- Grown up in East Germany, he escaped to West Germany after one of his concerts in May 1968.
- Was the German dubbing voice for "Darth Vader" in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
- Lived with his wife, blues singer Francesca Capasso, two dogs and four cats rescued from various shelters, on a small ranch near Los Angeles. In 2002, he moved to Berlin, Germany.
- Was the leading actor in the German premiere of the musical, "Hair" (Berger) and "Jesus Christ Superstar" (Jesus).
- Shares his birth date, age, and a very similar spelling of his name, with American actor Raynor Scheine, whose real name is Raynor Johnson.
- Was the famous German dubbing voice for "Optimus Prime" in Transformers (2007) and also in the three already released sequels.
- Was the German dubbing voice for Wyatt (played by Peter Fonda) in ''Easy Rider'' (1969).
- He did voice acting for the 1997 Activision/Auran software computer game Dark Reign: The Future Of War in 2 of the 4 training missions as your instructor.
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