Marcel Reich-Ranicki was born on June 2, 1920 in Wloclawek, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a writer and actor, known for Unter Deutschen - Eindrücke aus einem fremden Land (1996), Im Literarischen Kaffeehaus (1964) and Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995). He was married to Teofila Reich-Ranicki.