Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968, in

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) is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in ''

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Biography

Jürgen Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a

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, later had various jobs and visited the

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drama school for one day. In 1985 he moved to

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, where he shared a flat with German actor

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. He states that he was inspired by the movie ''

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'', starring

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. He became famous with the movie ''

'' (German: ''Kleine Haie'') in 1992. He won the

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award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film ''

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'' (German: ''Der freie Wille''). Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria Vogel (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 The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the ...

– best young actor in ''Rosamunde''"Jürgen Vogel at IMdB"
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– best actor in ''Kleine Haie'' (''

'') *1994: Telestar for ''Dann eben mit Gewalt'' ('' Violence: The Last Resort'') *1997:

Deutscher Filmpreis The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

– best male lead in ''Das Leben ist eine Baustelle'' ('' Life is All You Get'') *1998: Deutscher Shooting Star *2000:

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– best TV Star *2001:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme. *2003:

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– best German actor in ''Nackt'' und ''Scherbentanz'' (''Shattered Glass'') *2006: 42nd

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– Silver Hugo Award – best actor in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2006: Tribeca Film Festival, New York – best male lead in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2006: Silberner (silver) Bär in the category of special artistic performance in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2007:

– best male lead in ''Emmas Glück'' (''

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'') *2007: Ernst-Lubitsch-Preis for his roles in ''Ein Freund von mir'' (''A Friend of Mine'') and ''Wo ist Fred?'' (''Where is Fred?'') *2009:

– best actor in ''Die Welle'' ('' The Wave'') *2010: Herbert-Strate-Preis

Selected filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

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Photographs and bibliography
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