One of the most popular German actors of modern cinema is Jürgen Vogel. He teaches young people to be themselves and not to be shy about their place in life, but to persistently go to their goal. Playing the roles of ordinary people, the actor shows how unique they can be. Jürgen himself claims that in each film he plays the role of himself.
Creative way of the actor
Little is known about the early biography of Jürgen Vogel: he was born in a very ordinary family, his father worked as a waiter, and his mother was a housewife. In addition to Jürgen, three more children were raised in the family. From early childhood, Jürgen Vogel woke up a craving for fame and began his career as a young model, posing for photos of fashion magazines and sometimes pacing on the catwalk with adult models.
At 16, the actor starred in his first film and began to seriously think about the future profession. Deciding to become a film actor, he entered the Munich Theater School without a doubt, but the next day the future movie star left the school. Jürgen decided that the school would not be able to give him the proper education, since he devotes too much time to theory. Either the unwillingness to learn, or the inner flair played into Vogel’s hand, but the lack of special skills and knowledge did not prevent the talented actor from breaking into the world of cinema. The guy is trying to try his luck in Berlin, where he is renting an apartment with actor Richie Muller. Jurgen Vogel became recognizable after the release of the movie “Little Sharks” (1992), in which the actor played almost himself: the guy accidentally ended up in a theater school and was trying to convince the training college of his creative abilities.
In most films, Jurgen plays those people who are practically not accepted in modern cinema: these are working people, fanatics, drug addicts, the unemployed and terminally ill. Actor Jürgen Vogel is trying to show people that it is normal to have a completely ordinary profession and deal with everyday problems. And indeed, his game is striking in its naturalness, and the characters are pretty and rather charismatic.
Filmography
The actor began to appear in films in the mid-80s, for all the time in his collection there are already more than a hundred roles. His role is quite diverse and diverse, but often Jurgen plays people with mental disabilities: he was a killer, bank robber, rapist, drug dealer, but at the same time films with Jurgen Vogel are considered the most successful, with high moral and deep meaning.
The list of early works included paintings such as "Your Last Chance", "Children of Stone", "Night Fire" and "Rosamund." The most famous films were "East Wind", "Handsome", "Hotel Suite", "Experiment 2: Wave" and "On Wheels". The latest projects of Jürgen were “The Last Tour”, “Stereo” and “Hotel Adlon”.
The actor also played in the series "Blokhin." It tells about the difficult fate of a boy of the same name, who lost his memory and relatives and, having left the orphanage, went the dirty way, becoming a pimp and drug dealer.
Pretty felon
But a breakthrough in his film career was his own project “Free Will”, in which Jurgen played one of the leading roles, wrote the script for the film and became a producer. His role was rather difficult, but Vogel coped with it brilliantly. The film tells about how a person with mental disabilities learns to live in a world that is fixated on sex. The maniac who raped three women leaves the hospital after brainwashing, but does not even imagine that to adapt in real society will be an impossible task. Fortunately, on his way to a better life, she met a girl who also had a hard time, and together they try to help each other become better.
For this role, Jurgen Vogel received an award at the Berlin Silver Bear Film Festival, and critics appreciated the actor’s ability to transform.
Awards
Vogel was nominated many times, but he received such awards:
- In 1990, the actor won the nomination "Best Young Actor", contributed to this film "Rosamund."
- Three years later, he received this award again for his role in Little Sharks. In 1997, at the Film Award in Gold, he won the nomination “Outstanding Personal Achievements: Actor”. After this, several more awards followed, but the most significant was the gratitude for the great contribution to the cinema for the films “Nudes”, “Dance of the Shards” and “Nogo”. That evening, Jurgen received the title of best German actor.
- At the Berlinale in 2006, he received his first Silver Bear. Every year, working in the film industry, Vogel has repeatedly confirmed the right to bear the title of best actor, repeatedly became the laureate of the nomination “Outstanding Personal Achievements”. Almost every year at the Bavarian Film Award, Jürgen receives awards for best male roles.
Vogel and Schweiger in "Handsome"
German film star Jürgen Vogel collaborates with many actors, but his colleague on the shop for many years is the famous heartthrob Til Schweiger. Together they played in the comedy "On Wheels" in 2006 (the original title of the film "Where is Fred?").
The most famous project, in which both actors participated, is the film "Handsome". And although the German name of the picture is “The Earskin Hare,” in Russian film distribution the original name was changed for greater recognition of the film.
Til Schweiger himself became the producer and director, he also played a major role in the film. The painting was a huge success, and tickets for the premiere were sold out within a few days (box office amounted to $ 81,303,447). In the comedy, Jurgen played one of the important roles: he was to show himself. The main character, Ludo (Til Schweiger), is trying to interview Jürgen Vogel, inviting him to an interview, and Vogel does appear for a conversation, but in a rather unusual form for him: with hair extensions, an inserted snow-white smile and buttocks, like Jennifer Lopez's. In general, the absurdity and comic nature of this situation reached its climax. The film was stolen into quotes and it became a cult among fans of German cinema. It is noteworthy that the four children of Til Schweiger play in it, and the frame where Jürgen Vogel passes with Nora Chirner (the main character) along the red carpet is a real reflection of the presentation of the award in Berlin.
Personal life is a taboo for everyone
Jürgen Vogel actively hides facts all from his personal life, so he is a tidbit for the press. On the Internet you can find a photo of Jürgen Vogel with his wife - and only: no scandals related to his name, no compromising. The actor is married to Medeline Sommerfeld, who is a famous Berlin clothing designer and creator of the Sommerfeld brand of the same name. The couple has four children: three daughters and a son.
Interesting Facts
In 2005, Jürgen Vogel founded the Hansen Band.
Together with Matthias Glasner, he opened the production film company Schwarzweiss.
Jurgen often lies to the media about his personal life in order to hide real information so that the paparazzi do not interfere with life.
The most talked about topic among Jurgen fans is his teeth.
Jurgen's height is 1.68 cm.