Jürgen Peter Vogel (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈpeːtɐ ˈfoːɡl̩]; born 29 April 1968 in Hamburg) is a German actor and producer.[1] One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in Little Sharks.[2]
Jürgen Vogel | |
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| Born | Jürgen Peter Vogel 29 April 1968 |
| Occupations | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Natalia Belitski |
| Children | 6 |
Biography
editVogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the Munich drama school for one day.[2] In 1985, he moved to Berlin, where he shared a flat with actor Richy Müller. He states that he was inspired by the movie Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro.
Vogel became famous with the movie Little Sharks (German: Kleine Haie) in 1992. He won the Silver Bear award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film The Free Will (German: Der freie Wille).
Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria (born 1988), from a previous relationship. He married Madeleine Sommerfeld in 1997, adopted her two sons and the couple had a daughter (born 1999). After their divorce, he had another son (born 2009) with assistant director Michelle Gornick. Vogel had his 6th child, a daughter (born 2019) with his fiancée, actress Natalia Belitski. Vogel lives in Berlin.
Awards
edit- 1989: Bayerischer Filmpreis – best young actor in Rosamunde[3]
- 1992: Bayerischer Filmpreis – best actor in Kleine Haie (Little Sharks)[3]
- 1994: Telestar for Dann eben mit Gewalt (Violence: The Last Resort)[3]
- 1997: Deutscher Filmpreis – best male lead in Das Leben ist eine Baustelle (Life is All You Get)[3]
- 1998: Deutscher Shooting Star[3]
- 2000: Jupiter – best TV Star[3]
- 2001: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for Das Phantom (The Phantom)[3]
- 2003: Goldene Kamera – best German actor in Nackt und Scherbentanz (Shattered Glass)[3]
- 2006: 42nd Chicago International Film Festival – Silver Hugo Award – best actor in Der freie Wille (The Free Will)[3]
- 2006: Tribeca Film Festival, New York – best male lead in Der freie Wille (The Free Will)[3]
- 2006: Silberner (silver) Bär in the category of special artistic performance in Der freie Wille (The Free Will)[3]
- 2007: Bayerischer Filmpreis – best male lead in Emmas Glück (Emma's Bliss)[3]
- 2007: Ernst-Lubitsch-Preis for his roles in Ein Freund von mir (A Friend of Mine) and Wo ist Fred? (Where is Fred?)
- 2009: Jupiter – best actor in Die Welle (The Wave)[3]
- 2010: Herbert-Strate-Preis[3]
Selected filmography
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Films
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tatort: Rendezvous | Daniel | |
| 1991 | Tatort: Blutwurstwalzer | Alex | |
| 1996 | Polizeiruf 110: Kleine Dealer, große Träume | Atze Pöhlein | |
| 2002 | Tatort: Flashback | Rudi Eltmann | |
| 2004 | Tatort: Der vierte Mann | Harry Wolter | |
| 2005 | Tatort: Wo ist Max Gravert? | Roman Mielcke | |
| 2009–2011 | Schillerstraße | Himself | 35 episodes |
| 2016 | Nachtschicht: Ladies First | Jacky Herbst | |
| 2018 | The Team | Gregor Weiss | 8 episodes |
References
edit- ↑ Faine, Jon (6 May 2008). "Jurgen Vogel and Lorna Crozier and Sam Hamill – ABC Melbourne". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- 1 2 Jürgen Vogel in "German Who is Who"
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Jürgen Vogel at IMdB"
- ↑ Thomann, Jörg (5 January 2009). "de:Wer will fleißige Bankräuber sehen?" [Who wants to see a hardworking bank robber?]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2014 – via English translation of original by Google Translate found here.
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