Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel
Vogel in 2012
Born	Jürgen Peter Vogel (1968-04-29) 29 April 1968 (age 55) Hamburg, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Natalia Belitski
Children	6

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]

Biography

Vogel 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.

Awards

• 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

Films

Television series

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jürgen Vogel.

• Jürgen Vogel at IMDb
• Photographs and bibliography

This page was last edited on 27 February 2024, at 14:08