Michael Schönborn (born 2 November 1954 in

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) is an Austrian actor, and the brother of Cardinal

Christoph Schönborn Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Schönborn, OP (; born 22 January 1945) is a Bohemian-born Austrian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1995 until 2025. He was chairman of the Austrian Bishops' Conferen ...

Early life and ancestry

Michael Anatol Maria Hugo Karl was born at

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, as the youngest son of Count Hugo-Damian von Schönborn (1916-1979), and his wife, Baroness Eleonore Ottilie Hilda Maria von Doblhoff. He is a member of an ancient House of Schönborn whose members have historically borne the title of

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and the

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of ''

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''. Several members of the Schönborn family held high offices in the

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and, since the 17th century, the

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, including several

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s, cardinals and ecclesiastical

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Career

He completed his acting training at the . He lives near

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and became known for his performances in TV series such as '' Der Winzerkönig'', ''

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'' and ''Zodiak''. Lately, he has also performed in musicals.Schönborn-Bruder spielt Priester in Musical
auf ORF 24 July 2011 retrieved 24 July 2011. Schönborn starred in ''

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'' at the Ronacher in Vienna as a priest.

Engagements

Source: *

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Hamburg * Thalia Theater Hamburg * Freies Theater Kampnagelfabrik Hamburg * Hamburg Kammerspiele * Stadt Theater Basel * Frankfurt am Main * Komödie am Kurfürstendamm Berlin * Ronacher, Vienna *

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, Vienna

Awards

* 2017 Nestroy Theatre Prize nomination for ''Maria Stuart'' (

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) as the best federal state performance

Memberships

* Member of the

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schonborn, Michael 1954 births Living people Austrian male musical theatre actors Austrian male television actors Counts of Austria People from Bludenz District

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