Let's make this birthday one to remember.

85 years old (Born on January 01, 1940)

Happy Birthday, Norbert! From your iconic roles spanning nearly three decades—from 1979 to 2008—you've proven that nobody plays the "foreign guy" quite like you. Whether charming audiences on screen or navigating between Hamburg and Moscow as Der Spiegel and Stern's first correspondent, you've always had a knack for making cultural misunderstandings look effortlessly hilarious.

Here's wishing you another year filled with adventures worthy of cinematic legend—perhaps even more memorable than your groundbreaking journalism days. May your birthday be as timelessly entertaining as your filmography, and may life continue casting you in unforgettable roles (even if they're off-screen)!