Gedeon Burkhard: biography, filmography, personal life

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Gedeon Burkhard, whose biography is described below, is a German actor whose popularity (including in our country) is associated primarily with the main role in the television series "Commissioner Rex". Another well-known work of his, which brought worldwide fame and recognition, was the incarnation of the character Wilhelm Vicky in Inglourious Basterds on the screen.

Childhood

The future star was born on July 3, 1969 in one of the most beautiful German cities - Munich. The boy was brought up in a family closely associated with cinema. His great-grandfather Alesandre Moissy was a professional actor, and his grandfather was a film producer. The future of the child was chosen by the mother. It was on her initiative that at the age of eight, the parents sent the guy to study at one of the boarding schools located in the UK. Four years later, the boy returned and began studying at an American school. It is thanks to this that he is fluent in both German and English, which helped him a lot in his career.

Debutroles

Gedeon Burkhard, whose biography as an actor began at the age of ten, made his film debut in a German film called "Aunt Maria". Here he played one of the key characters. The guy was noticed by director Hartmut Keller, and a year later he was offered the lead role in a joint American-German film known as Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler. The tape consisted of three episodes. At the same time, according to the idea of the producers, each of the episodes had to be filmed twice - separately in English and German. Here Gideon Burkhard applied his knowledge. Moreover, on the set, he became the only actor who did not have to be dubbed.

The end of the boy actor's career

From childhood, he really liked acting in television films, so he did this all his free time, especially during school holidays. Not finishing the last class, Gideon dropped out of school. It should be noted that the main reason for such an act is not at all connected with his passion for cinema. The fact is that he sought to specialize his education, so he decided to enter a music school. In addition, Gideon Burkhart began attending courses in acting and rhetoric. In 1988, the actor starred in the film Passenger, Welcome to Germany, where his partner on the set was the famous Hollywood star Tony Curtis. According to most critics, this film ended the career of a boy actor and marked the beginning of the career of an adult artist.

Roles that brought fame and recognition

Among the many following works, it is necessary to highlight the role in the German film "Little Sharks", shot by the famous director Wortman. The tape itself was awarded the German award, and Gedeon Burkhard, as the best actor, received the Bavarian award, which is considered to be his first personal achievement.

He gained worldwide popularity after playing the title role in the joint Austrian-German television series "Commissioner Rex". To play the character of Alexander Brantner, he first had to go through a casting, in which more than 250 applicants took part. This film was released on TV screens in 140 states. It should be noted that here the German actor replaced Tobias Moretti, whose hero died in the film. After the appearance of the new main character in Austria, the ratings of the series simply collapsed, but they rose sharply in neighboring countries, especially in Italy. For the sake of participating in the movie "Commissioner Rex" Gedeon Burkhard even moved temporarily to live in Austria. Here he spent five years, after which he moved to Berlin to film in another series - "Special Detachment Cobra". The film was shown in 120 countries, and filming continued until 2007, when the main character, played by Gideon, died.

Other movies

Gedeon Burkhard, whose filmography includes more than four dozen works, starred in 2006 in one of the most successful of them. This film was "The Last Train", where the actor got the role of Henry Neumann - a boxerof Jewish origin, who was locked in a freight car on a train bound for Auschwitz. The brilliant game of Gideon became the key to his invitation by Quentin Tarantino to participate in the film Inglorious Basterds. Here Corporal Wilhelm Vicky became the character of the German actor.

Among other projects in which he took part, one can note such as:

• Golden Times;
• "March Melody";
• Yu;
• "The last movement of the hand";
• Magenta;
• "Frenemies";
• "Two men, two women - four problems";
• "Necklace";
• "Scams";
• "Tunnel of Death";
• "My son's father";
• "Solo for clarinet" and others.

Last known works

After the release of Inglorious Basterds, the actor began to constantly receive invitations to participate in various films. In particular, in 2009 he starred in the film "Massel", which was shown on German television. Two years later, Burckhard moved to the Italian capital to shoot in the local TV series The Hunt for the King. Drugs. Here he was assigned the role of Daniel Piazza, the inspector of the department dealing with the fight against drugs.

Private life

For three years (1995 - 1998) Gideon lived and worked in the United States. Here he failed to achieve any outstanding success in the cinema. It was during his American period of life that he married. It happened in 1996 in LasVegas, and the wife of the actor was a local journalist Bridget Cunningham. However, this marriage was not destined to last long - four months after the wedding, Gideon Burkhard and his wife divorced. In the future, the name of the actor was associated with many more women, both in the United States and in Europe. However, none of them managed to become his legal wife. On July 13, 2004, the model of Italian-German origin Filomena Ianacone gave birth to his daughter, who is currently the only child of the actor, who, as of today, is still single.

Interesting facts

Actor Gideon Burkhard has repeatedly admitted that as a child he dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. The guy was so captivated by the performances of Rudolf Nureyev that until the age of ten he intended to enter the Munich Ballet Academy. Even the parents initially decided not to interfere with their son in his quest and not interfere in his fate. However, the first role in "Aunt Maria" changed everything.

Burkhard's manager, from the early days of his career, is Wolfgang's own father.

In 2011, the actor took part in the entertainment television show "Dancing with the Stars", or rather, in its Italian version. Gideon's stage partner here was the popular Italian dancer Samantha Togni. At the same time, in one of the numbers he even had to perform in tandem with the famous actress Laura Glavan. However, he failed to become the winner of this show.

According toknown in Germany edition of Bild Zeitung, in August 1998, Gedeon Burkhard (photo presented to your attention) entered the top three "Most erotic Germans." He was only ahead of the famous footballer Oliver Bierhoff and Campino.

In addition to the above-mentioned award for best movie actor in 1992, Gideon also received an award for favorite character in the series (seven years later).

The actor is currently raising his daughter on his own.