Jovial-faced Joachim Kaps was born in Görlitz, Saxony in 1952. He was a decathlete for seven years at the Children's Youth and Sports School in Dresden-Klotzsche. As a result he became strong, nimble and an excellent dancer. He studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. From 1976 to 1979 he worked in Südthüringisches ...