Herbert Feuerstein

Herbert Feuerstein born June 15 1937 in Zell am See Austria died October 6 2020 in Erftstadt North RhineWestphalia was an AustrianGerman 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 editorinchief of the Germanlanguage newspaper New Yorker StaatsZeitung 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 editorinchief 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 selfdeprecating demeanor became his trademarks Numerous other television formats followed including Feuersteins Reisen the legendary twelvehour 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