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Willi Herren at the Echo Awards 2013

Wilhelm "Willi" Herren (born June 17, 1975 in Cologne ; † April 20, 2021 there ) was a German entertainer , actor and pop singer .

Career

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Willi Herren became famous for the role of Oliver "Olli" Klatt , which he played in 170 episodes in the ARD series Lindenstrasse from 1992 to 2007 . During this time, Herren also appeared in Sönke Wortmann's The Moving Man as well as in Kutluğ Ataman's Lola and Bilidikid , in the TV film Heartbeat , in Kahlschlag and in various TV series as a guest actor.

Willi Herren and his colleague Sontje Peplow in Potsdam (1998)

The third RTL - Promiboxen Willi Herren 2004 lost against the rapper Darkman Nana . In the same year he took part in the second season of the RTL show Ich bin ein Star - Get me out of here! part and took third place.

Willi Herren lived in Greven in the Münsterland until June 2010, and later returned to Cologne. This was addressed by the pseudo-docu-soap Rent, Buy, Live on VOX. He also had a guest role on Alarm for Cobra 11 .

In March 2012, WDR announced Herren's return to Lindenstrasse after a long break . Ultimately, however, it was only a guest appearance for a single episode. In March 2014, Herren shot again for Lindenstrasse . Herren took on the German dubbing of the guest role of Adolf Hitler in South Park .

In 2015 he took part in the show I'm a Star - Let Me Back In! part, in which he fought for a return to the jungle camp . In August 2017, Willi Herren took part in the fifth season of Promi Big Brother and took 3rd place. Together with his wife Jasmin Herren , Herren took part in the reality show Das Sommerhaus der Stars in the summer of 2019 . He also took part in the VOX Show Grill den Henssler in November 2019 . In the 1754th episode of Lindenstrasse (broadcast on March 1, 2020) he made a guest appearance as a ghost. In 2020, he was a candidate for the reality show Kampf der Realitystars - Schiffwreck am Traumstrand and took part with his wife in the offshoot of the TV show Temptation Island . 2021 followed the participation in the 2nd season of celebrities under palm trees .

Singer

He has published many titles in the field of mood music. With his single I was never in New York , he appeared in the ZDF television garden . After the final victory in the 2014 World Cup against Argentina, some players had performed the fan song So go the gauchos (based on the children's song I know a cowboy ) on stage at the reception at home in Berlin . Together with Ikke Hüftgold , another Mallorca singer, Herren then recorded an extended version and published it. It reached number 99 in the charts. With the start of the show Promi Big Brother , he released the song Wap Bap together with DJ Düse in 2017 .

further activities

On July 28, 2007, Willi Herren was committed to helping seriously ill children together with HeartKick e. V. in Gelsenkirchen's Glückauf-Kampfbahn . He played soccer on a showbiz team.

Private life

Willi Herren's father of the same name was active as a boxer and has six children. His mother Ute worked as a prostitute and died of cancer at the age of 35. Herren was in a relationship with Mirella Fazzi, who is of Italian origin from Cologne, from 1993 to 2003. Together they have their son Stefano (* 1994) and their daughter Alessia-Millane (* 2002). Fazzi made missing maintenance payments public. The family life of the gentlemen was the topic of the seven-part series Die Herrens, Willis wilde Welt on RTL II from 2014 to 2016 .

From 2009 to 2016, Herren was in a relationship with his manager Jana Windolph, who ultimately broke up because of an affair with the Mallorca singer Jasmin Jennewein . Jennewein became his girlfriend and his wife in 2018.

On May 15, 2008, Herren was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on probation by the Cologne District Court for driving twice without a license . On November 6, 2008, Herren was sentenced by the Cologne District Court to another suspended sentence of one year and two months and a two-year ban on driving for driving without a license, drunk driving and coercion . In addition, he had to pay 3,000 euros to the Foundation to Avoid Road Victims in Germany. On February 4, 2010, after cheating on the cost of a taxi, Herren was arrested on a pending arrest warrant against him.

In 2012, he reported on his cocaine addiction for the first time in the ZDF series 37 Grad . An RTL series called "Willi Herren im Drogensumpf" as part of the program " Explosiv - Das Magazin " addressed his attempts to withdraw.

