Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender is an Irish theatre and film actor and producer. He often collaborates with the director Steve McKuin, with whom he developed a kind of tandem: Michael starred in the controversial films of Macqueen "Shame", "Hunger" and "12 Years a Slave." Among the popular audience, the performer is popular due to his participation in the "X-Men" franchise on Marvel comics, where he plays a young antagonist Magneto.

Michael Fassbender was born on April 2, 1977 in Heidelberg, Germany. His father is German and his mother was born in Northern Ireland. Michael has an older sister, Katherine. From the age of 2, Fassbender's life moved to Ireland, where the family decided to move. While attending a comprehensive school, Michael went to additional classes on guitar, accordion and piano.

The boy's father was a talented cook, in the late 80's the elder Fassbender opened his own restaurant in the south of Ireland. Parents from childhood accustomed children to work, so Fassbender Jr. had to work as a waiter and handyman in the family business. And now the actor jokes that he is ready to retire and open his own bar, because he is a hereditary restaurateur. But in his youth, Michael chose for himself a different path - acting.

As a teenager, Fassbender became seriously interested in heavy rock and even organized a musical group in which he played the guitar. In 1992, Michael saw the picture "Mad Dogs" and was so impressed that he lit up the show. Friends supported the idea - within a few months the amateur team performed in the clubs Killarney.

In 1993, Fassbender performed on the stage of the city theater as an actor. The young man played a small role, but it was enough for him to make up his mind about the future profession.

The most difficult period in Fassbender's life, he said, was at the age of 19. The guy entered the London Drama Centre, he had to shoot a cold slum, work and study at the same time. A few years later, he dropped out and went on tour with the Oxford Stage Company, playing in the play Three Sisters.

The beginning of Michael's career is not a success. Tall (the actor's height is 183 cm at the weight of 80 kg) handsome Irishman with a hypnotizing look and a broad smile, for which Fassbender will later receive the nickname Shark, in his youth was not in demand.

Since 2001, Michael has received small roles in Brothers in Arms, Hearts and Bones, The Witch and others. The series "Brothers in Arms" was a success, received 2 prestigious awards - the actor believed that it was his time. He went to Los Angeles, but failed all the tests and had to return to London.

Luck smiled at the actor in 2006, when Fassbender got a role in "300 Spartans" by Snyder. Stelios, played by Michael, was remembered by the audience with a tanned pumped torso. To match the role, the performer played sports for 4 hours for 10 weeks. In the same year, Fassbender's acting portfolio was supplemented with another significant work - Michael played in the drama "Angel" and for the first time revealed the talent of a dramatic actor.

In 2008, the artist got the main role in the project "Hunger", which required a man huge physical and psychological efforts. Michael played Irish Republican leader Bobby Sands, who went on a deadly hunger strike that lasted 66 days. The performer thoroughly studied the biography of his hero and sat on a strict diet. By the start of filming, Fassbender had lost 57kg, weighing so much with Bobby Sands. For this picture the actor received a British film award.

In 2009, two films with the actor - "Aquarium" (Connor) and "Inglourious Basterds" (Archie Hickox) were presented in Cannes. After that, the directors filled Michael with suggestions. To him came the fame, which the artist dreamed of.

Fassbender owns the production company DMC FILM, founded in 2011. The company's first award was received at the BAFTA Film Festival for the short film "Robbery in the Darkness" in 2011 with Michael in the title role. The film "Slow West" won the jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The films "Macbeth" and "Our Debtors" were produced together with other companies.

In 2011, the actor played in Matthew Vaughn's superhero action movie "X-Men: First Class". The film was the beginning of a new trilogy about the clash of people and mutants based on the comics of the same name. "First Class" relaunched the X-Men universe, rejuvenating the main characters and villains that viewers have already seen in the films about the mutant Wolverine.

Michael Fassbender played the role of Eric Lensherr, later a superhero, and then supervillain Magneto, who had the power to control any metal objects. The role of the main character and friend of Eric, telepath and telekinetic Charles Xavier went to James McAvoy.

In 2011, Fassbender starred in the drama Steve McKuin. For his role as Brandon Sullivan in "Shame" the actor received the Volpi Cup. In total, the film received 20 nominations for various awards and received 7 of them. Scandalous film told about the life of an erotomaniac and a sex aholic. The controversial project received a positive response from most critics.

Another striking image, which the actor embodied on the screen, was the role of one of the founders of psychoanalysis Karl Jung in the drama "Dangerous Method". In the historical film we were talking about two scientists and their patient, who later became interested in psychiatry. Sigmund Freud was played by Viggo Mortensen, and the heroine Sabine Spielrain was played by Keira Knightley.

In 2012, the actor appeared in the sci-fi blockbuster Prometheus. The film is set in the alien movie universe, but the plot is not directly related to these aliens. Michael played the role of an android robot. The long-awaited Oscar nomination in 2014 brought the actor a powerful image in the film "12 Years a Slave", but he never received the coveted statuette. Michael says he's the last to be interested in the prizes.

