1. Til Schweiger became known in the 1990s for films such as Manta, Manta, Der bewegte Mann and Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
13 Facts About Til Schweiger
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Til Schweiger went on to star in international film productions such as Inglourious Basterds and founded his own production company Barefoot Films.
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Til Schweiger was born in Freiburg, West Germany, to two teachers.
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Til Schweiger grew up in Heuchelheim near Giessen in Hesse, where he went to school.
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Til Schweiger directed and produced Der Eisbar in 1998.
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Til Schweiger won a Bambi Award for Barfuss in 2005, based on the original English screenplay "Barefoot" by Stephen Zotnowski, which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in.
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In 2007, Keinohrhasen, written, produced, and directed by Til Schweiger, became the most successful film in German theaters with a box office result of million.
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In 2012 Til Schweiger made a film alongside his daughter Luna named Schutzengel.
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In 2013, Til Schweiger started to produce commercials with his daughters.
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Til Schweiger then appeared in the US productions The Courier with Mickey Rourke, This Means War with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon, and in 2013 as Darko in Charlie Countryman with Shia LaBeouf among others.
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Til Schweiger made an appearance in 2014's Muppets Most Wanted, 2017's David Leitch's Atomic Blonde, and 2024's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
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In November 2024, Til Schweiger took part in the filming of a promotional video about drift in Minsk.
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Til Schweiger married American model Dana Carlsen on 19 June 1995.