20 Facts About Bela B

Bela B is an actor and has done several voice-overs for television and film.

Bela B has a twin sister named Diana and his parents separated when he was five years old.

Bela B then worked in a warehouse for a short time before beginning a three-year apprenticeship as a window-dresser for the department store Hertie.

In 2006, Bela B released his first solo album Bingo, which was produced by Wayne Jackson and Olsen Involtini.

Bela B worked with country legend Lee Hazlewood and in return guested on his album Cake or Death.

Bela B's record reached number two at the German Top 100 and number five in Austria.

Bela B has done this since he saw the Stray Cats perform in 1983.

Bela B was the owner of the Leipzig comic book publisher Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises, which published horror comic books, including German versions of independent series such as "Faust" and "Satanika".

In 1985, Bela B portrayed one of the main characters in Richy Guitar, a film about an aspiring rock band which starred his Die Arzte bandmates Farin Urlaub and Hans Runge.

In 2005 Bela B's acting roles included a role in the short film Kingz, which was produced by the Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg, as well as the role of Ronnie in Barbara Gebler's crime parody, Salamander.

In 2007, Bela B interviewed his favorite director, Quentin Tarantino, about the film Death Proof for the German newspaper Die Welt and later had a cameo role as a cinema usher in Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds.

Bela B recorded the voices of various characters in the German version of the Danish film Terkel in Trouble.

Bela B's work includes several audio dramas, such as Faust vs Mephisto alongside Thomas D from the German band Die Fantastischen Vier and the audiobook Venus in Furs with actress Catherine Flemming.

Bela B recorded the audio version of a biography of Elvis Presley in 2007.

In early 2011, Bela B recorded another audio book, Exit Mundi, a popular scientific book by the Dutch science journalist Maarten Keulemans discussing many possible and absurd end-of-world scenarios.

Bela B is a fan of the German football team FC St Pauli.

Bela B is a keen runner, having completed marathons in Hamburg and New York.

Bela B has supported many anti-fascist projects, including the initiative "Kein Bock auf Nazis", which was started by the Berlin punk band ZSK.

Bela B made the latter available to download for free from his website.

Bela B is a big fan of The Simpsons and has expressed a wish to appear in the series.