
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Die Nachrichten | Reichelt | 2005-10-03 |
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Ein krasser Deal | Kerstin's Father | 2004-06-03 |
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Die drei Punkte | Narrator | 2003-01-01 |
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Globi und der Schattenräuber | Globi (voice) | 2003-10-02 |
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Santa Claudia | Dirk Hansen | 2002-12-12 |
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Der Schuh des Manitu | Apachenfotograf (extended edition) | 2001-07-11 |
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Ausziehn! | Konrad | 2001-01-01 |
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Manila | Regisseur | 2000-06-29 |
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Fake - Die Fälschung | Pathologe | 1998-01-01 |
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Der Trip - Die nackte Gitarre 0,5 | Dieters Vater | 1996-01-11 |
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Nich' mit Leo | Bollmann | 1995-02-16 |
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Entführung aus der Lindenstraße | Detlef Hase | 1995-12-11 |
