Moritz Bleibtreu | |
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.jpg) Bleibtreu in 2014 | |
| Born | Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (1971-08-13)13 August 1971 (age 53) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Moritz Johann Bleibtreu (German:[ˈmoːʁɪtsˈblaɪptʁɔʏ]ⓘ is a German film actor, voice actor, and film director. He has been a successful actor in many movies such asRun Lola Run,Das Experiment,The Baader Meinhof Complex, andElementary Particles. His role inKnockin' on Heaven's Door was the one that set off his career in 1997.
Moritz Bleibtreu was born in 1971 and was raised in the St. Georg district ofHamburg. Moritz Bleibtreu's parents,Monica Bleibtreu, (1944–2009) and,Hans Brenner, (1938–1998) were both actors. Renato Attilio Bleibtreu is Moritz's grandfather and is a well-known writer. Many of his ancestors were actors also, such as his great-grandmotherMaximiliane Bleibtreu, her sisterHedwig Bleibtreu and their parentsAmalie and Sigmund Bleibtreu. Actress Cilli Drexel is the half-sister of Moritz Bleibtreu. TheBleibtreustrasse, a street inBerlin, was originally named afterGeorg Bleibtreu who was a battle painter and a distant ancestor of Moritz. Moritz as a child was already in the spotlight when he starred inNeues aus Uhlenbusch (News From Uhlenbusch). The children series was written by Rainer Boldt,Monica Bleibtreu, andHans Peter Korff. Monica and Hans were married at the time this series was produced. Bleibtreu's career continued to grow as he got a role in Boldt's,I Had a Dream, and then in 1986 in,With My Hot Tears, a television series that he acted in with his mother.
Moritz Bleibtreu grew up attending the Jahnschule, which is now known as the Ida-Ehre-School in Hamburg-Harvestehude. He obtained his secondary school certificate in the eleventh grade while attending the school. He then began to not attend the school anymore after obtaining his certificate. Bleibtreu then moved toParis to work as an Au-Pair for almost two years. While working this job, he was also able to learn French. He then moved toItaly afterwards for a year and then on toNew York. In New York, he attended acting school. He was not offered a job in his audition at the Actors Studio, but he was able to get on as a factotum, which let him observe the actors' rehearsals.
Moritz Bleibtreu had a son in November 2008 with his now ex-wife Annika inReinbek, Germany.[1][2]
He marriedSaskia de Tschaschell in Reinbek at the Maria-Magdelenen Church on 21 July 2022.[3]
At the age of 21 and after 4 years of studying abroad, Bleibtreu continued his career by working at theThalia Theater and theSchauspielhaus inHamburg, Germany. After this, he began getting smaller roles in television series. Moritz Bleibtreu began his television acting career in 1993 with a role in the seriesSchulz & Schulz. Bleibtreu took a role inThe Little Innocent [de] (1994) as a gay bartender named Thorsten who lives in the Hamburg prostitute scene. In the show, he helps a 16-year-old boy with a predicament with his father. They seek to prove his father's innocence after he is convicted of killing a young man who resided in the red-light district in Hamburg. Bleibtreu also starred in a romantic comedy calledTalk of the Town (1995). He played the role of Karl, a homosexual naive carpenter.
In 1998, Moritz began to step away from acting in T.V. series and began to work on more movies. He said, "cinema is an active form of watching, while television is a passive one".[4] Bleibtreu has worked in many well-known films such asRun Lola Run,Knockin' on Heaven's Door,The Baader Meinhof Complex, andThe Experiment. He also worked on many other films such asSolino,im Juli,Chiko, andSoul Kitchen in which he worked with filmmakerFatih Akin. Moritz won the German Film Award for best leading actor in the filmsim Juli andThe Experiment. In 2003, he was a member of the jury at the25th Moscow International Film Festival.[5] Bleibtreu also worked in many films as a voice actor. In 2004 and 2006, he was a voice actor in the filmBrother Bear andBrother Bear 2 which were both produced byWalt Disney Studios. He was also awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2006 for his role inElementary Particles directed byOskar Roehler. He also enjoys taking smaller supporting roles in international co-productions. One movie that he worked in wasSam Barbarski'sVijay and I. Bleibtreu, back in 2004, played a role in the Danish filmDer Fakir and then in 2016 in Johannes Naber's film adaptation ofWilhelm Hauff'sHeart of Stone. Finally, in February 2015, he stepped back into the TV production spotlight after 17 years. He started acting in the ZDF crime series calledSchuld. The TV series was based on Ferdinand von Schriach. Bleibtreu played the role of Friedrich Kronberg, a criminal defense lawyer, for three seasons. Following wide positive feedback by fans on his Facebook page whether there should be a sequel to the 2001 classic German stoner filmLammbock, Bleibtreu announced in November 2015 that the sequel would be titledLommbock. Filming began in summer 2016[6][7] and the film premiered in 2017. He played a main role in the musical adaptation, "I've Never Been to New York", which was first shown in cinemas inGermany in October 2019. He worked alongside a couple other famous actors and actresses such asKatharina Thalbach,Heike Makatsch, andUwe Ochsenknecht in movies such as I've Never Been to New York and Love Your Neighbour. Bleibtreu then began his journey as a director in September 2020 with his film "Cortex". He premiered his film at theHamburg Film Festival in October 2020. The next year he worked in a six-part RTL drama series called "Faking Hitler".
