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Usually, when you say a filmmaker has varied experience, it means that maybe they have worked on both sides of the camera. Or they tried their hand at a bit of writing. Perhaps they even have experience as a producer. But Doris Dörrie is a true jack of all trades that meets and exceeds those …
German television viewers of a certain age may already be familiar with Palina Rojinski. She got her start from her time as a sidekick for the popular comedian television duo Joko and Klaas. But all three have come a long way since their days on Germany’s MTV Home. But Rojinski is more than just a …
To say that Mario Adorf is an accomplished actor seems like an understatement of understatements. With a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 200 productions in film and television, he is considered one of Europe’s leading character actors. He can be found across the continent, from Germany to Italy to England. Quite simply, …
London-born, German-raised Lucas Gregorowicz has some serious acting experience that ranges from the stage to both the big and small screens. From doing Shakespearean theater to portraying a pizza-making stoner selling marijuana (and this was pre-Pineapple Express but post-Jay & Silent Bob) on the silver screen, Lucas Gregorowicz is the kind of actor that embodies …
Munich-born Florian David Fitz is best known as an actor, having starred in productions on both the big and small screens. But he is a man of many talents. Fitz can also include experiences as a writer, director, and producer on his resume. Having gotten his start in musical theater, Fitz seems able to do …
If you have already seen big Hollywood films like 2009’s Pandorum with Dennis Quaid or 2008’s Valkyrie with Tom Cruise, you may already be familiar with German actor Wotan Wilke Möhring. German television watchers might also recognize him from episodes of Tatort or his appearances in numerous made-for-television movies. Möhring is a versatile actor who …
It is the dream of so many to take something that they do for fun, a hobby, and turn it into a career. For a child, it adds another layer of magic. When German actor Ludwig Trepte entered acting, he was only in his pre-teen years. But with appearances on television, he was definitely a …
German comedic actor Michael Bully Herbig is well known throughout the German-speaking world for his humorous parodies that are not afraid to be silly. International audiences may recognize him as the host of Amazon Prime‘s LOL: Last One Laughing Germany, a German language streaming TV show that pits celebrities against each other and challenges them …
If German actress Sibel Kekilli looks familiar to you then you might have just outed yourself as an astute Game of Thrones viewer. On the wildly popular American television show, Kekilli spent three years as the mistress to Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister. But before she was a regular in this violent, dragon-filled fantasy world, she …
As a director and a writer, Wolfgang Becker does not have dozens of titles to his name. His filmography is surprisingly brief. But since the German filmmaker usually co-writes his scripts, it shows just how involved he is in his projects. For us German language learners, a smaller filmography means we can really get to …
German director Uli Edel has had success on both sides of the Atlantic in multiple languages. Likewise, his expertise is wide-ranging as well. His English language projects have included films like Last Exit to Brooklyn with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Body of Evidence with Madonna. He is also behind television miniseries like The Mists of …
Regardless of your career, you rarely soar to the top of your industry. But, from time to time, a lucky individual comes along and jumps a few of those rungs on the career ladder. In the film industry, that means starring roles in major motion pictures. Austrian actor Noah Saavedra was able to jump-start his …
