Theatre In 1986, Herbst was a founding member of the private
Theater in Cronenberg and its acting school. He's still performing in German theatres. Most recently, he performed "Männerhort" (
Men nursery) at the
Theater am Kurfürstendamm in
Berlin together with
Bastian Pastewka,
Michael Kessler and
Jürgen Tonkel. He is married to Gisi Herbst. In October 2006, the work on the third season of
Stromberg began, airing in early 2007. Herbst also appeared in
Sesamstraße in 2006, and in
Anke Engelke's show
Ladyland. In 2007, his seven-piece series
Hilfe! Hochzeit! – Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens, an adaptation of the British series
The Worst Week of My Life, was broadcast.
Film Herbst's movie career began in 1998 in the film
Der wirklich letzte Junggeselle ("The last bachelor"). His star roles were together with
Michael "Bully" Herbig,
Rick Kavanian and
Christian Tramitz in
Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 in 2004, as well as his appearance as the butler
Alfons Hatler in the 2004 movie
Der Wixxer together with
Oliver Kalkofe,
Thomas Fritsch,
Oliver Welke and other leading German comedians. In 2006, Herbst teamed up again with Herbig in the movie ''
, starring as King Julius, the 111th. His more prominent role was in the movie Look Who's Back'' as Christoph Sensenbrink. == Filmography ==