On June 9, 2012, Herren caused a sensation by appearing at the side of the Salafist preacher Pierre Vogel at his rally in Cologne. Herren praised the radical preacher, who is being watched by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, as a “good-hearted person”. On June 11, 2012, Herren stated that he was completely distancing himself from the Salafists.

In June 2020, the broadcaster RTL announced the personal bankruptcy of Willi Herren. Insolvency proceedings against him had already been opened at the Cologne District Court at the beginning of May. On March 2, 2021, Jasmin Herren announced the end of the marriage. On April 18, men opened a Food Truck for potato pancakes in Frechen .

On April 20, 2021, Willi Herren was found dead in his apartment in Cologne-Mülheim.

Discography

Compilations

year Title
music label 		Remarks
2009 Greatest Hits /
Praise the Gentlemen (New Edition)
Xtreme Sound 		First published: December 18, 2009
New edition: October 14, 2011
2010 My best
Da Records 		First published: September 24, 2010

Synchronous roles

  • 1999: Trey Parker as Adolf Hitler in South Park (season 3, episode: Hallelujah! Mr. Hankey's classic Christmas )

Awards

  • 2011: Ballermann Award in the Best Party Act category
  • 2013: Ballermann Award in the Best Cover Song category
  • 2018: Ballermann Award in the Live category

Web links

Commons : Willi Herren  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willi Herren is dead , vip.de, April 20, 2021, accessed on April 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ Willi Herren - Filmography by TV series of February 28, 2013, accessed on February 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ : Willi Herren: “I was homesick for Cologne” , dated June 11, 2010, accessed on May 20, 2017
  4. ↑ Lindenstraße.de: Willi Herren returns to Lindenstraße , March 21, 2012, accessed on May 7, 2012
  5. ^ "Lindenstrasse": Willi Herren back as a guest. In: bz-berlin.de . August 5, 2012, accessed March 16, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Authorities classify Vogel as dangerous . On January 19, 2015 on derwesten.de
  7. ↑ “Gaucho Song”: Willi Herren and Ikke Hüftgold have a new party hit , klatsch-tratsch.de, July 19, 2014
  8. ↑ Willi Herren vs. Ikke Hüftgold - This is how the gauchos go (This is how the Germans go) - swisscharts.com
  9. ↑ a b Star portrait of Willi Herren , gala.de, accessed on August 15, 2020
  10. ↑ [...] After all, Herren had only announced at the end of October: "I moved out at home." After 10 years he had left his wife Mirella Fazzi. [...] Kölner Express from November 15, 2003
  11. ↑ WILLI DOES NOT PAY FOR HIS CHILDREN
    Allegations - Herren's ex-partner speaks
    up Mirella Fazzi stood by Willi Herren for ten years. [...] Herren and Fazzi have two small children (they never officially got married). Her accusation: “Willi doesn't pay any maintenance for his children, he throws parties. The youth welfare office must seize the money from him! I'm sitting in my apartment and Telekom has turned the phone off for me! ”[...]     Kölner Express from November 17, 2003
  12. ↑ Die Herrens, Willis wilde Welt , fernsehserien.de, accessed on August 15, 2020
  13. ^ DDP: Probation for Willi Herren , dated May 15, 2008, accessed on May 15, 2008
  14. ^ Ddp Deutscher Depeschendienst GmbH: Willi Herren sentenced to probation , dated November 6, 2008, accessed on November 6, 2008
  15. ↑ express.de: Richter sends Willi Herren to jail , February 4, 2010, accessed on February 4, 2010
  16. ↑ From "Lindenstrasse" to drug addiction: The eventful life of Willi Herren ; RND dated April 20, 2021; accessed on April 21, 2021
  17. ↑ Jörg Diehl: Islamist Preacher Cross Brave. Der Spiegel , June 10, 2012, accessed on June 10, 2012 .
  18. ^ WAZ - Public statement distancing Salafists: [1] , from June 11, 2012, accessed on February 28, 2013
  19. ^ Biography of Willi Herren. In: Schlager.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Jasmin Herren announces separation from Willi. In: ntv.de. March 2, 2021, accessed April 20, 2021 .
  21. ↑ Willi Herren opens food truck ; The West from April 18, 2021; accessed on April 21, 2021
  22. ↑ Willi Herren found dead in his apartment in Cologne. In: Stern.de. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
  23. ↑ Willi Herren. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on April 20, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Gentlemen, Willi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herren, Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, entertainer and pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th June 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Cologne