The star continues to star in new installments of the X-Men series. In 2014, the film "X-Men: Days of Future Past" was released, in which Fassbender returned to the role of Magneto. In this film, Hugh Jackman, who played the main character there, moved from the Wolverine franchise to a new trilogy. In the film about "X-Men" Jackman also played an end-to-end role.

As part of the X-Men promotional tour, the actors of the main roles visited Russia. During the tour, Michael visited the popular television show "Evening Urgant". In a video from May 21, 2014, Fassbender and Urgant talked about redheads, motorcycle races and virtual reality glasses.

In 2015, Fassbender starred as Steve Jobs in the film of the same name. The artist was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award, but did not receive any awards.

In 2016, the sequel to the comic-book blockbuster "X-Men: Apocalypse" was released. It received mixed reviews from film critics. Time magazine ranked the film 1st place in the ranking of the worst films of 2016.

Recently, the production activity is gaining momentum in the career of a man. In 2016, Fassbender's production company DMC FILM worked on the film "Killer's Creed." Michael also starred in this sci-fi action movie. The plot is based on the series of games "Assassin's Creed" and tells the story of the centuries-old confrontation between the Assassins and the Templars. The film is set in two eras and countries: in Spain of the 15th century and America of the 21st century.

In May 2017, the sci-fi film "Alien: Covenant" was premiered, directed by Ridley Scott, the 6th part of the Alien universe. The film tells the story of the crew of the spaceship "Covenant" exploring a new, life-threatening planet. Michael Fassbender plays an android David, the role of which the actor has already played in the blockbuster "Prometheus" - the only resident of a terrible planet. The other main characters in the film were Katherine Waterston, Noumi Rapace and James Franco.

In October 2017, the film "The Snowman" premiered, an adaptation of the popular novel by Norwegian writer Yu Nesbe. The film was directed by Thomas Alfredson. Fassbender played the main role of a detective who investigates a series of mysterious murders with constantly remaining at the scene of the crime snowmen.

Among the latest works in the filmography of the artist is a role in the musical melodrama "Song after song", in which Michael got into the star-studded acting quartet. His partners were Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling and Natalie Portman. This is the story of a difficult relationship within two love triangles.

The actor does not have an Instagram account with personal photos. The most massive profile, registered under the name of the star, is a fan page, as stated in the description. Fans draw information about the artist's personal life from the open media.

In the life of the actor there were many bright women, one of them - actress zoe Kravitz (legendary Lenny Kravitz - the girl's father). The lovers met on the set of "X-Men." She's 11 years younger than an actor, but the age difference didn't stop them from having an affair. However, a year later the couple broke up. Michael explained the gap with the costs of acting.

After a while Fassbender met an American Nicole Behari, the girl was the partner of the actor in the film "Shame." Their relationship lasted two years. The next passion of the man was Louise Hazel - Olympic athlete from Great Britain. The press noted that the girl is similar in style to the previous favorites of Michael - the ideal figure, dark skin color, dark curls. The relationship didn't last long.

Model and actress Madalina Genea went to Fassbender from the famous actor Gerard Butler. The novel lasted 9 months. After the release of the film "12 Years a Slave" there were rumors about the romance of Fassbender and Lupita Niongo.

Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender met on the set of "Light in the Ocean." The pair were spotted together while surfing in Sydney in September 2014. A year later there were rumors about the breakup of the couple, the actors appeared at the same events, keeping separate from each other. Subsequently, the lovers repeatedly converged and dispersed, according to press reports. Finally, the relationship was settled only by May 2017.

And in October 2017, the media reported that Vikander and Fassbender secretly played a wedding in Ibiza. They were spotted on the island with wedding rings. One evening, the couple gathered only their closest friends in the restaurant.

Now fans of the "X-Men" franchise are looking forward to watching the premiere of the next part of the sci-fi blockbuster, which was called "X-Men: Dark Phoenix." The new film will be about the heroine Gene Gray (Sophie Turner), who eventually finds incredible power, turning her into a Dark Phoenix. The rest of the superhero team will have to stop it, until the actions of Phoenix did not lead to the death of humanity. James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult and others will also appear in the film.

In 2019, the actor will begin work on a full-length version of the comedy short "Kung Fury", in which he will play with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The plot of the film is dedicated to the confrontation between Miami police officers and the underworld. The time of action is in the mid-80s of the last century.

The artist also signed a contract with the creators of the drama "On Waterfowl." This is an Irish painting about a student making a novel about a writer. Colin Farrell will also take part in the filming.

2001 - Hearts and Bones

2007 - "300 Spartans"

2008 - "The Hunger"

2009 - "Inglourious Basterds"

2011 - Jane Eyre

2011 - "X-Men: First Class"

2011 - "Shame"

2012 - Prometheus

2013 - "12 Years a Slave"

2015 - "Steve Jobs"

2016 - "Assassin's Creed"

2017 - "Alien: Covenant"

2017 - "Song by Song"

2017 - "The Snowman"

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