Marcel Chandrawinata (born March 29, 1987) is an Indonesian

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and

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best known for his role in film ''Alexandria'' co-starring with actress Julie Estelle.

Early life

Chandrawinata was born in

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, Germany. His father is

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and Javanese and his mother is

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. He has two siblings: twin identical brother Mischa, who also an actor, and elder sister Nadine Chandrawinata, an actress and beauty queen. His family later moved to Indonesia after his birth. Chandrawinata is a

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. He attended 'Ora et Labora Elementary School' and 'Tirta Martha BPK Penabur Protestant High School'. After graduating from high school, he continued his studies at

Pelita Harapan University Pelita Harapan University ( id, Universitas Pelita Harapan, UPH) is a Private university, private Evangelical coeducational higher education institution run by the Pelita Harapan Education Foundation ( id, Yayasan Pendidikan Pelita Harapan) in ...

, majoring in Industrial Engineering.

Career

Chandrawinata started his career as a teen model before turning his attention to acting. He had appeared in several Indonesian movies including ''Catatan Akhir Sekolah'' (2005), ''

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

'' (2006), ''Summer Breeze'' (2008), ''Air Terjun Pengantin'' (2009) and ''Pupus'' (2011). He also starred in soap operas, "Cowok Impian", "Selamat Jalan Natasya", "Mawar", "Alisa", "Air Mata Cinta" and "Rama dan Ramona".

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrawinata, Marcel 1987 births Indonesian male film actors German people of Chinese descent German people of Indonesian descent German Roman Catholics Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian Roman Catholics Indo people Javanese people Living people People from Jakarta Indonesian twins Pelita Harapan University alumni