Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (; born 26 June 1959,

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) is a German theatre and

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. The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in

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. Haußmann was the theatre director of the city theatre in Bochum ( Schauspielhaus Bochum). He also wrote and acted in several plays (1995–2000), and had a role in the Detlev Buck film '' Jailbirds'' (1996). His feature film breakthrough came with '' Sonnenallee'' in 1999. His second feature, '' Herr Lehmann'', followed in 2003. His production of ''

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'' in

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was controversial, compounding the trouble surrounding his production of ''

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''. As a result, his scheduled production of ''

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'' was cancelled.

Filmography

* '' Sonnenallee'', with Detlev Buck, Robert Stadlober, Alexander Beyer (1999) * '' – Die Durchmacher'' (2001, TV documentary series episode) * '' Berlin Blues'' (2003) * '' NVA'', with Detlev Buck,

Kim Alexander Frank Echt was a German pop band from Flensburg active from 1997 to 2002. Their second album ''Freischwimmer'' charted as no. 1 in the German album charts in 1999. Members * Kim Alexander Frank (Vocals) * Kai Fischer (Guitar) * Florian "Florst" Sump ( ...

Jasmin Schwiers Jasmin Schwiers (born 11 August 1982 in Eupen, Belgium) is a German actress. Life and career Schwiers grew up in the German-speaking community in eastern Belgium. She began her career in children's theatre, and later made appearances in sever ...

(2005) * ', with

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, Katharina Thalbach,

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(2005, TV film) * ''

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps ''Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps'' (german: Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken, literally "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Park Badly") is a 2007 German comedy film directed by Leander Haußmann Leander H ...

'', with Benno Fürmann, Jessica Schwarz, Uwe Ochsenknecht (2007) * '' Robert Zimmermann Is Tangled Up in Love'' (2008) * ' (2009) * '' Hotel Lux'' (2011)

References

External links

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Leander Haußmann at Filmportal.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haussmann, Leander 1959 births Living people Film directors from Saxony-Anhalt People from Quedlinburg Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni