David Jakobs
David Jakobs (born July 25, 1983 in Mönchengladbach ) is a German musical actor.
biography
At the age of 12, David Jakobs gained his first musical experience as a child actor in the musical Les Misérables as Gavroche. In 2011 he received his diploma in singing, acting and dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen.
During his studies David Jakobs could be seen in various roles, among others in Alkestis as Herakles (Pina Bausch-Theater), as Wolf / Prinz in Into the woods (Theater Hagen), as Roger in Rent (Deutsches Theater München), as well as Rob Gordon in the European premiere of High Fidelity (Rathaustheater Essen). After completing his studies, he made a guest appearance at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus and played the leading role of Jerry Lukowski in The full monty (Oper Dortmund). In 2012 he played in The Who's Tommy at the Bielefeld Theater . Other roles followed, for example those of Claude in Hair (Landestheater Detmold) and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Theater Basel). David Jakobs embodied the role of Judas in J esus Christ Superstar again under the direction of Gil Mehmert from October 2013 at the Bonn Theater and in 2014 and 2015 at the Dortmund Opera.
In 2014 David Jakobs was seen as Boris in the continental premiere of Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng (Gärtnerplatztheater Munich). In the newly built Stage Theater on the Elbe, he played the role of Bruno Lubanski in the world premiere of The Miracle of Bern (musical) from November of the same year under the direction of Gil Mehmert . In 2016 David Jakobs returned to the Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich as Claude in Hair and made his debut as Che in Evita at the Bonn Opera in September of the same year . He embodied the role again in the 2017/2018 season.
In 2017 and 2018 Jakobs played the role of the humpback bell-ringer Quasimodo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the Stage Theater des Westens in Berlin, in the Deutsches Theater in Munich and also in the Stage Apollo Theater in Stuttgart. In the summer of 2018 he appeared as Enjolras in Les Misérables on the stage of the Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg . Since October 2018 he can be seen in the role of Frank W. Abagnale Junior at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in Catch me if you Can .
roll
- The Full Monty - (as Jerry Lukowski) - Theater Dortmund
- The Who's Tommy - Theater Bielefeld - 2012
- Hair - (as Claude) - Landestheater Detmold
- Jesus Christ Superstar - (as Judas) - Stadttheater Bremerhaven,
- Jesus Christ Superstar - (as Judas) - Theater Bonn - 2013
- Jesus Christ Superstar - (as Judas) - Theater Dortmund - 2014/2015
- Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng - (as Boris) - Gärtnerplatztheater Munich - 2014
- The miracle of Bern - (first appointment Bruno Lubanski) - Theater an der Elbe Hamburg - 2014
- Hair - (as Claude) - Gärtnerplatztheater Munich - 2016
- Evita - (as Che) - Oper Bonn - 2016 to 2018
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - (first cast Glöckner Quasimodo) - Theater des Westens Berlin - 4/2017 to 11/2017
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - (first cast Glöckner) - Deutsches Theater Munich - 11/2017 to 1/2018
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - (first cast Glöckner) - Apollo Theater Stuttgart - 2018
- Les Misérables - (as Enjolras) - Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg - 2018
- Catch me if you Can - (as Frank Abagnale Junior) - Staatstheater Nürnberg - from October 2018 to July 2019
- Elisabeth (open air concert) - (as Luigi Lucheni) - Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna) - 2019
- The Popess (Musical) - (as Anastasius) Theaterhaus Stuttgart - August 2019
- Jekyll & Hyde (Musical) - (as Jekyll / Hyde) - Theater Dortmund - from October 2019
Discography
- 2014 Tschitti Tschitti Bang Bang - Cast Album
- 2015 The Miracle of Bern , cast album
- 2017 The Hunchback of Notre Dame - The Musical , cast album
Awards
- 2009: Youth cultural advancement award in the musical category
- 2015: German Musical Theater Prize for best actor in a supporting role in the world premiere of The Miracle of Bern (musical)
Web links
- David Jakobs in the ensemble of the Bonn Opera
- David Jakobs on musical1.de
- David Jakobs, as Judus in "Jesus Christ Superstar" - and now as Quasimodo. In: BR. August 31, 2017, accessed March 16, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Steinfurt/Tecklenburg/3055157-Kartenvorverkauf-startet-heute-Buehne-engagiert-David-Jakobs
- ↑ https://www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de/spielplan-18-19/catch-me-if-you-can/23-11-2018/1930
- ^ Theater Dortmund :: Jekyll & Hyde. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jacob, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musical actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |