Michael Herbig, born in Munich on 29.4.1968, was trained as a photographer. 1992-96 he created the comedy character of "Bully" for Radio GONG and Radio Energy. At the same time Herbig played in 800 episodes of the radio series "Die Bayerncops". Then he directed, produced, wrote and played in the TV series "Bullyparade" (1997-2002) and "Bully & Rick" (2004).

His feature film debut "Der Schuh des Manitou" ("Manitou"s shoe", 2001), recipient of numerous awards, was the greatest boxoffice hit in post-war Germany. "T(R)aumschiff Surprise" ("Dreamship Surprise") attracted more viewers than any other German film in 2004.

After playing the title role in the ghost comedy "Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst" (Hui Buh – The Goofy Ghost), that also featured his longtime friends and fellow comedians Rick Kavanian and Christoph Maria Herbst, Herbig turned to another movie project. But the animation film "Lissi und der wilde Kaiser" ("Lissi and the Wild Emperor"), a parody of the "Sissi" films of the 1950s, did not meet the box office expectations and was not received as well by critics as his former genre parodies.

In 2008, Herbig played the Grim Reaper in Joseph Vilsmaier"s "Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar" (2008). He also started his next movie project, a feature film for the big screen of Runer Jonsson"s "Wickie und die starken Männer" ("Vicky the Viking"), that is once again an adaptation of an pop culture classic.