Michael "Bully" Herbig

Michael Herbig, nicknamed Bully, was born in 1968 and is a German comedian, actor, writer, director and producer. His career began in 1992 with more than 800 radio appearances, which led to television work and to wider fame as writer, actor and director of the sketch show Bullyparade, in which he appeared with Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz. Characters from the show became his films: Der Schuh des Manitu (2001), a western parody seen by over 11.7 million people and one of the most successful German films to date, and (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004). He later directed Vicky the Viking (2009) and, in 2018, the drama Balloon about a 1979 escape from East to West Germany, which he wrote, directed and produced. He has voiced Woody in the German versions of Toy Story 3 and 4 and has hosted Last One Laughing: Germany since 2021. He received a Special Prize at the Bavarian Film Awards in 2001.