Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

actor, producer, director

Til Schweiger was born on Dec 19, 1963 in Germany. Til Schweiger's big-screen debut came with Manta, Manta directed by Wolfgang Büld in 1991, strarring Bertie. Til Schweiger is known for Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine and Mélanie Laurent as Shosanna. Til Schweiger has got 31 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Til Schweiger achieved is Zurich Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Til Schweiger plays is Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin - Season 1 which will be released on Nov 23, 2022.

Actor, producer, writer, and director Til Schweiger is Germany's best-known actor and also the country's most successful director. With more than 51 Million admissions no other German filmmaker drew more people to cinemas. He runs his own production company Barefoot Films based in Berlin, Germany.Til Schweiger (born December 19, 1963) was raised along with his two brothers in his hometown Giessen. In his early years, Schweiger began studying German and Medicine. He decided to drop out of university to pursue his career as an actor and went to drama school from 1986-1989. After graduation, he played at several theaters as a stage actor to gain more experience.In 1991, Schweiger landed his first lead role in Manta, Manta (1991) following his big breakthrough role on Les nouveaux mecs (1994) with the support of Germany's renowned film producer and mentor Bernd Eichinger. In 1996, Til Schweiger founded his first film production company Mr. Brown Entertainment together with business partner and film producer Tom Zickler. Schweiger debuted as producer with Paradis express (1997) winning several Festival Awards. The road movie remains a cult favorite with audiences worldwide. Within the same year, Schweiger was the first foreign actor to win the "Polish Oscar" at the International Warsaw Film festival for his performance in in Brute (1997). He has since built up acting credits in dozens of German movies including Der Eisbär (1998), where Schweiger made his debut as director.Judas Kiss (1998) was Schweiger's first role in an international film. He then appeared in several internationally acclaimed movies including SLC Punk! (1998), Un tueur pour cible (1998), Driven (2001), Investigating Sex (2001), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Le berceau de la vie (2003), Le roi Arthur (2004), Happy New Year (2011), and many more.To this day, Schweiger has delivered a series of German-language hits and won numerous Awards as actor/writer/director/producer: Barfuss (2005) grossed about $7,7 million with 1,5 million admissions, Keinohrhasen (2007) was up to 2014 Schweiger's most successful film and earned some $74 million locally, followed by the sequel Zweiohrküken (2009). In 2011, Schweiger wrote, produced and directed Kokowääh (2011), which grossed $43 million, starring alongside his youngest daughter Emma. A sequel hit theaters in 2013.As an actor, he received widespread critical acclaim and further recognition for his portrayal as the legendary Hugo Stieglitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009).In December 2014, Til Schweiger released the family-friendly dramedy Honig im Kopf (2014) , which he co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in. It is his most successful film to date breaking the 6, 3 million admissions barrier of his 2007 hit Keinohrhasen (2007).Schweiger, who started his career in German TV, plays the lead role on hit local crimes series Tatort (1970)(Hamburg) (Scene of the Crime). His debut generated the best ratings for the long-running procedural in 20 years.

  • Birthday

    Dec 19, 1963
  • Place of Birth

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known

    Тиль Швайгер, Tilman Valentin Schweiger, 提爾·史威格

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Awards

31 wins & 6 nominations

Zurich Film Festival
2020
Winner - Golden Eye for Lifetime Achievement
Bavarian Film Awards
2016
Honig im Kopf (2014)
Winner - Audience Award
2009
Keinohrhasen (2007)
Winner - Audience Award
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