Axel Stein

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Axel Stein (2016)

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

Axel Stein in the Mini Challenge 2006 at the sixth round of the season at the Hockenheimring

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 .

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

TV Shows

Web links

Commons : Axel Stein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Turbo and speedometer. In: Mediabiz , accessed October 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Axel Stein: "I am incredibly ambitious". In: Neue Westfälische of February 14, 2014 (accessed on February 14, 2014).
  3. ↑ https://www.vox.de/cms/grill-den-henssler-axel-stein-1849088.html
  4. ↑ https://www.kreisbote.de/lokales/kaufbeuren/kb-interview-film-motorsport-sind-meine-leidenschaft-5685298.html
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZqvgjqEAyvuIERCWSgzEqg/about
  6. ↑ https://rp-online.de/kultur/film/axel-stein-im-interview-warum-er-jetzt-duenn-ist-und-bart-traegt_aid-20863771
  7. ↑ https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/haben/35-kilo-abhaben-so-liess-er-die-pfunde-purzeln-13017688.bild.html
  8. ↑ https://www.desired.de/stars/deutsche-promis/axel-stein-ist-54-kilo-leichter-axel-stein-hat-54-kilo-abhaben/
  9. ↑ https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/axel-stein-heftige-typveraenderung-so-sieh-der-comedian-nicht-mehr-aus_id_6694353.html
  10. ↑ https://www.focus.de/regional/muenchen/oktoberfest/oktoberfest-die-enorme-verwandlung-von-axel-stein_id_4968974.html
  11. ↑ https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/er-war-sein-manager-axel-steins-bruder-mit-42-jahren-gestorben_id_4891174.html
  12. ↑ https://www.gala.de/stars/news/axel-stein--er-nnahm-lösungen-von-seinem-bruder-20244502.html
personal data
SURNAME Stein, Axel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal