Tilman Schweiger

Til Schweiger is a German actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Fame brought him the film "Knockin 'on Heaven", where Schweiger played the main role. After that, the artist began to receive many offers and played in dozens of projects. Today, the artist's filmography is actively replenished with his directorial and production work, the last of which was the picture "Honey in the Head", the leader of the German box office in 2014.

Tilman Valentin Schweiger was born into a family of teachers - this happened on December 19, 1963. The family lived in Freiburg, Germany. The boy's childhood was the same as that of hundreds of German boys - school, home, pranks.

Thiel's studies were easy, he received high marks, especially his German language and literature. He did not think about a career in cinema, but connected his future with teaching, wanted to follow in the footsteps of his parents.

After school, Til Schweiger entered the Faculty of Germanic Studies at the University. But after studying for 2 years, he dropped out. The reason was banal: at that time German teachers were going through a difficult period, being content with a penny salary and a lack of prospects, against their background, the work of doctors seemed to him much more enviable.

Schweiger entered medical school, successfully graduated from it. Then there was a service in the Air Force, which the young specialist did in Holland. When he returned from the army, for a long time he could not find a use for himself.

As is often the case, chance intervened. Til Schweiger accidentally met an old acquaintance - in the conversation it turned out that she was studying theatrical art. The young man decided to follow her example and entered the theater school in Cologne.

In his youth, the actor gave 3.5 years of study, then dubbed pornographic films, worked in a theater in Bonn - at that time Till only dreamed of a film actor's career.

Today, Thiel Schweiger has dozens of roles in films. His acting biography began with an episode in the TV series "Lindenstrasse". In 1991, Thiel made his debut as a comedian in Risky Races - the first big role gave a young performer with a courageous appearance (with a height of 178 cm, the artist's weight is 74 kg) the opportunity to declare himself. He received the award for Best Young Actor in Germany.

In 1994 he was invited to shoot the comedy "Maybe, it can't be." After the premiere of the film, Til Schweiger woke up famous.

1997 became his furor. The painting "Knockin 'on Heaven" was a great success. Critics admitted that Til Schweiger is not only a comedic but also a talented dramatic actor. He co-wrote and produced the film that became his triple success. For this role, the artist received prizes from the Moscow International Film Festival.

His role in the film "Bandits" earned Schweiger an award at a festival in Poland. The next few years, the actor received invitations from directors and was actively filmed.

Steven Spielberg invited the actor to the movie "Saving Private Ryan", but he refused. Instead, Thiel starred in the 1998 film Replacement Assassins. In Hollywood, the actor was offered minor roles. Schweiger has appeared in Dirty Wizards, Racer, Exploring Sex, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider II. In Germany during this period, he played mainly the main characters.

It wasn't until 2004 that Thiel again got the lead role in the American military thriller U-429: The Underwater Prison. In the same year, the actor played the main character in the film "The Magnificent Four" produced in Germany, France and Spain.

In 2006, Til Schweiger starred in the German films On Wheels and One Way. In 2007, he got the main role in the action movie about bodyguards "Bulletproof vest". At the same time, the screening of the American crime thriller "The Trap" starts, in which the artist again appeared in the foreground.

In 2009, Schweiger stars in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. The brutal war drama quickly became a cult film. The main roles in the action movie were played by Brad Pitt and Melanie Laurent. In the homeland of the actor this year the premiere of the drama "Phantom Pain" took place, in which Till embodied on the screen the image of an athlete-cyclist who lost one leg during an accident.

Two years later, the artist appeared in the project "The Musketeers" directed by Paul Anderson, where he played the character of Cagliostro. Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich and Ray Stevenson played the main characters of the adventure film. Despite the fact that film critics rated this work negatively, Quentin Tarantino included the picture in his rating of the best films of 2011.

Till did not limit himself to an acting career - he strove to realize his creative potential to the maximum, tried himself as a stage director and screenwriter. His directorial debut was the action movie Polar Bear, where the actor played the role of the main character. Subsequently, he will star in almost all films of his own production.

This was followed by the action comedy On Heart and Kidneys, in which, unlike other films directed by Schweiger, he did not appear as an actor, the romantic film Barefoot on the Pavement and the critically-smashed comedy A Knight and a Half.

In 2007, the movie "Handsome" was released. Thiel wrote the script, acted as the director and the main character. One of the roles in the film was played by the youngest daughter of the actor Emma Schweiger. After 2 years, the man took off the continuation of the picture, and after 2 more - a similar melodramatic comedy "The Seducer".

