Jürgen Vogel


Jürgen Peter Vogel is a German actor and producer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in Little Sharks.

Biography

Vogel is the son of a Hamburg waiter and a housewife. He worked as a child model, later had various jobs and visited the Munich drama school for one day. In 1985, he moved to Berlin, where he shared a flat with actor Richy Müller. He states that he was inspired by the movie Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro.
Vogel became famous with the movie Little Sharks in 1992. He won the Silver Bear award in 2006 for his work as an actor, co-author, and co-producer for the film The Free Will.
Vogel had his first child, a daughter, Maria, from a previous relationship. He married Madeleine Sommerfeld in 1997, adopted her two sons and the couple had a daughter. After their divorce, he had another son with assistant director Michelle Gornick. Vogel had his 6th child, a daughter with his fiancée, actress Natalia Belitski. Vogel lives in Berlin.

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