Benno Fürmann
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 Benno Fürmann, January 2008 |
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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.
[edit] Awards
- 1999 German Television Award Best Actor in a Leading Role for Die Bubi Scholz Story
- 2000 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor[1]
[edit] Filmography
- 1992: Schuld war nur der Bossanova with Beate Abraham, Muriel Baumeister
- 1993: Einfach nur Liebe with Regula Grauwiller, Uwe Ochsenknecht
- 1998: Die Bubi Scholz Story with Götz George, Nicolette Krebitz
- 1998: Der Eisbär with Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk
- 2000: Anatomie with Franka Potente,
- 2000: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin with Franka Potente, Joachim Król
- 2002: Nackt
- 2002: Wolfsburg with Nina Hoss
- 2003: The Order / The Sin Eater (alternative title) with Heath Ledger
- 2003: My House in Umbria with Maggie Smith
- 2004: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King with Kristanna Loken
- 2005: Gespenster with Julia Hummer
- 2005: Joyeux Noël with Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl
- 2006: Crusade in Jeans
- 2007: Pornorama with Tom Schilling
- 2008: Speed Racer with Emile Hirsch and John Goodman
- 2008: Mutant Chronicles
- 2008: Nordwand with Johanna Wokalek and Ulrich Tukur
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Benno Fürmann at the Internet Movie Database
- Benno Fürmann in the German National Library catalogue (German)
- http://www.prisma-online.de/tv/person.html?pid=benno_fuermann
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