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![Gernot Endemann died at the age of 78.]()
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Gernot Endemann died at the age of 78.
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![The actor was best known for his roles on Sesame Street.]()
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The actor was best known for his roles on Sesame Street.
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He also played in “The Despicable Me” and “The Grasshopper”.
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![Because the living will says that he does not want any life-saving measures, the machines were turned off. He left life in his adopted home of Hanover.]()
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Because the living will says that he does not want any life-saving measures, the machines were turned off. He left life in his adopted home of Hanover.
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Sad news for all Sesame Street fans. Gernot Endemann, who played the taxi driver Thomas Sauer and the bicycle dealer Schorsch in the cult series, died at the age of 78. According to the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, which refers to the family, he has suffered from health problems in the past three years. On Monday, he left life in his adopted home of Hanover.
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The actor was put into an artificial coma after having a heart attack. As can be seen from his living will, he did not want any life-supporting measures, which is why the machines were turned off the day after he was admitted to the Siloah hospital. Endemann suffered a first heart attack in 2017, a year later he had two pneumonia.
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Endemann has four children
Endemann not only played in “Sesame Street” for twelve years, he was also seen in series such as “The Despicable Me” and “The Grasshopper”, as well as on the theater stage. The actor from Essen lived with his third wife Sabine Endemann (64) in Hanover. The two married in July 2009. He has four children, Till (44), Jannik (37), Marine (34) and Alicia (31). (bsn)
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