Hans-Dietrich Genscher was born on March 21, 1927 in Reideburg, Saalkreis, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt], Germany. He was an actor, known for Steiners Sketchparade - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1997), Die Didi-Show (1989) and Die große Freiheit (1994). He was previously married to Barbara Schmidt and Luise Schweizer. He died on March 31, 2016 in Wachtberg-Pech, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.