 In 2016, he received the Rheingau Musikpreis for his life's work on stage and TV.In 2018, he appeared at the Rheingau Musik Festival in a show titled "Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts", borrowing the title of the novella by Eichendorff (in English given as "Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing") and presenting Renneisen's life including 50 years on stage, in literature and in music.Renneisen is married, has two daughters and two sons, and lives in Bensheim.