Mirco Nontschew is dead - and the comedy scene in Germany is in mourning.
As more and more details about his demise come to light, questions remain unanswered.
What we know so far.
Berlin - The news shocked the comedy scene across Germany.
On Saturday it became known that Mirco Nontschew had passed away.
The star comedian was only 52 years old.
Fans and companions still mourn the popular actor and facial expression artist who became nationally famous in the 1990s with the show “RTL Saturday Night”.
Little by little, more and more details about the case are known.
In addition to the mourning for Nontschew, the entire case still raises questions days after the announcement of his death.
Mirco Nontschew (52) is dead: mystery of cause of death - what is known so far
Much has since come to light about the death of Nontschew. Accordingly, the drama in the case reached its climax on Friday, December 3rd. As reported by Focus Online, citing the police, the fire department received an emergency call at 4 p.m. on that day. According to the picture, it was the relatives of the deceased comedy star who made the call. They are said not to have heard from Nontschew for days, and the attempt to contact him by phone was unsuccessful.
After the emergency call, rescue workers made their way to the Berlin district of Lankwitz - Nontschew is said to have lived in an apartment here.
Since no one answered the doorbell, fire brigade officers had the door opened.
There they found the body of a 52-year-old man.
According to matching media reports, this should have been Nontschew.
Puzzles continue to arise about the circumstances surrounding his death.
At first it was only said that he had been found dead in the apartment.
Investigations into the cause of death have been started.
At the request of the picture, the police are said to have confirmed that both suicide and third-party negligence can be ruled out.
What exactly Nontschew died of was initially unclear.
An autopsy should now clarify the exact reason.
Before his death, Mirco Nontschew shot for "LOL" - colleagues say goodbye
Meanwhile, there is speculation about the health of Nontschew.
Most recently, the comedian was part of the first season of the Amazon Prime hit show "LOL - Last One Laughing".
In the course of this, the picture even reports on the comedian's stay in a clinic.
In April, Nontschew told the newspaper that he had to throw up for three days after shooting the first season.
He was even given infusions in the hospital.
Still, he returned to the camera for season three of "LOL".
The new round was recently turned off.
So far, however, there is no concrete connection between the shooting, which had apparently already weakened him physically, and his death.
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Mirco Nontschew (seated, center) recently shot with numerous other stars for the third season of "LOL -Last One Laughing".
© Frank Zauritz / dpa
Meanwhile, the dismay over the death of Nontschew is uninterruptedly great.
Broadcaster RTL, whose breakthrough was achieved through the show “RTL Saturday Night”, made a statement and mourned the loss of “one of the biggest and most popular stars” on the comedy scene.
The broadcaster even changed its TV program in his honor, broadcasting a 40-minute special program “In Liebe an Mirco Nontschew” with the best scenes from “RTL Saturday Night” on the night from Sunday to Monday.
Numerous “Saturday Night” colleagues like Esther Schweins or film companions like Ralf Schmitz also took a moving farewell to Nontschew *.
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