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Sudden death: mourning for East German entertainer Achim Mentzel – ABC Online

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He was regarded as the epitome of good humor – not only in East Germany. Now Achim Mentzel has died unexpectedly. He was 69. The cause of death is not yet known. Many celebrities are shocked by the sudden death.

The entertainer Achim Mentzel is surprisingly died at the age of 69 years. He died on Monday in Cottbus, as his wife Brigitte Deutsche Presse-Agentur said. At home, he had suddenly felt uncomfortable.

You have called an ambulance, which had her husband still reanimated. Then he came by ambulance to the hospital to Cottbus, where he died. According to information of the “Bild” newspaper is either a stroke or myocardial infarction suspected.



TV appearance in East and West Germany

Born in East Berlin was considered Stimmungskanone and whole blood Entertainer. He played in GDR times in various musical groups, mostly hit. 1973 returned the two-hundredweight-man (“Thank God she’s slim”) not from a performance in West Berlin back. After a few months, however, he moved back to the GDR.

Mentzel appeared in television shows, in the East as in the West. The humorous Mentzel was well received by his audience. His friend Oliver lime kiln called the entertainers sometimes “the shaggy Zone Monster”.



“Achim’s Hit Parade” survives the turn

the end of 1989 Mentzel received even in the setting DDR his first TV mission: “Achim’s Hit Parade”. The Central German Broadcasting (MDR) continued to broadcast after the turn continued and helped the entertainer so to prominence over the East of Germany.

“Mentzel was cult”

Prime Minister of Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke (SPD) was shocked by the sudden death of the singer and presenter. “Achim Mentzel was cult. As a versatile artist, he was very popular, “the SPD politician said.

The Potsdam State Chancellery had also included in the group of “Brandenburg heads” Mentzel. These are celebrities whose lives began in Brandenburg or the Brandenburg story about long or short crossing.



“Old friend, I miss you”

“I just have no words … just have to wipe the tears from his eyes, “Kalkofe wrote on Facebook for news of the death of his friend. Later he added: “Old friend, I miss you! You gave me faith in humanity (while watching TV) given again. Thank you for everything “

The musician and presenter Florian Silbereisen wrote on Monday night on Facebook:”. In his show I had my first appearance at the MDR, my current “home station”. I am very sad! Servus, Achim “

This Tuesday evening Mentzel had actually in the NDR program” Gottschalk, Carrell & amp!; Co. – will “occur ShowMaster by profession. The more times married artist is survived by his wife Brigitte several children

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