Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz
Birthday: 10/04/1956 Year
Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
Citizenship: Austria

Christoph Waltz attended the theater at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna (Faculty of acting Vienna University of Music and Theatre), then studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. He began his career with performances in theaters Zurich (Schauspielhaus Z?rich), Vienna (Burgtheater) and the annual summer music festival in Salzburg, Austria.

 
Christoph Waltz was born on October 4, 1956 in Vienna, Austria; actor. Mostly known for his role Standartenfuhrer SS Hans Landa in the film ‘Inglourious Basterds’ by Quentin Tarantino, released in 2009, for which he was awarded the title of’ Best Actor ‘at the Cannes Film Festival 2009, and in January 2010 received a Golden Globe for’ best Supporting Actor ‘. For the same role he later was also awarded the American Film Critics Association, the American Screen Actors Guild Award, Oscar and BAFTA as ‘Best Supporting Actor’. Waltz on the theatrical stage debut in 1982 in Zurich.
Christoph Waltz attended the theater at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna (Faculty of acting Vienna University of Music and Theatre), then studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. He began his career with performances in theaters Zurich (Schauspielhaus Z?rich), Vienna (Burgtheater) and the annual summer music festival in Salzburg, Austria. He also frequently appeared on television. In 2000, Christophe made his first film – ‘Wenn man sich traut’. In 2009 starred as a Nazi officer, covered by an obsessive passion for hunting Jews. 82 ceremony Oscar Waltz received a gold statuette for ‘Best Supporting Actor’. The film’s director, Quentin Tarantino, recognized the importance of the game Waltz in his film. He said: ‘I believe that Landa is one of the best characters I have ever created or will create in the future. And if Christophe was created for this role … The truth is that if I have not found such an actor, Christoph, the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ could not be.’.
Christoph is fluent in German, French and English. In the film ‘Inglourious Basterds’ he spoke in all three languages. At the moment, he is divorced and has four children. One of them lives in Israel. At Walz two houses in London and Berlin, where he is more often. In the Austrian actor filmography includes such films, TV shows and TV series such as: ‘Crime Scene’ (1970-2009), ‘Phone Police – 110’ (1971-2009), ‘Derrick’ (1974-1998), ‘Inspector Kress’ (1977-2009), “a Case for Two ‘(1981-2009),’ The Flame and the Sword: The legend of Tristan and Isolde” (1982), ‘The Mysterious Stranger’ (1982), ‘Faster lightning’ (1989), ‘life for life ‘(1991),’ Inspector Rex ‘(1994-2009),’ Jacob ‘(1994),’ Catherine the Great ‘(1995),’ our God’s Brother “(1997), ‘Bride’ (1999), ‘ordinary Decent Criminal ‘(2000),’ Falling rocks ‘(2000),’ The Messenger of the Queen ‘(2000),’ Orient Express ‘(2001),’ Dance with the Devil – The Rape of Richard August Oetker ‘(2001),’ Dorian Gray. Devil’s Portrait ‘(2001),’ The old monkey ‘(2003),’ Lapis in the eyes of the bear ‘(2006),’ The Valley of the Shadow of Death ‘(2008),’ The Green Hornet ‘(2010).
Waltz recently signed a contract for the role in the drama ‘Water for Elephants’ director Francis Lawrence. The film will be the first film adaptation of the bestseller Sara Gryuen, tells the story of the Great Depression.
Parents Christophe worked as a painter-decorator. His family members were employees of the theater for several generations.

Graduated from high school “Billrothstra?e D?bling” in Vienna. Studied acting at the famous theater workshops Max Reinhardt in Vienna and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Academy in New York. Since 1977 – on stage in theaters in Vienna. Played theater troupe in Zurich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Salzburg. Since 1979 – in the Austrian and German film and TV. Later, successfully played in the British and French television series.

Actor luck – Maximilian Kolbe in the film Krzysztof Zanussi “Life for life / Leben f?r Leben” (1991).

For the role Standartenfuhrer SS Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds / Inglourious Basterds” (2009) Christoph Waltz won more than a dozen awards and prizes for best supporting actor, including the “Oscar” (2010), “Golden Globe” BAFTA BAFTA.
Waltz – Award winner for Best Actor at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in 2009.

Has three children from his first marriage. He lives in London and Berlin.
AWARDS
Award “O.E. Hasse-Preis”, 1982, Germany
Bavarian TV Award 1997, Germany
Special prize of Baden-Baden for acting work on TV, 1996
Award “Adolf-Grimme-Preis”, 2002, 2004, Austria
Prize of the German TV, 2003

The “Golden Globe” (2009):
Best Supporting Actor (“Inglourious Basterds”)

Prize “BAFTA” (2009):
Best Supporting Actor (“Inglourious Basterds”)

Screen Actors Guild Award (2009):
Best Supporting Actor (“Inglourious Basterds”)

The prize “Bambi”, 2009, Germany
Award at the Cannes International Film Festival 2009
Award at the IFF in Chicago, in 2009, the United States
Film Critics Award Dallas 2009
Award kinogildii Kansas City, 2009
Florida Film Critics Circle Award, 2009

Award New York Film Critics, 2009

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