Edgar Selge (born 27 March 1948) is a German actor and writer. Selge was born in

Brilon Brilon (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Brailen'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis. Geography Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the up ...

in 1949, the son of a prison warden, grew up in

Herford Herford (; nds, Hiarwede) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford. Geography Geographic locat ...

. He studied philosophy and German in Munich and Dublin as well as classical piano in Vienna. He graduated in 1975 from the

Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts The Otto Falckenberg Schule – Fachakademie für darstellende Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München, or Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts, is a higher education academy in Munich training actors and directors, affiliated to the Munic ...

in Munich. Launched in October 2021, his first book, the autobiographical "Hast du uns endlich gefunden" became a bestseller on the German language book market.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selge, Edgar 1948 births Living people People from Herford German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors