Mourning for Herbert Feuerstein: The popular journalist and satirist died at the age of 83.
Harald Schmidt is now saying goodbye to his long-term colleague.
Herbert Feuerstein
is dead.
The cabaret artist died at the age of
83
in Erftstadt, as Westdeutscher Rundfunk announced on Wednesday.
Feuerstein became known to a large TV audience especially on the side of
Harald Schmidt.
Update from October 7, 2020, 5:00 p.m .:
Although
Harald Schmidt and Herbert Feuerstein
celebrated great successes
with
"Schmidt Each other"
, their private relationship was considered
distant
.
“Indeed, on a personal level, we never had much to say to each other,” Feuerstein once said.
However,
after Feuerstein's death, it is
once again clear
that they valued each other professionally
.
Harald Schmidt
said
goodbye to his former colleague with emotional words: "
Feuerstein was a genius
- he told me that himself, and I confirmed it to him," the 63-year-old told WDR.
"During 'Schmidt each other' he ordered me to die first - now things have turned out differently."
Harald Schmidt reports from the last meeting with Herbert Feuerstein
Schmidt also told the WDR about his last meeting with Feuerstein.
At the security check at
Berlin-Tegel Airport
, he told Feuerstein
that he basically owed him his career
.
"He confirmed it to me - Feuerstein is immortal, at least as long as complete strangers play the cleaning noise of the miniature rat on escalators," the 63-year-old Schmidt told WDR on.
"Thank you goodbye and softly servus on the nasal flute - bye, Feuerstein."
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf says goodbye to Herbert Feuerstein
In addition to Harald Schmidt, numerous fans and companions of Feuerstein said goodbye in the social networks on Wednesday.
Entertainer
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf published
a photo of him and Feuerstein and wrote: “He always signed emails with 'Future legend Herbert Feuerstein'.
He was right! "
He always signed mails with “future legend herbert feuerstein”.
he was right!
pic.twitter.com/WNcn8r96kW
- klaas heufer-umlauf (@damitdasklaas) October 7, 2020
First report from October 7, 2020: Great mourning for TV veteran: Satirist Herbert Feuerstein has passed away
Erftstadt - The popular satirist, entertainer and journalist
Herbert Feuerstein
is dead. The WDR announced this on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, on Twitter.
Feuerstein was
83 years old
.
Herbert Feuerstein: Made famous alongside Harald Schmidt
Feuerstein was known, among other things, from the WDR show
"Schmidtanders"
, where he appeared alongside Harald Schmidt.
Feuerstein, who was
born in Zell am See in Austria in 1937
, also produced a number of successful television programs such as “Feuersteins Reisen”.
He also lent his
voice to Professor Brabbelback
in "Sendung mit der Maus".
The satirist and journalist Herbert Feuerstein died at the age of 83.
He achieved cult status through the WDR show "Schmidtanders" There he appeared at the side of Harald Schmidt.
Less known: Feuerstein lent his voice to Professor Brabbelback in @DieMaus.
pic.twitter.com/I21cDDmxrh
- WDR aktuell (@WDRaktuell) October 7, 2020
Herbert Feuerstein: journalist, author, actor - and much more
Born in Austria, he first worked as a
journalist
, worked in the USA and became editor-in-chief of “Mad” magazine in Germany, which he made very popular.
From the 90s he devoted himself more and more to
television
.
Feuerstein played in numerous films, such as "Wickie und die stark Männer" and "Der Schuh des Manitu", as well as in TV series.
He also published several books.
For his work he was awarded the
Grimme Prize
, the
Bambi
and the
Comedy
Prize
,
among others
.
WDR director Tom Buhrow praised
Feuerstein's "clever humor, his wonderful silliness, the intelligently thought-out anarchism"
.
Herbert Feuerstein died in
Erftstadt near Cologne
.
He was married to the editor Grit Bergmann for the third time.
Show business is also mourning rock legend
Eddie Van Halen
.
The day before it became known that he had died at the age of 65.
(spl with dpa and afp)
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