Actor Bobby Brederlow is dead

The Munich actor Bobby Brederlow has died at the age of 63. His brother Gerd Brederlow told the German Press Agency that he fell asleep peacefully on Friday night. “Münchner Merkur” and “tz” first reported on the actor’s death.

Brederlow was named Germany’s first actor with Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) and has been seen in numerous productions since the late 1990s. He used his prominence to campaign for people with disabilities. In recent years things have become quiet around the Munich native.

The cheerful man was spinning alongside acting greats such as Senta Berger, Veronica Ferres and Friedrich von Thun. He was in front of the camera for “Love and Other Disasters”, “For All Cases Stefanie”, “Tatort” and “Rosamunde Pilcher”.

The 2002 film “Bobby” told the actor’s life story and was awarded the Golden Camera. In addition, Brederlow received a Bambi and the Federal Cross of Merit.

Brederlow war suffering from dementia and has been cared for by his brother and his partner in recent years. Gerd Brederlow said that moving due to a personal use lawsuit caused additional problems for the actor. As a result, his brother got his Language lost. He was no longer able to walk.

They were there for Bobby around the clock, Brederlow said on the phone, noticeably moved. It was important to them that Bobby could die at home. Now they want one for him big funeral ceremony organize. He would have wished that, said the brother.