Rudi Carrell was born on December 19, 1934 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar. He was a writer, known for Am laufenden Band (1974), Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965) and Herzblatt (1987). He was married to Simone Felischak, Anke Bobbert and Truus de Vries. He died on July 7, 2006 in Bremen, Germany.