Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: berlin , germany - caption: dirk bach in 2009 - birth date: 23 april 1961 - name: dirk bach - image: life ball 2009 -lrb- opening -rrb- dirk bach.jpg - birth place: cologne , germany - occupation: comedy actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dirk bach .
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dirk bach -lrb- 23 april 1961 -- 1 october 2012 -rrb- was a german television comedy actor , best known as co-host of '' ich bin ein star -- holt mich hier raus ! ''