Heinz Erhardt

Heinz Erhardt (1909–1979) was a German comedian, actor, cabaret artist, entertainer, writer, poet, and composer. Born in Riga, he died in Hamburg. From 1926 to 1928 he studied music in Leipzig and subsequently worked as a sheet-music and piano salesman in his grandfather’s business in Riga. From 1938 onward he worked as an entertainer and became one of the most successful comedians of the early Federal Republic of Germany.