| Year | Country and Show | Award | Movie | Winner or Nominee | References |
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| 1997 | Germany (German Film Awards) | Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Film Award in Gold) | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Winner | [10] Same Website Used For All |
| 1998 | Germany | Ernst Lubitsch Award | Knockin' on Heaven's Door Talk of the Town | Winner | |
| 1999 | Germany (Berlin International Film Festival) | EPF Shooting Star | Winner | ||
| 2001 | Germany (German Film Awards) | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Film Award in Gold) | Das Experiment In July | Winner | |
| 2001 | Germany (German Film Awards) | German Actor/Actress of the Year (Audience Award) | Winner | ||
| 2001 | Germany (Jupiter Awards) | Best German Actor | Das Experiment | Winner | |
| 2002 | United States (Seattle International Film Festival) | Best Actor (Golden Space Needle Award) | Das Experiment | Winner | |
| 2005 | Austria (Roma Gala) | Favorite Actor (Romy) | About the Looking for and the Finding of Love | Winner | |
| 2006 | Austria (Roma Gala) | Favorite Actor (Romy) | Atomised | Winner | |
| 2006 | Germany (German Film Awards) | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Film Award in Gold) | Atomised | Nominee | |
| 2006 | Germany (Berlin International Film Festival) | Best Actor (Silver Berlin Bear) | Atomised | Winner | |
| 2006 | Germany (Bambi Awards) | National Best Actor (Bambi) | Atomised | Nominee | |
| 2008 | Austria (Roma Gala) | Favorite Actor (Romy) | Reclaim Your Brain | Nominee | |
| 2009 | Germany (European Film Awards) | Best European Actor | The Baader Meinhof Complex | Nominee | |
| 2011 | Austria (Austrian Film Awards) | Best Actor (Austrian Film Award) | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | Nominee | |
| 2011 | Austria (Roma Gala) | Favorite Actor (Romy) | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | Nominee | |
| 2015 | Germany (Jupiter Awards) | Best German Actor | Not My Day | Nominee | |
| 2017 | Germany (Jupiter Awards) | Best German Actor | The Dark Side of the Moon | Nominee | |
| 2020 | Estonia (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival) | Rebels With a Cause Award | Cortex | Nominee | |
| 2022 | Germany (German Television Awards) | Best Actor | Faking Hitler | Winner | |
| 2022 | Germany (German Screen Actors Awards) | Best Comedy Role (DSP Award) | Faking Hitler | Nominee |
Moritz Bleibtreu began his career in directing in 2019 with his filmCortex which released in theaters on 22 October 2020. He said, in an interview with theGerman Films Quarterly, that the film was "very personal to him" as he directed the psychological thriller.[11] Bleibtreu exclaimed that the motivation behind him directing his film was that "... he believed he wanted to watch a film like this himself".[12] He also said that "directing was not an escape from acting, but rather just another challenge for his journey".[13] Not only did Bleibtreu direct the film, but he also played the lead role of a security officer named Hagen. According toIMDb with 540 viewer ratings, Cortex received a 5.3 out of 10 stars.[14] German film critic,Christopher Diekhaus, said in a review that "Bleibtreu finds his own way to challenge and captivate the audience".[15] He also says it "creates an abysmal pull and makes you want to watch it several times to better understand the dance between dream and reality".[16]
Bleibtreu decided in April 2021 to join the #allesdichtmachen campaign.[17] This campaign was meant for people to give advice or measures that they would take to stop COVID-19 from spreading. There were about 50 other actors along with Bleibtreu that joined in on this movement. When an advertising partner decided to step in and talk to him about how this could affect his career and future, he decided it was best to not send out the video that he made for the campaign.
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