Trivia

Son of a waiter and a housewife.

Admitted that he sometimes lied in interviews to protect his privacy.

Daughter Maria, from a previous relationship, was born in 1988.

Has five children.

Founded the film production company Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion together with German director Matthias Glasner.

Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion (1998).

Left Munich stage school after just one day because he thought the teaching methods there were too theoretic and unnatural.

Shared an apartment with actor Richy Müller for a while.

As he doesn't want to deny his roots, he often plays working class characters.

His father worked as a waiter.

Studied acting at the Zinner Studio in Munich, Germany.