Paul Falk (musician)

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Paul Falk, 2012. Excerpt from the movie poster for Small Murders

Paul Falk (born December 17, 1996 in Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt ) is a German musician , actor , musical actor and voice actor .

life and career

Paul Falk is the younger son of the music producer Dieter Falk . In April 2015 he graduated from the Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium in the Benrath district of Düsseldorf .

Falk has been musically active since he was eight years old. He sang title roles in various children's musicals and began writing his first songs on the piano at the age of nine. From 2010 to 2012 he was the narrator in the pop oratorio “ The 10 Commandments ” by Dieter Falk and Michael Kunze , for which he also wrote the melody of a song. Paul Falk sang and played the role of Emperor Karl in the pop oratorio " Luther ", which premiered on Reformation Day 2015 in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle . He also wrote the music for two songs for “Luther”.

Paul Falk also worked as a voice actor . In the movie " The Little King Macius - The Film " (2007) he lent his voice to the character of the little King Macius, replacing the originally planned speaker at short notice. He was nominated for the German Synchronous Award 2008 for his role in the “Outstanding Young Talent” category. He also dubbed the character in the second season of the KI.KA television series of the same name , which was broadcast from October 7, 2007. His voice has also been the “control voice” of the musical “ Starlight Express ” in Bochum for several years .

Paul Falk is a member of the family band " Falk & Sons ", which consists of his father Dieter Falk and his older brother Max Falk; Paul Falk is active there as a keyboard player and singer. With “Falk & Sons” Paul Falk has had over 120 TV appearances and concerts at home and abroad. Since 2011 he has been on tour regularly with “Falk & Sons”. The first album "Celebrate Bach" was released in November 2011 by Universal .

Falk's solo career began in 2015 with the high school song "8 long years" composed by himself, which became a great success on YouTube . In July 2017 his debut album "1000 songs" was released. In 2018 he goes on tour with the album.

In addition, Paul Falk played in various television series and productions. Since 2006 Falk has been receiving private acting lessons from his mentor Bernd Capitain in Cologne . He also attended acting masterclasses in New York City and Los Angeles . In the psychological thriller Kleine Morde from 2012, Falk played his first leading role alongside Uwe Ochsenknecht and Ann-Kathrin Kramer as Martin Brinkhoff, son of a judge.

In January 2015, he was in an episode lead role in the television series The Teacher . He played the “problem youth” Fabian, who flees home after an argument with his father who wants to send him to boarding school. In the ZDF series Heartbreaker - Father of Four Sons he has been seen in a supporting role since 2014. He plays Julius, the friend of the gay pastor's son "Tom" Tabarius ( Lukas Karlsch ). In the 21st season of the ARD television series In All Friendship (2018) he had an episode role as a musician; he played the singer and front man of a band.

Paul Falk currently lives (as of July 2017) in Düsseldorf .

Awards

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Paul Falk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Paul Falk: A music video for the Abitur RP Online from March 27, 2015. Accessed on December 6, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c "The Teacher" Paul Falk: Leading role for Dieter's son . In: EXPRESS of January 15, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Paul Falk - Emperor Karl Vita Paul Falk. Internet presence Luther - a pop oratorio by Michael Kunze and Dieter Falk. Retrieved December 6, 2015
  4. ↑ 3023 singers give you goose bumps in "Luther" performance review in: Ruhr-Nachrichten of October 31, 2015. Accessed on December 6, 2015
  5. ↑ LUTHER - the pop oratorio: rehearsals for the world premiere preliminary report at Musical1. Retrieved December 6, 2015
  6. ↑ Saxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH: “Macius” voice actor Paul Falk nominated for prize ( memento of the original from December 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 18, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.drefa.de
  7. ↑ "8 long years": Paul Falk's Abisong becomes a YouTube hit . RP Online June 29, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015
  8. ↑ Paul Falk publishes his debut album 1000 songs . CD reviews on Mix1.de. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Paul Falk (14) cinema debut with big stars in: EXPRESS from September 12, 2011. Accessed December 6, 2015
  10. ↑ Teen coming out on ZDF queer.de from November 17, 2014. Accessed December 6, 2015
  11. ^ Paul Falk . Profile at schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Falk, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musical singer, actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt