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Mina Tander was born on 4 December 1979 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Forgotten (2012), Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht! (2009) and Frau Müller muss weg! (2015). She has been married to Elmar Fischer since 2011. They have two children.

Nicole Ansari has been acting since she was 9 years old in her native Germany, where she had her first big break in the German Cop series Tatort alongside German star Goetz George, followed by guest- starring roles in other TV series like Polizeiruf and Kommissar Rex. After studying Drama and Dance in Hamburg she starred in two Independent Art house movies- "Franta", directed by Matthias Allary , an adaptation of the First World War novel and "Little King Eric" by Thomas Bahmann. She then left Germany to join the renowned Zuerich-based Repertory company Theater am Neumarkt. In Zuerich she starred in the Swiss/Iraki Filmmaker Samir's first feature Film, "Always and Forever", an adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre's "The Game is over." She also starred in the TV series Eurocops, directed by Markus Imboden. In Germany she also worked with director Thomas Jahn in the feature "Kai Raabe gegen die Vatikankiller." She then went to study further in New York and auditioned for Uta Hagen, with whom she studied for the following 2 years and also for the Actor's Studio with Susan Batson, where she got accepted as a working temporary Member. Back in Europe she was chosen out of thousands of Applicants in a grueling 3 months long Audition process to become a Member of the famed Theatre du Soleil in Paris under the director Ariane Mnouchkine and performed there and on tour for 2 1/2 years. In Paris she replaced French Film star Maria Schneider and collaborated with Corine Blue on the short Film "Quand Fred rit", alongside Valeria Bruni-Tedesci. After Paris she went to Vienna, where she played the "Muse of the four Arts" Alma Mahler on stage and in a TV Mini series for Arte, which was the start of collaborating with director Paulus Manker and writer Joshua Sobol. She subsequently performed many leads at the Public Theater (Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac; Irma in Irma la Douce; Romy Schneider in Romy, ich...Berenice in Berenice) and starred in the TV movie "Two women, a man and a baby", which raised the Issue of Same Sex marriage and as Desdemona in "Jago", a modern day adaptation of Othello. During that time she was also a regular on the German Cop TV series "SK Koelsch." After getting married to the Scottish actor Brian Cox and having two children with him she split her time between the US and the UK, where she kept working mostly in Television, in the UK in Phillip Saville's "The Biographer" and in the US most notably as a recurring character in the HBO Original series Deadwood. She also Co- starred in Scottish Punk- Rocker Richard Jobson's feature "a Woman in Winter." Nicole originated the part of Lenka, a Czech student of Philopsophy in Tom Stoppard's "Rock N' Roll" at the Royal court and in the West end in London and revived her role on Broadway at the Bernhard B. Jacobs Theater. Back in NY she also started producing Independent movies and has two feature Films -the Thriller "As good as dead" with Andy McDowell and the Comedy "Blumenthal" with Brian Cox, in which she also Co-stars -and a short Documentary about the Arts program in a Public school "Padim" (which she directed)-under her belt. She is a NY working actor and guest- starred as a Transsexual in the First Interactive TV show for current TV, "Bar Karma", which was produced by Sims creator Will Wright and producer Abi Hecht and in the last season of the longest running Soap "As the world turns" .She has recently worked with Steven Soderbergh in "Side effects" as well as Co-starred in the upcoming Indie "Maggie Black" and also guest-starred in the new NBC show "The Mysteries of Laura."

Katharina Schüttler started acting for film and television when she was 11 years old. Her breakthrough in Germany was the International Emmy Award winning Mini-Series "Generation War" ("Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter") in which she portrayed singer Greta del Torres. She appeared in many films for cinema and television, such as Golden Globe winning production "Carlos" by Olivier Assayas, the youngest version of Hans Fallada's "Alone in Berlin" acting alongside Emma Thompson and Swedish Production "Simon and the Oaks" by Lisa Ohlin. She was in German Indie-hits "Oh Boy", "Zeit der Kannibalen" and recently portrayed Fräulein Rottenmeier in the remake of "Heidi" by Alain Gsponer. In "13 Minutes" ("Elser") by Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Der Untergang"), which premiered in the Berlinale Film Festival (out of competition), she performed Hitler assassin Georg Elser's lover Elsa and recently worked with German director Dani Levy in "Die Welt der Wunderlichs".She is best known to English-language audiences for her lead performances in the Channel 4 drama Mini-Series "The Promise" by Peter Kosminsky, alongside Claire Foy and "Run", by Jonathan Pearson, starring Olivia Colman and Katie Leung. In 2009 she received the Bavarian Film Award, the "Guenter Strack Nachwuchspreis" in 2006 and Best Actress at the Munich Film Festival in 2002. For her performance in "Generation War", which won the International Emmy Award, she received the German Television Award as well as the Bavarian TV Award with her co-actors Tom Schilling, Miriam Stein, Ludwig Trepte and Volker Bruch in 2013. In 2014 she was given the Günter-Rohrbach-Filmpreis for her performance in "Zeit der Kannibalen" together with Devid Striesow and Sebastian Blomberg. Besides her film works she is one of the leading young theatre actresses in Germany. In 2006 she received the German Theatre Award "Der Faust" as Best Actress and was voted "Actress of the Year" by the German Theatre Critics. She was the youngest actress ever to receive this honour. In 2010 she was awarded with the renowned "Ulrich Wildgruber Prize" for outstanding artistic performances.

In 2009 she won the "Bavarian Film Prize" as Best Young Actress for her performance in the terrorist-drama "The Day Will Come" ("Es kommt der Tag").

Besides her film works she is one of the leading young theatre actresses in Germany. Her works include "Hedda Gabler", "Penthesilea", "Blasted", "Joan of Arc", "Lolita" and many more.

She was awarded with the renowned "Ulrich Wildgruber Prize 2010".

Diana Staehly was born on 31 October 1977 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002), Stromberg (2004) and König von Kreuzberg (2005). She has been married to René Wolter since 2007. They have one child.

Tina Ruland was born on 9 October 1966 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Nicht von schlechten Eltern (1993), Tatort (1970) and Ants in the Pants (2000).

Heiner Lauterbach was born on 10 April 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Eurocops (1988), Men... (1985) and Welcome to Germany (2016). He has been married to Viktoria Lauterbach since 8 September 2001. They have two children. He was previously married to Katja Flint.

Stefan Weinert was born on 26 April 1964 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), Jaguar (2021) and Passport to Freedom (2021).

Christoph Schechinger was born on 26 December 1985 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Käthe und ich (2019), Bad Banks (2018) and Babylon Berlin (2017).

Mariele Millowitsch was born on 23 November 1955 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Freundschaft mit Herz (1995), Nikola (1997) and Der Mordsfilm (1997).

Tobias Licht was born on 29 December 1977 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst! (2013), Die Inselärztin (2018) and Never Too Late for Justice (2016). He has been married to Nora Huetz since 28 September 2016. They have one child.

Hildegard Krekel was born on 2 June 1952 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977), Zoff (1972) and Tatort (1970). She was married to ? ?. She died on 26 May 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Philipp Danne was born on 22 April 1985 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte (2015), Tessa - Leben für die Liebe (2006) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).

Joachim Paul Assböck was born on 26 October 1965 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Überleben in Brandenburg (2023), Charlatan (2020) and Schindler's List (1993).

Janine Kunze is a German actress and television presenter, best known for her role as Carmen Krause in the comedy series "Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein" (1999-2010). She has also appeared in shows like "Die Rote Meile," "Balko," and "Die dreisten Drei." In 2011, she co-hosted the second season of "Die Alm" alongside Daniel Aminati. Kunze is married to Dirk Budach, and they have two daughters and a son.

Denis Moschitto was born on 22 June 1977 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for In the Fade (2017), Chiko (2008) and Closed Circuit (2013).

Picco von Groote was born on 15 April 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Home for the Weekend (2012), Tatort (1970) and Duell der Brüder - Die Geschichte von Adidas und Puma (2016). She has been married to Moritz since 2012.

Sina Martens studied acting at the Hochschule for Music and Theater 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy' in Leipzig. Already during her studies, collaborations began with directors, such as Hans-Werner Kroesinger, Rainald Grebe and Sebastian Hartmann. She was then discovered by Oliver Reese, who engaged her at the Schauspiel Frankfurt and subsequently, at the Berliner Ensemble, where she took on leading roles in productions by Alexander Eisenach, Bernadette Sonnenbichler, Frank Castorf, Lena Brasch, Michael Thalheimer and Robert Borgmann.

She has received many awards for her outstanding acting talents, including the Award of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, the Fellowship of the German National Academic Foundation and the International Forum of the Berlin Theatertreffen, and was voted Young Actress of the Year by the theater magazine Theater heute.

Her work in film include leading roles in productions by directors like Andreas Dresen, Irene von Alberti, Lars Becker, Marc Schießer, Arman T. Riahi and Michael Krummenacher like 'From Hilde with Love', 'I don't work here' and 'Trunk'.

Wolfgang Müller was born on 10 August 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Tristan + Isolde (2006), X-Men (2000) and Tatort (1970).

