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Til Schweiger Profile |
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Birth Date: December 19, 1963
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Birth Place: Freiburg, Germany
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Birth Name: Tilman Valentin Schweiger
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Til Schweiger (born Tilman Valentin Schweiger, December 19,
1963, in Freiburg, Germany) is a German actor, director, and
producer.
He married American model Dana Carlson on June 19, 1995. The
couple have four children together: Valentin Florian (b.
1995), Luna Marie (b. 1997), Lilli Camille (b. 1998), and
Emma Tiger (b. October 2002). They have recently separated. |
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Other Information |
He and his wife Dana Carlsen have 4 children: Valentin
Schweiger (b. 1995), Luna (b. 1997), Lili Camille (b. 1998)
and Emma Tiger (b. October 2002).
After studying German at the university for two years to
become a teacher, he attended acting lessons at a drama
school in Cologne.
Turned down the role of the German soldier, who shoots Tom
Hanks's character (Captain John H. Miller) in Saving Private
Ryan (1998) because he had reservations about the role's
effect on his image at the American audience.
Lives in Hamburg, Germany. [2004]
First non-Polish actor who received the Best Actor Award at
the Polish Film Festival (1998) for his role in Bandyta
(1997).
After the separation from his wife Dana, he moved to Berlin
(2006).
Attended acting lessons at "Der Keller" in Cologne and
graduated in 1989.
His parents both were teachers. |
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