Dirk Bach

Dirk Bach

Dirk Bach in 2009
Born (1961-04-23)23 April 1961
Cologne, Germany
Died 1 October 2012(2012-10-01) (aged 51)
Berlin, Germany
Occupation Comedy actor

Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German television comedy actor,[1][2] best known as co-host of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus![3][4]

Career

After school Bach worked in theatres in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, New York City, Utrecht and Vienna. In 1992 Bach was part of the theatre group in Cologne at the Schauspielhaus and appeared on the German television channel RTL on the Dirk Bach Show. Bach performed in Lukas (1996–2001) on the German television channel ZDF, for which he received the Telestar award (1996), the German Comedy Award (1999) and the Goldene Kamera (2001).

In 2002, Bach starred in Der kleine Mönch on German television channel ZDF. Bach worked in Sesamstraße, the German version of Sesame Street, as the character Pepe. He often performed with Hella von Sinnen on different television productions. From 2004 on Bach and Sonja Zietlow presented the German edition of the show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! on channel RTL. In 2005 Bach played the character Urmel in Urmel aus dem Eis (engl.: Impy's Island). Since 2006 Bach has hosted the German game show Frei Schnauze on channel RTL.

Other work

Bach was a German LGBT-activist, a vegetarian[5] and was member of the LSVD. Bach also helped Amnesty International and the organization PETA. He lived together with his partner Thomas in Cologne.[6]

Bach was part of the campaign to bring the 2010 Gay Games to Cologne.[7]

Death

Bach died on 1 October 2012 in Berlin at the age of 51.[8]

Television

References

  1. ↑ "Dirk Bach ist tot". Spiegel Online (in German). 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "German entertainer Dirk Bach dies at 51". Deutsche Welle. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Kreitling, Holger (1 October 2012). "Nachruf: Begnadeter Pummel im Fummel – Dirk Bach ist tot". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Ehrenberg, Markus (1 October 2012). "Nachruf: Dirk Bach: Genie am richtigen, falschen Ort". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Dirk Bach - Biography
  6. ↑ Bild
  7. ↑ Gay Games VIII in Cologne . Archived August 9, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Tagesspiegel, Der Spiegel, Die Welt, Süddeutsche Zeitung

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