In 2012, Til Schweiger took a break from light comedy films and released the thriller Guardian Angel. Traditionally, Thiel acted as a screenwriter, director and performer of the main role.

In 2013, the sequel to The Seducer was released. In 2014, the tragicomedy "Honey in the Head", directed and written by Schweiger, became the leader in distribution in Germany.

In 2016, the actor starred in the German action comedy movie Crazy Nick. In the story, the daughter of the police officer Nicholas, played by Till, escapes to avenge her mother's death. This role was played by the daughter of Tilya Luna.

On March 12, 2017, the world premiere of the Hollywood film Explosive Blonde, in which Til Schweiger also played, took place. Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsanne, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones starred in the Cold War spy thriller.

In addition to filming films, Til Schweiger successfully runs the hotel business. In 2016, in the Timmendorfer Strand resort on the Baltic Sea coast, the artist opened a hotel that was named after the film Barefoot on the Pavement - Barefoot.

Till Schweiger met his future wife in 1995 - his chosen one was model and actress Dana Carlsen, an American by birth. In the same year, the lovers legalized the relationship. The couple lived happily for 10 years, four children were born in this marriage: Valentin Florian, Luna Marie, Lilly Camille, Emma Tiger. In 2005, the relationship between Dana and Thiel cracked - the head of the family moved from the family mansion to an apartment.

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For the next 4 years, the couple lived separately, but did not file a divorce - they officially dissolved the marriage only in 2009. At the same time, the former spouses manage to maintain friendly relations. The actor is actively involved in the lives of children, helping his ex-wife.

Til Schweiger is a favorite of women. After the divorce, he had an affair with Melanie Stolz, then with Svenia Holtman: both girls were engaged in the modeling business. They were followed by a series of short-term novels, but Schweiger did not dare to associate himself with one of the passions. He says that in his personal life he values ​​open relationships and wants to enjoy them.

Til Schweiger is popular in Russia, the actor himself has also repeatedly declared his love for this country. He filmed films here and participated in Russian TV shows. In 2011, Schweiger took part in the Russian comedy show ProjectorParisHilton. In 2013, he became a resident of the Comedy Club, playing in a miniature about the passport office.

In the fall of 2015, Thiel began shooting a new action film, which took place in Moscow. While working on the painting, Schweiger found time for an interview and talked about the painting in the show "Evening Urgant". Recordings of jokes from Schweiger and Russian comedians quickly appeared on Youtube. Their popularity is estimated at hundreds of thousands of views.

In the same year, a girl named Marlene Shirley became the new chosen one of the artist. Til gladly appeared at social events with his beloved, and in an interview he stated that his intentions towards Marlene were serious. In turn, reporters noted the external similarity of the new passion of Schweiger and his ex-wife.

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However, this relationship has dried up. After 3 years, the actor began an affair with a longtime acquaintance, Franceskaya Dutten. The girl is 23 years younger than the actor, she acts in films and produces it, and also participates in actions of the charity organization Wellchild. The new friend supported Til in everything; on her Instagram, she often posted photos of advertising posters of her lover's new films.

This union turned out to be short-lived, like the previous ones. Dutten works in the US and UK, while Thiel spends most of his time in Germany. The couple was unable to keep feelings at a distance. In 2019, it became known that the lovers broke up. Now the heart of the screen star is free again.

In 2018, 3 new projects were released with the participation of Thiel Schweiger. In the German crime comedy "Hot Dog", the actor got the image of a rebel policeman who is forced to put up with the formalism of his young colleague. The game is worth the candle. At stake is the life of the daughter of the president of an Eastern European country, who was kidnapped in Germany. Schweiger's next directorial work was the comedy Meeting Classmates, in which he also shone in the foreground.

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Also, the German performer intends to star in the Russian project "Crime and Punishment", directed by Roman Doronin. The film is in production. The picture will be presented in 3D format.

1985-2015 - Lindenstrasse 1991 - Risky Race 1997 - Knockin 'on Heaven 2001 - Racer 2004 - The Magnificent Four 2005 - Barefoot on the Pavement 2007 - Trap 2007 - Handsome 2009 - "Inglourious Basterds" 2011 - "Seducer" 2012 - "Guardian Angel" 2014 - "Not My Day" 2014 - "Honey in the Head" 2017 - "Explosive Blonde" 2018 - "Hotdog" 2018 - "Meeting Classmates"

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Tilman Schweiger Net Worth 2021

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