Christian Kahrmann started his acting career at the early age of 8. Born in Cologne, Germany he starred in numerous movies and series till the age of 13, when he landed one of the leading parts in Germany's oldest (and still running) series 'Lindenstrasse' in 1985, which brought him nation-wide popularity over night. In 1993 Kahrmann left the series after 7 ½ years and decided to set forth his work in new projects that became famous in Germany like 'Und Tschüss!', 'Das ist Dein Ende', 'Tatort: Bildersturm', 'Victor-Der Schutzengel' and recently 'Ratten - Sie werden Dich kriegen!' which earned the highest ratings of the year for its broadcasting station Pro7. German Moviegoers remember him well from feature cult-classics like 'The first Semester' or 'Bang, Boom, Bang!' (aka 'Underdogs'). In 1995 Kahrmann moved to New York where he studied acting at the renowned Herbert Berghoff-Studio with Salem Ludwig and Edward Morehouse. In 1996 he joined with his fellow students Ronald Marx and Jarreth Merz to found 'German Theater Abroad, Inc.', a New York based production company that seeks to produce and promote contemporary German drama in English translation on American territory.

Kahrmann now commutes between Berlin and New York and is currently working on new feature films and for the theatre in Germany.

Daniela Wutte was born on 11 March 1974 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Rote Rosen (2006) and Tatort (1970). She is married to Volker Büdts. They have two children.

Tom Gerhardt was born on 12 December 1957 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Hausmeister Krause - Ordnung muss sein (1999), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Voll normaaal (1994). He has been married to Nadja da Silva since 8 March 2019. They have one child. He was previously married to Katharina Gerhardt.

Birthe Wolter was born on 4 October 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Feardotcom (2002) and Schulmädchen (2002).

Sophie Lutz was born on 14 February 1982 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Spuk unterm Riesenrad (2024), Tatort (1970) and Crossroads (2018).

Caroline Maria Frier was born on 16 January 1983 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Alles was zählt (2006), The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015) and Das Traumschiff (1981). She has been married to Marc since May 2021. They have one child. She was previously married to Dirk Borchardt.

Nina Vorbrodt was born on 17 January 1972 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Lindenstraße (1985) and Auf Achse (1980).

Judith Hoersch was born March 15th in Cologne, Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. Right after high school she attended drama school Cologne. An accomplished screen and stage actress best known for the ITV Drama Albert's Memorial (2009), The Driver (2014) and a huge number of German television dramas and shows such Tatort, Der Kriminalist, Im Spessart sind die gesture los and many more. On the big screen she gained attention as Karin in Lieben (2006), Buddy (2013), Guys and Balls and will be internationally seen in Gore Verbinskis Horror Thriller A Cure for Wellness (2017) She has continued working with various acclaimed directors since then, such as Gore Verbinski, Jamie Payne, David Richards, Hannu Salonen, Michael 'Bully' Herbig, Connie Walther, Stephan Wagner and many more.

Luk Piyes was born March 30th 1975 in Cologne Germany. His passion for acting started in primary school and accompanied him along his way, from Thai Box Champ, being a Street-Worker with 16, to the Law School Student. While studying at the Faculty of Law in Cologne, he continued to act on independent stages. As soon as he got a sponsorship he followed his desire for acting and took off to the US. His first stations were NY and L.A., where he soon studied screenwriting and directing as well. He returned to Germany and starred in several award wining films as a lead all over Europe. He always continued his work as a social worker. Establishing several anti-violence, anti-drug and anti-terror projects and giving seminars in schools and universities (often in war zones) gave him the urge to package independent film projects by his own. Short films in the States and Germany were soon followed by his first full-length features films 'Barut' and 'Ates' as an writer/director/producer in Istanbul, where he studied sociology. The third film 'Pasha' , is in Pre-Production and will be shot in Antiochia, Istanbul, Berlin and Cologne.

Sahin Eryilmaz was born on 7 February 1984 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Physician (2013), Club der roten Bänder (2015) and Tatort (1970).

Camilla Renschke was born on 15 March 1980 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Egoshooter (2004), Paradise Mall (1999) and Herz (2001).

Here he grew up with his sister in middle-class circumstances. After primary school, Raab attended a Jesuit boarding school in Bad Godesberg until he graduated from high school in 1986, where he was also supported musically. He then completed military service until 1987. Raab began his professional life by training as a butcher in his parents' business. After completing his apprenticeship, he studied law at the universities of Cologne and Bielefeld. He also composed songs for various commercials, among others. After initial success, he finished his studies after the fifth semester and set up his own recording studio in 1990. Raab received numerous orders from radio stations, advertising agencies and television stations to produce melodies and jingles.

In 1993, the music channel VIVA was founded and Raab applied there to be able to compose the trailer music. As part of his application, he also took part in a casting where he was chosen as the presenter of the show "Vivasion". After a short time, the program was one of the station's most successful programs and Raab became known throughout Germany. The next year, for the 1994 World Cup, Raab produced his first, later typical Raab song, "Böörtie Böörtie Vogts", which also became a summer hit. In 1995, a cover version of Jürgen Drew's single "Ein Bett im Kornfeld" followed, which he recorded together with Bürger Lars Dietrich and Jürgen Drews. The single reached number 27 in the German hit parade. For the 25th anniversary of "Sendung mit der Maus," Raab made the well-known Mouse anthem a hit with an original rap.

In 1998, Guildo Horn won the German preliminary decision for the "Grand Prix d'Eurovision" with the Stefan Raab song "Guildo hat euch lieb", in which Raab himself took fifth place in 2000 with "Wadde hadde dudeda". In 1998, Brainpool TV GmbH acquired a 50% stake in the production company Stefan Raab TV GmbH, founded by Raab. Raab then acquired a 25% stake in Brainpool TV. In 1999, Raab got his own TV show "TV Total" on the private broadcaster Pro7, which was initially broadcast weekly. After great success, production was expanded to four programs per week in 2001. From this position, Stefan Raab developed into the founder of event television, which he was able to successfully transfer from his show to a wide variety of TV concepts.

On March 22, 2001, Raab staged a boxing match against the Karlsruhe boxing world champion Regina Halmich, which was announced on his broadcast. It was a victory on points for Halmich. Other competitions of this kind followed. On the occasion of the "Golden Camera" award ceremony on February 4, 2004, Raab was honored in the "TV Entertainer" category. At the 41st awards ceremony of the Adolf Grimme Prize in March 2005, Stefan Raab was honored for promoting musical talent as part of his event "Stefan sucht den super Grand Prix Star" (SSDSGPS). At the Echo Music Prize award ceremony on April 1, 2005, Raab was named the most successful music producer of the year for his productions by Max Mutzke, SSDSGPS ("Stefan sucht den Super Grand Prix Star") and the film music for "(T)Raumschiff Surprise". .

After successful productions such as "Wok-WM" (since 2003) and the "Bundesvision Song Contest" (since 2005), the game show "Schlag den Raab" started on ProSieben in 2006. On September 29, 2007, he received the German Television Award in the Best Entertainment Program category for the fifth edition of "Schlag den Raab". Since the beginning of 2007, Raab has regularly hosted celebrities on the "TV Total PokerStar.de Night". On February 6, 2008, the show "Schlag den Raab" received the Golden Camera. Furthermore, Raab was awarded the Bambi media prize in the "Entertainment" category on November 27, 2008. In 2009 he received the "Herbert Award 2009" in the category of Best TV Sports Program for TV Total Turmsprung. On June 18, 2015, Raab announced that he would no longer host any more shows after the end of the year.

In his private life, Raab lives very withdrawnly in Cologne. He has been in a relationship with Nike, an editor at the "TV Total" production company "Brainpool", for several years. Together they are parents of two children.

Stefanie Höner was born on 2 August 1969 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), LOMO: The Language of Many Others (2017) and Exit Marrakech (2013).

Amrei Haardt was born on 18 August 1989 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase (2021) and Professor T. (2017).

Victor Calero was born on 15 April 1966 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for That Dirty Black Bag (2022), Tatort (1970) and Anonymous (2011).

Tobias Meister was born on 9 June 1957 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Bumblebee (2018), Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood (2012) and Designated Survivor (2016).

Christina Athenstädt was born in 1979 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Heiland: Wir sind Anwalt (2018), Tatort (1970) and Elementar (2011). She is married to Peter Fieseler. They have one child.

Anja Nejarri was born on 12 April 1975 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Großstadtrevier (1986), Tatort (1970) and Unbroken (2021).

Tanja Lanäus was born on 16 July 1971 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), 112 - Sie retten dein Leben (2008) and Mord Im Internat (2019).

Heiko Obermöller started his theatrical life at the age of 16 singing and acting in several musicals such as "Jesus Christ Superstar," in which he toured all over Germany in 1990. He was soon spotted by a German casting director, who, impressed by his talent, invited him to a TV audition, which led to Heiko's first episodic lead in German television.

Around the same time he won first prize in a competition for young German pianists, and at the tender age of 19 he was suddenly confronted with a major problem: Which profession should he choose? Acting or music?

So, of course he wound up going to law school!

However, he somehow found the time to continue his acting career, which led him to a continuing role in the German soap opera "Jede Menge Leben," followed by his first leading role in RTL's prime time series "Titus, der Satansbraten." He also worked in feature films and had another regular role in the longtime hospital series "St. Angela."

Heiko's musical career also flourished, and in 1996 he was selected to sing in the German Boy Band "One Way" and released his first recording, "Joy and Pain."

All this while still studying torts and misdemeanors!

Plus, around that time he also started a successful career as a voice artist, starring in several radio plays for the WDR radio station. He became one of the top voice-over talents in Germany, acting in commercials, film dubbing and narration, continuing to this day.

Then, when he was still only 25, he met Professor Rudolf Debiel, a well-known actor and director, who worked with Erwin Piscator and Peter Zadek, and who soon became his mentor. Professor Debiel invited Heiko to join the Freie Literaturbühne, his theatre group in Cologne, and for the next four years he starred in many of Professor Debiel's plays.

During that time, Heiko also performed in theatre engagements in Bochum at the "Comödie" and in Krefeld's "Kresch-Theater." But while theatre remained Heiko's love and passion, he realized he needed continuing exposure in TV and Film - not to mention a steady and more reliable paycheck. So, he accepted a leading role in "Die Anrheiner," which soon became a very successful WDR series, and remained there for ten years, finally leaving the show in 2007 after performing in nearly 500 episodes.

He has also indulged his love of writing and directing, and his first Production, "Einer für Alle. Alle für Einen" was nominated for the best upcoming radio play in 2006.

Heiko is now pursuing acting jobs in the USA, the UK and Germany.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Heiko dropped out of law school.

Michael Zens was born on 14 March 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is a director and assistant director, known for Das Kloster (1975), Powder Park (2001) and The Invincibles (1994).

Anna Schäfer was born on 8 July 1973 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians (2016), Knallerfrauen (2011) and Cologne P.D. (2003). She is married to Jochen Kilian. They have two children.

Susanne Bredehöft was born on 19 June 1957 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Cologne P.D. (2003), The Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Morgen war Krieg.

Dieter Bach was born on 9 December 1963 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Doc Love (2010), Die rote Meile (1999) and Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997).

Maike Jüttendonk was born on 21 May 1987 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Frieda: Coming Home (2020), KBV - Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse (2021) and Der Ausflug (2012).

Niki Finger was born on 15 July 1970 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for 80 Minutes (2008), Tatort (1970) and Alles oder Nichts (2018). She has been married to Max Finger since 2010.

Jan Liem was born on 8 March 1989 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), There Was to Be Peace (2014) and Rogue Trader (2021).

Martin Klempnow was born on 28 October 1973 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Die Bergretter (2009), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and Binge Reloaded (2020).

Carmen Geiss was born on 5 May 1965 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Pastewka (2005), Wer wird Millionär? (1999) and Wetten, dass..? (1981). She has been married to Robert Geiss since 30 October 1994. They have two children.

Ekrem Bora (born September 3, 1983), better known by his stage names Eko Fresh or Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent. Bora was born in Cologne and grew up in Mönchengladbach, raised by his single mother, a postal worker. He began rapping at age 14 and eventually dropped out of school in tenth grade. Afterwards, he found work in a shoe store. The German Stampede Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based in Cologne, featured him. He had wrestling matches in promotional events including Night in Motion X, Southern Conflict II, X-Limits, Battlefield 2008 and Northern Night since 2007. A feud started in 2004 with his song "Die Abrechnung", where he criticised his former mentors Kool Savas, Optik Records, Bushido and Aggro Berlin. The song was controversial among the German rap scene and after its release, Eko Fresh engaged in conflicts with other rappers. Many rappers replied to "Die Abrechnung", including Illmatic with "4Eko" and Fler with "Hollywoodtürke". Rappers from Optik Records also reacted: Caput with "Ich geb n fuck" and Ercandize with "Verdanken". Eko Fresh has released ten studio albums, two collaboration albums, three extended plays, three compilation albums, 18 singles (including three singles as featured artist) and 45 free tracks.

Eric Benz was born on 29 February 1980 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for A Dangerous Method (2011), Chéri (2009) and Nesthocker - Familie zu verschenken (1999).

Son of rock producer Dieter Dierks (Scorpions, Twisted Sister) and brother of director and writer Dominique Schilling. Grew up in his father's Music and TV studios near Cologne, Germany (recording place for Stars such as Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Scorpions and many others). At age 18 he moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. After his graduation he returned to Germany and wrote a hit song for the German TV Show 'TV Kaiser' and after a stunning performance was made one of the series leads of the show, which ran for several years and which is known to a whole generation of German speaking fans. He currently lives in London, England.