Marlon Kittel (born December 11, 1983 in

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) is a German actor.

Life and work

Marlon Kittel started working for the film industry as a

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for the German TV series ''

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''Interview
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. Since 1999, he has had roles in more than a

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movies and has made a number of appearances on German TV series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. His popularity increased when the 2004 movie '' Summer Storm'' came to the cinemas. Marlon played a

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character named Leo. It was the second time he had appeared in a movie with

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(after ''Play It Loud!'', 2003). It was also the second time playing a gay character. His first appearance in such a role was in the short movie ''Freunde'' (''The Whiz Kids'', 2000). Kittel has also had roles in over 20 German television movies and shows between 2006–2013, and has been a voice actor in several

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Personal

Besides acting, Kittel plays the piano, saxophone and drums. He speaks English fluently and also has some Spanish and French abilities. He has basic knowledge of how to dance the Flamenco. He also exercises and plays ice hockey, fencing, apparatus gymnastics, handball, inline skating, karate, kick boxing, rock climbing, parkour, paddling, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, tennis, and wind surfing.Crew-United Profile
/ref> In an interview in 2010, he stated that he prefers to work instead of getting welfare.

Filmography

Short Films

Films

Television Movies

*''He was in this segment of the movie.''

Television Series

Audio Dramas

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Awards

References

External links

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Crew-United ProfileInterview at moviesection.de (2009)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kittel, Marlon 1983 births Living people Actors from Essen German male film actors German male television actors