Alexander Becht (born 8 January 1986,Birth date and place
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Marburg Marburg (; ) is a college town, university town in the States of Germany, German federal state () of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf Districts of Germany, district (). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has ...

) is a German

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, mostly known for his role as Lenny Cöster in the popular

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' ("Good Times, Bad Times"), often abbreviated ''GZSZ'', is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL Television, RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhoo ...

''. Becht was born in Marburg. After he finished high school, Alexander Becht passed a professional acting education. He had his debut in a

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of the war movie ''Die Brücke'' in the role of Ernst Stolten. In the summer of 2007, he was cast in the role of Lenny Cöster in ''

''. The character, which was originally introduced as a smart and emotional young adult, was the last member of the Cöster family to appear on-screen. Becht began filming in October 2007 and had his first on-screen appearance on 28 December 2007. The role got positive reactions from fans and tackles controversial issues, including

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and

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, along the way. The actor lives in

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, where ''GZSZ'' is also filmed and is said to be friends with co-stars

Jörn Schlönvoigt Jörn Schlönvoigt (; born 1 August 1986) is a German actor and singer who became popular through the soap opera "''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten''". Early life and his career Schlönvoigt was born in Köpenick, ...

, Sarah Tkotsch, Anne Menden and Felix Isenbügel.

Filmography

* 2008: ' - Ernst Stolten * 2007-2010: ''

'' – Lenny Cöster

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becht, Alexander 1986 births Living people People from Marburg German male television actors German male soap opera actors Male actors from Hesse