Til Schweiger (Tilman Valentin Schweiger) - a popular German actor, screenwriter, director, producer and sex symbol of modern cinema. He was born on December 19, 1963 in the glorious city of Freiburg, located in Germany. At 52, he has a number of high-profile titles, has won several awards, including being awarded at the Moscow Film Festival. Currently divorced, helping his wife raise four children.
Tilman Valentin Schweiger: biography
A world-famous actor was born and raised in a family of ordinary teachers. All his childhood passed in the south of Germany, in the small town of Giessen. Later, in 1977, the family moved to a place called Heichelheim, where the boy graduated from school. Already in the early years, Til will show abilities for the German language and literature - both domestic and foreign. Therefore, his parents have no doubts: the son must follow in their footsteps - become a teacher. After leaving school, Valentin Schweiger successfully passes exams and enters the university at the Faculty of German Studies. Being in the second year, the young man realizes that he made the wrong choice regarding his future profession. The reason turned out to be predictably banal: low teacher salaries and unenviable prospects. Therefore, the young man decides to devote himself to another, no less noble cause - he wants to become a doctor.
Having successfully graduated from a medical college, Tilman does not have time to master a new profession in practice - he is taken into the army. The service takes place in the Netherlands, in the ranks of the German Air Force (Air Force). Having given a debt to his homeland, the future actor for a long time can not find himself, rushing about. And, as often happens, His Majesty decides everything by chance.
The beginning of a film career
One of Til's good friends at that time was educated at the theater school in Cologne (Der Keller). And Valentin Schweiger decided to follow the example of his girlfriend and entered the same educational institution. In 1986, he successfully completed it, and in 1989 he entered the service at the Contra-Krais Theater, located in Bonn.
The creative page of the actor’s life begins very ambiguously: he has to voice films for adults. He is already recognizable, but not yet famous. Since 1990, the actor appears more and more on the screen: participates in various television programs, receives first roles in the cinema. Schweiger's debut will take place in the series "Lindenstrasse", where he will get a cameo role. In 1991, the actor gets into a big movie and successfully appears before a wide audience as a comedian in the feature film “Risky Races”. Later, at the German Max-Ophuls-Festival for his role in this film, he will be nominated as "Best Young Actor" and receive an award. It will happen in 1993. A year later, after filming the movie "Maybe it can’t be, " he will become famous throughout Germany.
Continuation of the creative path
The career of a talented actor is growing rapidly and in 1997 reaches its peak - the world-wide film “Knockin 'on Heaven” directed by Thomas Ian appears on a wide screen, in which Til is not only involved in one of the main roles, but also co-authored a phenomenal scenario. The picture brings Schweiger world fame, recognition of his dramatic talent, as well as the prize of the Moscow International Film Festival “Silver St. George”.
An interesting fact is noted by another work of Tilman Schweiger - the role of the bandit in the film by Maciej Deitzer (1997). She brings the actor success at a festival in Poland. And this was the only case when a person of non-Polish origin was awarded the award from this country in the nomination "Best Polish Actor".
The next few years, Valentin Schweiger is actively filming, constantly receiving invitations from eminent directors. For example, in 1998 he plays in the crime drama Sebastian Gutierrez “The Kiss of Judah”, then in the comedy by James Merendino “American Punk”, and in 2003 he works on the same platform with Angelina Jolie in the film “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” -2 - The cradle of life. " At one time, Steven Spielberg invites a talented actor to a role in the film "Saving Private Ryan", but is refused. Thiel motivated this decision with his hatred of everything that comes into contact with the concept of “fascism”, saying that he does not want to have anything to do with this, even within the framework of the movie fiction. At this point, Tilman gets a role in the film "Assassins to Replace."
Creative potential
The career of the actor Til Schweiger did not begin to be limited. Feeling the ability and creativity, he began to try his hand as the main director, screenwriter and producer. His first directorial work was the action movie "Polar Bear" (1998), in which he played the main role. Then Til resumes work with the aforementioned filmmaker Thomas Yan, and as a result of their joint work in 2001, the comedy action movie “On the Heart and Kidneys” was released.
Best of all, Schweiger was able to shoot melodramas. And in 2005, he appeared before critics as a truly gifted person, releasing the romantic film “Barefoot on the Pavement”, where he plays the main role, as well as combines a screenwriter, director and producer. Subsequently, the picture was a stunning success with the audience. Two years later, a well-known director shoots another tearful story called "Handsome". The box office of the film amounted to more than 81 million dollars, in addition, Tilman was awarded the "Audience Award for the best film" from the European Film Academy. Later works “Handsome-2” (2009), “Seducer” (2010), “Seducer-2” (2012) and others only confirmed his status as a good director and a wonderful actor in the eyes of the public.
The personal life of the actor
In 1995, Tilman Schweiger met his future wife. His chosen one becomes a former model and actress, an American by birth Dan Carlsen. In the same year, they legalize their relationship, and four beautiful children are born in a marriage: a son and three daughters, Valentin Florian (1995), Luna Marie (1997), Lily Camille (1998) and Emma Tiger (2002).
Having lived for almost ten years in a marriage, the couple decide to terminate their relationship. And in 2005 they parted, but no one was in a hurry to formalize the divorce. Documents about him were signed four more years later, that is, in 2009. Today, the couple manages to maintain friendly relations. Tilman supports his ex-wife and is directly involved in raising children.
At the moment, the actor is not bound by obligations. Prefers short-term novels. He says he appreciates freedom and is in no hurry to part with it again.
