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TIL SCHWEIGER
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Tilman Valentin Schweiger was born on 19 th December 1963 in Freiburg. He started reading German
and wanted to become a teacher, but then he attended drama school in Cologne, gained first
experiences on stage and in 1991 accepted the part of Jo Zenker in the cult series „Lindenstraße“.
His TV appearances include popular series „Die Kommissarin“, „Lemgo“, „Adrenalin“, „A Girl Called
Rosemary“ and „Die Halbstarken“.
„Racin’ in the Streets“ made him known to cinema audiences, „Ebbies Bluff“ brought him the Max-
Ophüls-Award as Best Newcomer. With the huge success of „Maybe… Maybe not“ he rose to
stardom and received the „Bambi“. Hits followed in close succession: „Männerpension“ (second
Bambi), „The Superwoman“, „Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door“ (Actor's Award in Moscow) and „The
Devil and Mrs D“. For his first English-speaking part in „Brute“ he won the Film Award, as first
foreign actor, at the Polish Filmfestival.
Since then, the German superstar has gained a footing in Hollywood as well: After his debut in „The
Replacement Killers“ there followed „Judas Kiss“ with Emma Thompson, „SLC Punk!“, „Magicians“,
Alan Rudolph's „Investigating Sex“ and Renny Harlin's racing driver movie „Driven“ with Sylvester
Stallone and Burt Reynolds. In Steve James’ TV-film „Joe & Max“ Schweiger embodied boxing legend
Max Schmeling. This was followed by „Lara Croft Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life“, „In Enemy
Hands“, „King Arthur“, „Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo“, his performance as the legendary Lucky
Luke in „Les Dalton“ as well as „Body Armor“, „Already Dead“, „Far Cry“ and Quentin Tarantino's
„Inglourious Basterds“.
In 2011 Schweiger can be seen alongside Reese Witherspoon in the action-comedy „This Means
War“ and in the thriller „The Courier“ with Mickey Rourke. In Germany he scored a huge success as
space cowboy Rock in Bully Herbig's „Dreamship Surprise – Period 1 “, which won him the Bambi
and the German Comedy Award. Further Films are: „What to Do in the Case of Fire?“, „Where is
Fred?“, „The Red Baron“, „Phantom Pain“ and „Men in the City“. This will be followed in 2011 by the
sequel „Men in the City 2“. He could be heard in the animated film of Janosch's „The Trip to
Panama“ as Little Tiger.
In 1998 Til Schweiger directed himself in „Der Eisbär“. Another hit was his second work as a
director, „Barefoot“, where he also co-starred with Johanna Wokalek. For this achievement,
Schweiger was awarded a further Bambi. In 2007 he registered a huge success as co-author, director
and star with „Rabbit Without Ears“, which had more than six million viewers in cinemas. Schweiger
won the audience award at the Bavarian Film Award ceremony, the Ernst-Lubitsch-Award, as well as
(together with Nora Tschirner) another Bambi and the German Comedy Award. This was followed
by action-comedy „1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde“, with himself in the
starring role, which he again saw through as director and producer. In 2009 he produced and
directed „Rabbit Without Ears 2“. In this fast paced romantic comedy he again took on the male lead
alongside Nora Tschirner. This sequel, too, was an outstanding success, clocking up four million
viewers.
Apart from this he produced Thomas Jahn's „Auf Herz und Nieren“, Lars Büchel's „Now or Never“
and „Peas at 5:30“, and also Reto Salimbeni's „One Way“, in which he stars as well. As co-producer
he was involved in „Desert Flower“ and „Phantom Pain“.
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