- André Heller
Franz André Heller (born
March 22 ,1947 ) is anAustria n artist, author, singer and actor.Heller was born in
Vienna into a wealthyJew ish family of sweets manufacturers ("Gustav & Wilhelm Heller").His almost daily visits to the
Café Hawelka were in his opinion a key element in the development of his literary orientation. It was in this coffeehouse that he met many men of letters includingFriedrich Torberg ,H. C. Artmann und occasionallyElias Canetti as well as Hans Weigel andHelmut Qualtinger , with whom he later on collaborated and performed. He took acting classes from Hans Weigel and his Elfriede Ott.Heller has been writing prose, poetry, and songs since 1964. He left school shortly before obtaining the
Matura , (he went to a Jesuitboarding school ). From 1965 to 1967 he was a moderately successfulactor at various Vienneseavant-garde theatres.In 1967 Heller co-founded
Hitradio Ö3 , the ORF's then progressive pop music station, where he was one of the hosts of the daily "Musicbox" programme.Jointly with Bernhard Paul, Heller also co-founded the well-known Circus Roncalli in 1976.
From 1976 until 1981, André Heller played major roles in various international movies, this included roles in
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg ’s "", Radu Gabrea’s "Fürchte Dich nicht, Jakob" and "Doktor Faustus" by Johannes Schaaf.Heller has received numerous international awards.
He has to date written 14 printed publications, among them collections of stories "Die Ernte der Schlaflosigkeit in Wien", "Auf und Davon", "Schlamassel", "Als ich ein Hund war", the novel "Schattentaucher", the collection of poems "Sitzt ana und glaubt, er is zwa" (together with Helmut Qualtinger), as well as two picture books "Jagmandir – Traum und Wirklichkeit" and "Die Zaubergärten des André Heller".
21 TV documentaries have been produced about Heller's projects, productions and plans. These were done by the likes of
Werner Herzog , H.J. Syberberg, and Elsa Klensch, among others.Heller was appointed artistic director of the artistic and cultural programme which ran parallel to the
2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. His company [http://artevent.at Artevent] was also responsible for the successful "Presentation of the Germany bid for the FIFA 2006 World Cup" project.Between 1968 and 1983 Heller recorded 15 albums as singer of his own texts and in part of his own compositions. He was on the road with 9 international concert tours, and was the host and entertainer in 12 evening-filling TV shows.
Lately, in 2006—thanks to the initiative of
Chris Gelbmann —he released his last album called "Ruf und Echo". The 3 CD compendium is the first release in the past 20 years, containing new songs and interpretations of old hits by artists likeBrian Eno ,Xavier Naidoo ,Thomas D .The Walkabouts .André Heller lives in Vienna and in
Gardone Riviera ,Lombardy , and travels the world.elected events and projects
Awards
*2004 [http://www.amadeus-award.at/archiv/index1.php Amadeus Austrian Music Award] for "Ruf und Echo"
External links
*PND|118548832
* [http://www.andreheller.com/ www.andreheller.com] , official website
*Imdb|0375267
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9962/Heller.html André-Heller Fan-page]
* [http://www.artevent.at/ Artevent] — Viennese company headed by André Heller for the realisation of all kinds of art projectsPersondata
NAME= Heller, Franz André
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Austria n artist, author, singer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH=March 22 ,1947
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vienna ,Austria
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