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Til Schweiger is a German actor known for his work in film and television. He is one of Germany's prominent entertainers in the entertainment industry.
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Film & TV
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) is a German actor, director, and producer. He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor drew more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films in Berlin.
Known for
- Neglected — Capt. Haas2026
- On the Hunt2026
- The Barrel — Pastor2026
- Desperate Journey — Officer Kurt2025
- Invincibles — Brian Sullivan2025
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare — Heinrich Luhr2024
- Das Beste kommt noch! — Felix2023
- Manta, Manta: Legacy — Bertie2023
- Dear Kurt — Kurt2022
- Medieval — Rožmberk2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Tilman Valentin Schweiger , ( 1963-12-19 ) 19 December 1963 (age 62) , Freiburg , West Germany
- Occupations
- Actor filmmaker
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Dana Carlsen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 )
- Children
- 4, including Luna , Lilli and Emma
- Website
- til-schweiger .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Valentin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Spouse
- Dana Schweiger
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Official website
- www.tilschweiger.de
- Image
- 2022 Til Schweiger (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Palma
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- birth name
- Tilman Valentin Schweiger
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- Commons category
- Til Schweiger
- Commons gallery
- Til Schweiger
- name in native language
- Til Schweiger
- date of birth
- 1963-12-19
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Til Schweiger
- member of
- Deutsche Filmakademie
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Encyclopedic overview
Tilman Valentin Schweiger ( German pronunciation: [tɪl ˈʃvaɪɡɐ] ; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor and filmmaker. He became known in the 1990s for films such as Manta, Manta, Der bewegte Mann and Knockin' on Heaven's Door. He went on to star in international film productions such as Inglourious Basterds and founded his own production company Barefoot Films. Films like Rabbit Without Ears, Rabbit Without Ears 2, Kokowääh and Head Full of Honey, in which he was director, producer and actor, drew large audiences, making Schweiger the most commercially successful German filmmaker.
Early life
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