Cult comedian Fips Asmussen dies - daughter: "I thought he would live longer"

The Hamburg cult comedian Fips Asmussen died at the age of 82. His daughter confirmed that.

• The Hamburg comedian Fips Asmussen has died. He was 82 years old.
• His daughter confirmed this to the "Bild" newspaper.
• In the past few days he was in a clinic in Querfurth in Saxony-Anhalt.

Update from August 11th, 9:55 p.m.: The death of the comedian and solo entertainer came suddenly and surprisingly not only for Fips Asmussen's family. A long-time friend and booker Asmussen, Rene Kleinschmidt, described his death as a "shock" . “We haven't had any contact for the past four weeks. Before that he was still totally fit. "

Meanwhile, fans and companions mourn on social media. So wrote actor Oliver lime kiln on Twitter : "Sad news! Germany's first rapid-fire joke-thrower and cult joke-king with Minipli Fips Asmussen is dead! Even if he could never really laugh at my parody, I always enjoyed his performances very much. "

#RIP #FipsAsmussen #Rostock # ProstataTattooierte #AlterDu #DankeFips https://t.co/qxvMZJB5Se

Even comedian Torsten Sträter tweeted: "The large, style-creator of thousands of jokes, the bedrock, Fips Asmussen, is dead We have worshiped him and of course robbed.. A minute's rest please. "

Our first report: cult comedian Fips Asmussen died - daughter: "I thought he would live longer"

Querfurth - As the "Bild" newspaper reports, the Hamburg comedian and solo entertainer Fips Asmussen died on Sunday (August 9, 2020) at the age of 82. His family confirmed this to the newspaper.

Three days earlier, the comedian was admitted to the Carl von Basedow Clinic in his hometown of Querfurth in Saxony-Anhalt because of cancer . His daughter was surprised by the news, she told the newspaper. “He was actually still quite fit in his head. I always thought he would live longer. "

Comedian Fips Asmussen has died - he was 82 years old

Little is known about the personal life of comedian Fips Asmussen . In 1990 he moved to Querfurth for the sake of his wife Barbara. He was a comedian for more than 40 years. His career began in the 1960s with the cabaret pub "Violette Zwiebel", which he opened and where he also gave appearances.

As a result, Asmussen did not only appear in Germany. He also went on tour abroad. He also appeared in radio and TV reports. Quite a few of these appearances were published on phonograms. Asmussen's records and CDs have been sold around seven million times. In 2014 he last published a program called "A real hammer."

Most recently, the world of stars and starlets mourned a real cult actor. He is known from several BR broadcasts and played, among others, the "Brandner Kasper". A crime scene actor has also died. He became known in the ARD crime scene.
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