Author of "Und plötzlich guckst du bis zum lieben Gott" (lit. for And suddenly you look up to the dear lord, 2007), the biography of Horst Lichter, a prominent German chef.
Has son Laurin Luis (b. September, 15 2000) from his previous relationship with Birgit Schrowange and a daughter (b. Oktober 2014) with his wife Angela Gessmann.