Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968 in

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) is a German actor and producer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in ''

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Biography

Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the

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drama school for one day. In 1985, he moved to

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, where he shared a flat with actor

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. He states that he was inspired by the movie ''

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'', starring

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. Vogel became famous with the movie ''

'' (German: ''Kleine Haie'') in 1992. He won the

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award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film ''

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'' (German: ''Der freie Wille''). Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria (born 1988), from a previous relationship. He married Madeleine Sommerfeld in 1997, adopted her two sons and the couple had a daughter (born 1999). After their divorce, he had another son (born 2009) with assistant director Michelle Gornick. Vogel had his 6th child, a daughter (born 2019) with his fiancée, actress Natalia Belitski.

Awards

*1989:

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– best young actor in ''Rosamunde''"Jürgen Vogel at IMdB"
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– best actor in ''Kleine Haie'' (''

'') *1994: Telestar for ''Dann eben mit Gewalt'' ('' Violence: The Last Resort'') *1997:

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– best male lead in ''Das Leben ist eine Baustelle'' (''

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'') *1998: Deutscher Shooting Star *2000:

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– best TV Star *2001:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis (Grimme Award), formerly known as the Adolf-Grimme-Preis, is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme. The Grimme Institute ...

for ''Das Phantom'' (''The Phantom'') *2003:

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– best German actor in ''Nackt'' und ''Scherbentanz'' (''Shattered Glass'') *2006: 42nd

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– Silver Hugo Award – best actor in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2006: Tribeca Film Festival, New York – best male lead in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2006: Silberner (silver) Bär in the category of special artistic performance in ''Der freie Wille'' (''The Free Will'') *2007:

– best male lead in ''Emmas Glück'' (''

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'') *2007: Ernst-Lubitsch-Preis for his roles in ''Ein Freund von mir'' (''A Friend of Mine'') and ''Wo ist Fred?'' (''Where is Fred?'') *2009:

– best actor in ''Die Welle'' ('' The Wave'') *2010: Herbert-Strate-Preis

Selected filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

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Photographs and bibliography
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