Benno Fürmann

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Benno Fürmann
Fürmann in 2017
Born (1972-01-17) 17 January 1972 (age 52)
Berlin, West Germany
OccupationActor

Benjamin "Benno" Fürmann (German: [ˈbɛ.no ˈfyːɐ̯ˌman] ⓘ; born 17 January 1972) is a German film and television actor. He is known for his lead role in the 2008 film The North Face, where he plays Toni Kurz based on the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster in Switzerland, the lead actor in Christian Petzold's Jerichow, Agnieszka Holland's In Darkness, and as the voice actor for Puss in Boots of the Shrek franchise in the German Dub. [1][2][3]

Life and work[edit]

Fürmann was born in Berlin-Kreuzberg. By the age of 15 he had 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 Mittlere Reife and after that worked as a waiter and a bouncer. In 1991 he went to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Fürmann has a daughter and lives in Berlin, in the neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg.

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The new man always rings twice". RogerEbert. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Review:'North Face' suspense keeps climbing". SFGATE. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Review:In Darkness". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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