Trivia

Has a son Oscar Lauterbach (b. May 1988) with his ex-wife Katja Flint.

He is the German voice of Christopher Walken and Kevin Costner.

Has a daughter, Maya Lauterbach (b. 3 July 2002), and a son, Vito (b. 5 February 2007), with his wife Viktoria Lauterbach.

His hobbies are music (drums, guitar), skiing, tennis, horse riding, fencing and swimming.

His autobiography "Nichts ausgelassen!" (Nothing left out) gained a lot of media attention. He described his life "as an orgy" and wrote openly about his affairs and drug addiction (February 2006).

Is considered Germany's best paid TV actor, earning up to 15,000 Euro per day.

Dedicated his autobiography "Nichts ausgelassen!" to his son Oscar.

Supports the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany's major conservative party.

German dubbing voice of Kevin Costner, Richard Gere, Harvey Keitel, John Malkovich, Harvey Keitel and Gérard Depardieu in several movies.

Resides on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria with his family.

Attended acting lessons under Marianne Jentgens.

Although he and Katja Flint got divorced in 2001, they had been separated since 1991.

Was in a relationship with Jenny Elvers for a few years in the '90s.

His father was an engineer.

As a youth, he began training at a circus with the notion of becoming a stuntman.