Axel Stein
Axel Stein (born February 28, 1982 in Wuppertal ) is a German actor and comedian .
Life
Film and TV
At the age of twelve, Axel Stein played several guest roles in various television series and was featured in German advertising for the Tamagotchi- like Digimon Virtual Pets . 1998 began his television career with the series Hausmeister Krause . In Marc Rothemund's comedy Harte Jungs he first appeared as the leading actor in a movie in 2000 .
In 2001 and 2002 he appeared as a guest in various German television series such as Der Fahnder and SK Kölsch and made television and cinema films such as Schule , Die Klasse von '99 , Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier and Knallharte Jungs . At the same time, Stein also produced his first own comedy series Axel! for television. In 2003 the series was further developed and then went with the title Axel! want to know on the air.
This was followed by other roles in films such as Barfuss (2005) and 7 Dwarfs - The Forest Is Not Enough (2006). In 2007 he starred in the film No Bond for Life .
Stein also appeared regularly at show events by colleagues such as Stefan Raab . In 2011 he was part of the renewal of the Sat.1 telecast Week show . From February 2013 he took on the lead role in the action comedy film Turbo und Tacho , a spin-off of the hit series Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei , in which he had previously appeared twice in the same role. Turbo and Tacho was the pilot film for an independent television series, which, however, was not produced because of the low response.
Stein made his directorial debut with the horror film Tape_13 , which was shown at the 2014 Berlinale .
Motorsport
Stein is a big motorsport fan.
As a driver he took part in two racing events of the Mini Challenge Germany in 2006 and finished 40th in the overall ranking with one point. As a guest starter, he took part in one and two other Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup racing events in 2010 . After placing the podium, Stein is the most successful participant in the TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge with, among other things, five first places in the 1500 cm³ class and a team victory in the so-called rodeo race . He was seen several times in formats such as GRIP - Das Motormagazin or Motorvision TV , and he also tested vehicles for Autobild.tv and Welt der Wunder .
Stein and Matthias Malmedie have been running the automotive-related YouTube channel Axel and Matthias since the beginning of 2018 .
Private
From around 2008, Stein went through a major physical change and lost 45 kg in about five years.
In August 2015, Stein's brother, who also acted as the actor's manager, died.
Axel Stein lives in Wuppertal.
Awards
In 2002 Stein won the German Comedy Award in the categories of Best Newcomer , Best Comedy Series (Janitor Krause) and Best Movie (Knallharte Jungs) . In 2003 he was nominated again for the German Comedy Award in the Best Actor category, won the Jupiter Film Award for Best Young Actor in 2002 and received a nomination for the Rose d'Or international television award in the Best Sitcom category .
- 2002: German Comedy Award for Best Newcomer Comedy
- 2002: German Comedy Award Best Comedy Series for Caretaker Krause
- 2002: German Comedy Award for the best film for tough guys
- 2002: Rising Movie Talent Award for Best Young Actor
- 2003: Jupiter Film Award for Best Young Actor
In 2005, Axel Stein was with his series Axel will's know! Nominated again for the German Comedy Prize Best Comedy Series. In the same year he was also nominated in Austria for the Romy Award in the category of best young actor .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
Animation films
- 2009: Bolt - a dog just in case ... as a dinosaur
- 2010: Sammy's Adventure - Finding the Secret Passage ... as Ray
- 2012: Sammy's Adventure 2 ... as Ray
- 2013: Monster Uni ... as a squishy
- 2016: Angry Birds - The Movie ... as Chuck
- 2017: The Smurfs - The Lost Village ... as Schlaubi
- 2019: Angry Birds 2 ... as Chuck
TV Shows
- 1996–1998: The Guard (4 episodes)
- 1999–2008: Caretaker Krause - Order must be (43 episodes)
- 2000: Balko (episode The Campground Murderer )
- 2001: SK Kölsch (result: Bock shot )
- 2001: The Investigator (Follow Revenge and Confession )
- 2002–2004: Axel! (35 episodes)
- 2003: Hello Robbie! (Follow Robbie as a star )
- 2003: Our Charly (episode Charly sees everything )
- 2004–2006: Axel! want to know (26 episodes)
- 2006–2011: Pastewka (3 episodes)
- 2008, 2012: SOKO Cologne (episodes of The silent witness , with blow and stab )
- 2010: Lutter - Rote Erde
- 2010: SOKO 5113 (following death of a wedding planner )
- 2010: Alarm for Cobra 11 - The Autobahn Police (Follow Turbo and Tacho , Turbo and Tacho reloaded and Mitten in Herz )
- 2010: Grip - The Motor Magazine - Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
- 2011: The weekly show
- 2011: Grip - Das Motormagazin (4 episodes)
- 2012: ProSieben's 1001 Nights
- 2013: Turbo & Tacho
- 2014: Add a Friend (episode Who is Afraid of Bad Klaus )
- 2015: The firm (result of pride and prejudice )
- 2018–2019: Professor T. (TV series)
- 2019: Einstein (5 episodes)
- 2019: A Case for Two (episode In the Shadow of Venus )
Web links
- Axel Stein's website
- Axel Stein in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Turbo and speedometer. In: Mediabiz , accessed October 14, 2016.
- ↑ Axel Stein: "I am incredibly ambitious". In: Neue Westfälische of February 14, 2014 (accessed on February 14, 2014).
- ↑ https://www.vox.de/cms/grill-den-henssler-axel-stein-1849088.html
- ↑ https://www.kreisbote.de/lokales/kaufbeuren/kb-interview-film-motorsport-sind-meine-leidenschaft-5685298.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZqvgjqEAyvuIERCWSgzEqg/about
- ↑ https://rp-online.de/kultur/film/axel-stein-im-interview-warum-er-jetzt-duenn-ist-und-bart-traegt_aid-20863771
- ↑ https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/haben/35-kilo-abhaben-so-liess-er-die-pfunde-purzeln-13017688.bild.html
- ↑ https://www.desired.de/stars/deutsche-promis/axel-stein-ist-54-kilo-leichter-axel-stein-hat-54-kilo-abhaben/
- ↑ https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/axel-stein-heftige-typveraenderung-so-sieh-der-comedian-nicht-mehr-aus_id_6694353.html
- ↑ https://www.focus.de/regional/muenchen/oktoberfest/oktoberfest-die-enorme-verwandlung-von-axel-stein_id_4968974.html
- ↑ https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/er-war-sein-manager-axel-steins-bruder-mit-42-jahren-gestorben_id_4891174.html
- ↑ https://www.gala.de/stars/news/axel-stein--er-nnahm-lösungen-von-seinem-bruder-20244502.html
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stein, Axel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |