Benno Fürmann

Infobox actor
name = Benno Fürmann


caption = Benno Fürmann, January 2008
birthdate = January 17 1972
birthplace = Berlin-Kreuzberg

Benjamin "Benno" Fürmann (born January 17 1972) is a German film and television actor.

Life and Work

Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. At the age of 15 he 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.

Awards

*1999 German Television Award "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for "Die Bubi Scholz Story"

*2000 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor [http://www.bayern.de/Anlage19170/PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.pdf]

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" with Franka Potente,
*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: "" with Kristanna Loken
*2005: "Gespenster" with Julia Hummer
*2005: "Joyeux Noël" with Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl
*2006: "Crusade in Jeans"
*2007: "Pornorama" with Tom Schilling
*2008: "Speed Racer" with Emile Hirsch and John Goodman
*2008: "Mutant Chronicles"

External links

*imdb name|id=0299811|name=Benno Fürmann
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* http://www.prisma-online.de/tv/person.html?pid=benno_fuermann

Persondata
NAME= Fürmann, Benno
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German film and television actor
DATE OF BIRTH=January 17 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH=Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
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