Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the
French Army.[2] He learned the German language and decided to stay in
Hamburg, after he "fell in love with Germany and the Germans".[2] In 1994 he began his career in the television show Kalkofes Mattscheibe on German pay TV network
Premiere.[3]
On 3 November 2017, Peterfalvi became a German citizen while maintaining his native French citizenship.[4][5]