Oliver Scherz
Oliver Scherz (* 1974 in Essen ) is a German actor and children's book author .
Life
Education and theater
Oliver Scherz completed his acting studies at the University of Music and Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig from 1998 to 2002 . He had his first theater engagement at the Schauspiel Leipzig ; there he played u. a. the roles of Melchthal / Geßler in Wilhelm Tell (2001; director: Johanna Schall ). He acted as Poggio in John Ford's play Schade That She's a Whore (2002; Director: Markus Dietz) and in 2002 as Mike in the play Vineta (Oderwassersucht) by Fritz Kater . In 2002 he took on the role of Max in the world premiere of the second play Kunstrasen by the author Ulrike Syha at the Leipzig Theater .
In the 2003/04 season, Oliver Scherz was permanently engaged at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe . There he played the secretary George Pigden in the comedy Out of Control by Ray Cooney (2003, director: Hartmut Wickert), Lucius in Titus Andronicus (2004; director: Barbara Bilabel), the son Biff in Death of a Salesman (2004; director: Donald Berkenhoff) and the editor Hovstad in Ein Volksfeind (2004; directed by Sigfried Bühr).
Movie and TV
Scherz has also played a number of film and television roles since 2000; as a director and editor he also realized smaller film projects himself. In the television film We Are the People - Love Knows No Borders (2008) he had a small supporting role alongside Hans-Werner Meyer . He played Mattis Schell, who was shot by border police while trying to escape with his friend over the Berlin Wall .
He also had episode roles in the television series Notruf Hafenkante (2009, when Lars Stöve, where he played the eldest son a proud Hamburg lady; Katharina Meinecke was his partner), Inspector Stolberg (2009; as Konrad Westermann, brother of the murdered star surgeon Olaf Westermann) , SOKO Wismar (2009; as the suspected child father Elmar Rumpf and the ex-husband of the murdered) and in SOKO Leipzig (2011; as a sports student and sperm donor Sebastian Boden and 2014; as husband Felix Schmidt).
In February 2016 Scherz was seen in the ZDF series Notruf Hafenkante in an episode lead role, he played Tobias Bergkamp, the partner of a pregnant woman with an unclear identity ( Sandra Speichert ).
Children's books
After the birth of his daughter, he began writing children's books . In the meantime he has produced several children's books, which have also been discussed in the large feature sections.
His children's books have been published by Beltz & Gelberg , Thienemann-Esslinger in Stuttgart and Carlsen in Hamburg. Some of the books were also published as e-books and audio books . Scherz is considered one of the most successful children's book authors of the younger generation. In 2014 he received the Leipzig Book Fair's “Leipzig Reading Compass” for his book Ben . In the same year, his book on Africa was selected by the German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature as “Book of the Month June”. In 2015 he was named "Reading Artist of the Year" by the German Book Trade Association. Scherz lives in Berlin with his family and two children .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Tatort: Quartet in Leipzig (TV series)
- 2008: We are the people - love knows no borders (TV movie)
- 2008: Cowboy (short film)
- 2009: Notruf Hafenkante (TV series; episode: Latin Lover )
- 2009: Commissioner Stolberg (TV series, episode: The day after )
- 2009: SOKO Wismar (TV series; episode: Up and away )
- 2010: On a cigarette (short film; director)
- 2011: SOKO Leipzig (TV series; episode: God's zoo is big )
- 2014: SOKO Leipzig (TV series; episode: Last Truth )
- 2016: Emergency call harbor edge (TV series; episode: Beware of the past )
Publications (selection)
- Ben . Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 2013. ISBN 978-3-52218-360-4 .
- The little strawberry bird . Beltz & Gelberg Verlag, Weinheim 2013. ISBN 978-3-40779-523-6 .
- We'll be back later, we have to go to Africa shortly . Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 2014. ISBN 978-3-522-18336-9 .
- Nobody stops Don Carlo . Thienemann Verlag, Stuttgart 2015. ISBN 978-3-522-18395-6 .
- When the sloth disappeared with its tree . Beltz & Gelberg Verlag, Weinheim 2015. ISBN 978-3-407-82067-9 .
- When the secret park wakes up, beware of Schabalu! , illustrated by Daniel Napp . Thienemann, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-522-18445-8 .
- A friend like no other , illustrated by Barbara Scholz . Thienemann, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-522-18457-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Oliver Scherz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oliver joke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Oliver Scherz at filmportal.de
- Oliver Scherz - Internet presence
- Oliver Scherz - Pearl Divers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Scherz Profile and Vita at Schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved February 19, 2016
- ↑ Oliver Scherz Profile and Vita at e-TALENTA. Retrieved February 19, 2016
- ↑ a b c Oliver Scherz Vita; Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag . Retrieved February 19, 2016
- ↑ Oliver Kotte: An artistic piece of lawn: Ulrike Syha describes living spaces for visitors. Accessed on February 19, 2016
- ↑ a b c Oliver Scherz Profile at LovelyBooks. Retrieved February 19, 2016
- ↑ Fridtjof Küchemann: The children's book "Ben" by Oliver Scherz: The boy who knew too much about himself Review; in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from November 28, 2013
- ^ Marianne Wellershoff : Children's book "Nobody stops Don Carlo": Mission family reunification review; in: Spiegel online from August 12, 2015
- ↑ a b c d Berlin author Oliver Scherz reads from his excellent book on Africa in Crailsheim ; in: Hohenloher Tagblatt of April 17, 2015. Accessed on February 19, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kidding, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and children's book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |