- German dubbing voice of "Timon" in The Lion King (1994), Hank Azaria in The Birdcage (1996), Joe Pantoliano in The Matrix (1999) and "Mike Wazowski" in Monsters, Inc. (2001).
- Fled East Germany with his family in 1953.
- His son Kolja was born in 2001.
- Lives in Berlin with his longtime companion Barbara Ferun.
- Has four siblings: Michael, Georgina, Marina and Janina Richter.
- Made his TV debut in a play by Ephraim Kishon at the age of nine.
- Also a successful stage actor in roles such as Moses in the stage version of Monsieur Ibrahim (2003).
- He does not belong to any religious community, but professes spiritual inclinations. However, in a short 2016 documentary he explored his Jewish heritage.
- His father, Georg, was a Communist, and his mother, Eva, was a Jew who survived the Third Reich under a false Aryan identity.
- Read the audiobook of 'Life of Pi's German translation, and voiced older Pi in the German dub of the film.
- He likes classical and jazz music.
- In the 80's he co-wrote a satirical book with his mother. It was titled "The German Jew" and published in 1989.
- He didn't care much for the music performed on 'Disco'.
- German voice of Count Duckula in the animated series of the same name.
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