Dirk Bach

Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German actor, comedian and television presenter, best known as the co-host of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Career Bach was born in Cologne. After school, he worked in theatres in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, New York, Utrecht, and Vienna. In 1992, Bach was a member of the theatre group in Cologne at the Schauspielhaus and appeared on the German television channel RTL on the Dirk Bach Show.

Other work Bach was an LGBT activist and member of the LSVD organisation (Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany). He was part of the campaign to bring the 2010 Gay Games to Cologne. He also helped Amnesty International and the organization PETA.

Personal life and death Bach lived together with his partner Thomas in Cologne.Bild

Bach died on 1 October 2012 in Berlin at the age of 51 from presumed heart failure.

After his death, the city of Cologne decided to commemorate Bach by naming a public square after him. In mid-2025 the area formerly known as the “kleiner Offenbachplatz” in front of the Schauspielhaus Köln at Offenbachplatz was officially renamed Dirk-Bach-Platz, reflecting his contribution as a theatre performer and entertainer, and marking his connection to the city’s cultural life.

Television

1983: 1984: 1986: Kir Royal (TV series) 1988: Krieg der Töne (TV experimental film) 1989: Year of the Turtle 1993: 1994: Die Weltings vom Hauptbahnhof – Scheidung auf Kölsch (TV series) 1994: Drei zum Verlieben (TV series) 1995: 1995: Marys verrücktes Krankenhaus (TV series) 1996: Lukas (TV series) 1997: Rendezvous des Todes (TV) 1998: 1998: Varell & Decker (TV series) 1999: Zum Sterben schön (TV) 2001: Das Rätsel des blutroten Rubins (TV) 2001: Der Mann, den sie nicht lieben durfte (TV) 2002: Der kleine Mönch (TV series) 2003: Karlchens Parade 2003: Crazy Race (TV) 2003: 2004: (TV) 2005: (TV) 2005: Urmel aus dem Eis (TV) 2006: (TV) 2006: (TV) 2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde – Des Kaisers neue Kleider 2008: (TV) 2009: Einfach Bach 2010: Teufel Gott und Kaiser – Nibelungenfestspiele Worms''