Biography
Who is Richard Kruspe?
Early life and real name
Richard Kruspe was born as Sven Kruspe on June 24, 1967, in Wittenberge, Germany, which was then part of East Germany. He later chose to change his first name to Richard, believing that individuals should have the freedom to change their names. He grew up alongside an older brother and a younger sister. Following his parents' divorce, his mother remarried, and the family relocated from the village of Weisen to Schwerin. He experienced a difficult relationship with his stepfather, who was physically abusive, leading Richard to run away from home during his early teens. In his youth, he dedicated seven years to training as a wrestler.
Career highlights
In the late 1980s, Richard Kruspe relocated to East Berlin, where he spent two years living in an apartment making music independently. On October 10, 1989, he encountered a political demonstration near a subway station where police struck him on the head and arrested him. He spent six days in jail enduring interrogation and beatings before deciding to leave East Germany. Traveling through Hungary, he entered West Germany and eventually moved back to Schwerin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Family and relationships
Richard Kruspe has three children, consisting of two daughters and one son. On October 29, 1999, he married South African actress Caron Bernstein in a Jewish ceremony for which he personally composed the music. During the course of their marriage, he adopted the hyphenated last name Kruspe-Bernstein. In 2001, he relocated from Berlin to New York to live closer to Bernstein and focus on developing his side project Emigrate. The couple separated in 2004, at which point he reverted to using his original last name. He ultimately moved back to Berlin in the year 2011.
Birthday and age
Richard Kruspe was born on June 24, 1967, which makes Richard 59 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Richard shares the date with 40 other famous people.
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