Rolf Brederlow
Rolf Brederlow (born June 17, 1961 in Mackenbach ), better known by his stage name Bobby Brederlow , is a German actor .
Life
Brederlow, who was born with Down syndrome , first became generally known through the four-part TV series Love and Other Disasters , in which he played "Bobby Ackermann" alongside Senta Berger , Friedrich von Thun and Suzanne von Borsody in 1999 played. According to his own statements, his stage name "Bobby" comes from this film. With this name he then played the leading role ("Bobby Kustermann") in the autobiographical feature film Bobby (2001), in which he played with Veronica Ferres . In the feature film Tollpension (2006) he can be seen as "Rolf Weiher" at the side of Uwe Ochsenknecht .
He appeared in various series as a guest, for example in Tatort , in All Friendship , Powder Park , Klinikum Berlin Mitte and For all cases Stefanie . Bobby Brederlow can also be seen occasionally in commercials, including from Aktion Mensch . Several times he was the sponsor of the Down Sports Festival, which has been taking place in Germany at least once a year since 2003 . He supported the campaign You are Germany .
He has lived in Munich since his mother's death in 1989 , together with his brother Gerd Brederlow and his partner. In addition to his work as an actor, he works in a workshop for people with disabilities . In his spare time, painting pictures is one of his favorite pastimes.
Honors
For his acting achievements and his services to the social equality of people with disabilities , he received the Golden Gong , the Bambi Prize (1999), the Bobby (1999) Lebenshilfe media prize named after him , the Golden Chromosome (1999) and others the Golden Camera (2002) and the Federal Cross of Merit (2004).
Filmography
TV films and TV series
- 1998: love and other disasters
- 1999: Alpha team
- 2000: Berlin Center Clinic
- 2000: Stefanie, just in case
- 2001: Powder Park
- 2002: Bobby
- 2002: Crime scene: junk and manslaughter
- 2003: In all friendship
- 2006: great board
- 2009: Rosamunde Pilcher - Four Seasons: Spring
- 2010: Rosamunde Pilcher: Sunday children
- 2014: Koslowski & Haferkamp : Innocent
literature
- Gerd Brederlow (with Heike Neumann): Bobby, Herr Bredi and Mister Herr Bendel - The story of my brother . Piper, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3492240079
Web links
- Official website of Rolf Brederlow
- Rolf Brederlow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Rolf Brederlow in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brederlow, Rolf |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brederlow, Bobby (stage name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mackenbach |