Benno Fürmann

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Benno Fürmann
Benno Fürmann, January 2008
Born	January 17, 1972 Berlin-Kreuzberg

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

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.

[edit] 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: Die Nibelungen with Kristanna Loken
• 2005: Gespenster with Julia Hummer
• 2005: Joyeux Noël with Diane Kruger and Daniel Brühl
• 2006: Crusade in Jeans
• 2007: Pornorama
• 2008: Speed Racer with Emile Hirsch and John Goodman

[edit] Awards

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

[edit] External links

• Benno Fürmann at the Internet Movie Database
• Benno Fürmann in the German National Library catalogue
• http://www.prisma-online.de/tv/person.html?pid=benno_fuermann

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