German actor (1953–2007).
Born June 20th, 1953 in Grimma.
Died July 22nd, 2007 at 54 years old in Walbeck (stomach cancer). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel