Willi Herren is dead: the actor died completely unexpectedly in his apartment

Shocking news on Tuesday afternoon: "Lindenstrasse" actor and singer Willi Herren has died.

The death was confirmed by his manager.

Cologne - Willi Herren died on Tuesday (April 20, 2021) in his apartment in Cologne.

His death was confirmed by his manager and the Cologne police, as

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An emergency call is said to have been received by the fire brigade around noon.

The emergency doctor, as well as the police and an ambulance, rushed to Cologne-Mühlheim, where the actor last lived in his apartment.

Herren was found there.

The "Lindenstrasse" actor was only 45 years old.

In the residential tower in which his apartment was located, the TV star lived with his wife Jasmin until the separation in March.

The couple, who became famous for the “Summer House of the Stars”, had been married since 2018.

Official information on the cause of death is not yet available.

More information will follow.

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