Benno Fürmann

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Benno Fürmann

Benno Fürmann, January 2008
Born 17 January 1972 ( 1972 -01-17) (age 37)
Berlin-Kreuzberg

Benjamin "Benno" Fürmann (born January 17, 1972) is a German film and television actor.

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[edit] Life and work

Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. At the age of 15 he lost both his parents. At 17, he had a serious accident while train surfing, and had to spend six weeks in the hospital as a result. Fürmann left school after his O-levels (10th grade/year 11) and after that worked as a waiter and a bouncer. In 1991 he went to New York and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

Fürmann has a daughter named Zoe and lives in Berlin.

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