Herbert Feuerstein

Birthday: 1937-06-15
Deathday: 2020-10-06
Birthplace: Zell am See, Austria
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Herbert Feuerstein (born June 15, 1937, in Zell am See, Austria; died October 6, 2020, in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia) was an Austrian-German 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 editor-in-chief of the German-language newspaper *New Yorker Staats-Zeitung*. 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 editor-in-chief.

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 self-deprecating demeanor became his trademarks. Numerous other television formats followed, including *Feuersteins Reisen*, the legendary twelve-hour 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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2012-11-21	Finn und der Weg zum Himmel	Gott
	2012-07-12	Fly Away	Herbert Miesbach
	2009-09-09	Wickie the Mighty Viking	Tulpe
	2008-12-25	Frau Holle	Scherenschleifer Timor
	2008-01-01	African Race	Dombischof
	2007-04-11	Vollidiot	Gerichtsvollzieher
	2007-01-05	Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss	Veranstalter
	2005-10-03	Die Nachrichten	Reichelt
	2004-06-03	Ein krasser Deal	Kerstin's Father
	2003-10-02	Globi and the Stolen Shadows	Globi (voice)
	2002-12-12	Santa Claudia	Dirk Hansen
	2001-07-11	Manitou's Shoe	Apachenfotograf (extended edition)
	2001-01-01	Ausziehn!	Konrad
	2000-06-29	Manila	Regisseur
	1998-01-01	Fake - Die Fälschung	Pathologe
	1996-01-11	Der Trip - Die nackte Gitarre 0,5	Dieters Vater
	1995-12-11	Entführung aus der Lindenstraße	Detlef Hase
	1995-02-16	Nich' mit Leo	Bollmann