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William Cohn

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  • Born
    1957 · Colombia
  • Died
    June 30, 2022 · Basel, Switzerland
  • Birth name
    Markus Kühne

Biography

    • William Cohn was born in 1957 in Colombia. He was an actor, known for Schmidts Katze (2015), House of Boys (2009) and Edifice 129 (2024). He died on June 30, 2022 in Basel, Switzerland.

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  • Sonorous bass voice

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  • After graduating from school, he worked in the real estate industry. His company imported plastic moldings from the USA. After the bankruptcy, the failure of his marriage and a life crisis, he decided to pursue a career as an actor and singer.
  • He was a German voice actor, dubbing artist and singer.
  • Cohn came from a family of musicians.
  • His parents moved with him to Vienna , where he attended the Rudolf Steiner School .
  • He became known in 2012 with his sonorous bass voice as the program spokesman for the television talk show Roche & Böhmermann on ZDFkultur , in which he presented the talk guests in clips. Since then he has received in Neo Magazin Royale and Circus HalliGalli also appearances in front of the camera, which increased its popularity among young viewers.

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