What is Franz Jarnach?
[[File:155-0116 v03 hinnerk-ruemenapf schildkroete mr-piggy.jpg|thumb|Jarnach in October 2007]] '''Franz Jarnach''' (14 October 1943 &ndash; 16 January 2017) was a [[Germans|German]] actor and musician. He was also known by his [[stage name]] '''Mr. Piggi'''. He was best for his role as Schildkröte in the [[Improvisation|improv]] [[comedy]] series ''[[Dittsche]]''. He appeared in the series at least 188 times between 2004 and 2014. He was a [[pianist]] for the 1960s British [[beat group]] [[Lee Curtis and the All-Stars]]. He appeared on the music program ''[[Beat-Club]]'' with the group twice. He was also a member of the rock band [[The Rattles]] during the early 1990s. Jarnach was born in the [[Bad Godesberg]] district of [[Bonn]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. His father, [[Philipp Jarnach]] (1892–1982), was a composer. Jarnach died from a [[heart attack]] on 16 January 2017 in [[Hamburg]]. He was 73.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/olli-dittrich/dittsche-kollege-franz-jarnach-tot-49803934.bild.html|title=Franz Jarnach aus „Dittsche“ erlag einem Herzinfarkt <nowiki>|</nowiki> „Schildkröte“ ist tot|work=[[Bild]]|date=16 January 2017|access-date=16 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.schildkroete-live.de/}} {{Small|{{in lang|de}}}} * {{IMDb name|1687878}} {{Actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarnach, Franz}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:German pianists]] [[Category:German rock musicians]] [[Category:German television actors]] [[Category:Musicians from Bonn]]