Trivia

After his mother died when he was 12 years old, he lived in an orphanage. He has never met his father, a doctor from Ghana.

Runs dancing schools in over 70 German cities.

Best known as hard juror of TV casting show Popstars (2000).

Was trained to be a mechanic.

Has two children, Chani Inéz Afia (b. April 2006) and Carlos Detlef Akwasi (b. 29 July 2007), with Ines Scaruppe.