Benno Fürmann
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Benjamin Benno Fürmann (born January 17, 1972 in Berlin-Kreuzberg) is a German movie actor.
At the age of 15 Fürmann lost both his parents. At 17, he had a serious accident while train surfing, and had to spend six weeks in the hospital as a result. Fürmann left school after his O-levels (roughly 10th grade) and after that worked as a waiter, bouncer, and drifter. In 1991 he went to New York and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Fürmann has a daughter named Zoe and lives in Berlin.
[edit] Filmography
- 1992: Schuld war nur der Bossanova with Beate Abraham, Muriel Baumeister
- 1993: Einfach nur Liebe with Regula Grauwiller, Uwe Ochsenknecht
- 1998: Die Bubi Scholz Story with Götz George, Nicolette Krebitz
- 1998: Der Eisbär with Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk
- 2000: Anatomie
- 2000: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin with Franka Potente, Joachim Król
- 2002: Nackt
- 2002: Wolfsburg with Nina Hoss
- 2003: The Order with Heath Ledger
- 2003: My House in Umbria with Maggie Smith
- 2004: Die Nibelungen with Kristanna Loken
- 2005: Gespenster with Julia Hummer
- 2005: Joyeux Noël with Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl
[edit] Awards
- 1999 German Television Award Best Actor in a Leading Role for Die Bubi Scholz Story
