Overview

• The 74-year-old actor attended the 75th-anniversary celebration of Hamburg rock pub Zwick on October 10, marking one of his most visible outings since his health crisis.
• Reports noted he was mobile, walking on his own and strolling the Reeperbahn beforehand with his wife, Annika Kärsten-Hoenig, who said he was excited to see longtime colleagues.
• Around 200 invited guests were reported at the event, including familiar friends such as Claude-Oliver Rudolph and Otto Waalkes.
• Hoenig’s recent public steps follow a 2024 hospitalization for acute heart problems, a period in an artificial coma, and subsequent esophageal surgery.
• His management previously launched a fundraising campaign to cover treatment costs due to a reported lack of health insurance, and newer reports say he continues recovery with further hospital appointments expected, including a reported aorta procedure.