Jan Josef Liefers

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Jan Josef Liefers (2020)

Jan Josef Liefers (born August 8, 1964 in Dresden ) is a German actor , musician , director and producer .

Live and act

Private

Liefers comes from a theater family. His father was the director Karlheinz Liefers , his mother is the actress Brigitte Liefers-Wähner, and his grandfather Heinz Liefers was also an actor. The actor Martin Brambach is his stepbrother. Jan Josef Liefers grew up in Dresden. For a while he lived with his grandmother in Erfurt .

After graduating from the 10th Polytechnic High School in Goethestrasse in 1980, he first completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter at the Dresden State Theater . He then studied from 1983 to 1987 at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin .

From his first marriage to the Russian actress Alexandra Tabakowa , daughter of the Moscow actor, director and acting teacher Oleg Tabakow , he has the daughter Polina Liefers ( Russian Полина Лиферс / Polina Lifers ) (* 1988), who works at the theater in Moscow.
He has a son (* 1997) with his former partner, the actress and author Ann-Kathrin Kramer .

Liefers with his wife Anna Loos at the Berlinale 2020

Since 2004 he has been married to the actress and singer Anna Loos , with whom he has two daughters (* 2002 and * 2008). The older daughter Lilly Liefers works as a child actress. Liefers lives with his family in Berlin-Steglitz .

Artistic career

theatre

As early as 1980 Liefers was still playing as a pupil at the student theater of the Technical University of Dresden . He then worked at the workers' theater "Dramatic Circle of the VEB Grafischer Großbetrieb Völkerfreundschaft Dresden" under the direction of Rudolf Donath . For his first full-time theater engagement, Liefers went to the Deutsche Theater Berlin (1987–1990) directly after drama school , where he participated in productions by directors such as Thomas Langhoff and Heiner Müller and, with his actor colleague Tobias Langhoff, founded the Baracke am Deutsches Theater experimental stage 1989 with the play the Dumb Waiter ( the Dumb Waiter ) by Harold Pinter opened.

Immediately after the political change in the GDR in 1990, Liefers switched to a permanent position at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg , where he worked with theater directors such as Robert Wilson , Werner Schroeter and Jürgen Flimm as well as with the composer Tom Waits . In 1994 he quit the Thalia Theater in order to be able to work freelance for film and television.

Movie and TV

Jan Josef Liefers as a crime scene forensic specialist Prof. Dr. Dr. Karl-Friedrich Boerne

He made his cinema debut in 1989 in the joint production of ZDF and DEFA in Rainer Simon's film Die Aufigung des Chimborazo , in which he played the young researcher Alexander von Humboldt . After a few minor film and television roles, he made the breakthrough in 1996 with Rossini - or the murderous question of who slept with whom . For the role of Bodo Kriegnitz , Liefers received the Bavarian Film Prize for Young Actors .

In 1997 the German road movie Knockin 'on Heaven's Door was released , in which Liefers played Rudi Wurlitzer, who had bone cancer, at Til Schweiger's side . The film became a huge success and attracted over 3 million viewers to the cinemas.

Since 2002 he has been in front of the camera twice a year with Axel Prahl for the WDR - Tatort as Professor Karl-Friedrich Boerne, an investigator in Münster . In one episode he was also responsible for the musical design. The episode Murder is the Best Medicine from September 21, 2014 reached 13.13 million viewers and a market share of 36.7 percent, the highest audience rating for a crime scene since 1992.

In 2008, Liefers took on the role of the first German television chef, Clemens Wilmenrod, in the film It is on my tongue, produced by NDR . He played Peter Homann in the Oscar- nominated film The Baader Meinhof Complex .

Since 2012 he has played the leading role of the lawyer Joachim Vernau in the film adaptations of the Joachim Vernau novels by Elisabeth Herrmann, produced by ZDF .

In the television adaptation of the novel Der Turm by Uwe Tellkamp , Liefers played the leading role of Richard Hoffmann. The first broadcast of the two-part series started on the Day of German Unity in 2012.

In addition to film music, Liefers has written scripts and also appeared as a film director. In 2010 he founded Radio Doria Entertainment for film and television productions. Since 2020 he has been moderating " LIEFERService " on Das Erste , a talk show in Skype format with various guests from the home office .

music

Liefers at a live concert (2015)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Free Voice of Insomnia (with Radio Doria)
  DE 7th 09/26/2014 (15 weeks)
2 pages (with Radio Doria)
  DE 14th 09/08/2017 (8 weeks)
Singles
Jack's baby
  DE 16 11/01/1999 (9 weeks)
Lost Children (with Radio Doria)
  DE 86 09/26/2014 (1 week)

In addition to his work in film and television productions, Liefers has also built a career as a musician. In 1975 he got his first guitar and took guitar lessons. Since 2006 he has been on tour regularly with his band Radio Doria (formerly Jan Josef Liefers & Oblivion ). Under the title Soundtrack my childhood , he reports on his childhood in the GDR and presents songs by East German bands ( e.g. Silly , Renft , Lift , Puhdys ) that have shaped him and accompanied him through his childhood and youth. In 2009 he published an autobiography of the same name .

In 2010 he worked with Sasha and Henning Wehland as a feature artist on the title Endlos Sommer on the Stefan Waggershausen album So ist das Spiel mit. In 2012, Liefers accompanied the band Puhdys on their anniversary tour to mark the 40th anniversary of the band. The final concert at O2 World Berlin was recorded and published on DVD , under the title Puhdys - Live from the O2 World - The anniversary concert .

In 2015 he and his band Radio Doria took part in the 11th Bundesvision Song Contest for the state of Saxony with the song Sehnsucht No. 7 ; he took 4th place.

Social and Political Activities

Liefers speaks at the major demonstration in Berlin on November 4, 1989

On November 4, 1989 - a few days before the fall of the Berlin Wall - Liefers took part in front of several hundred thousand people as a speaker at the Alexanderplatz demonstration , the final rally of the largest demonstration in GDR history, which was broadcast live on GDR television . He ended his speech with the words:

“The existing structures, the principle structures that have been adopted over and over again do not allow renewal. Therefore they have to be destroyed. We have to develop new structures for democratic socialism . And for me that means, among other things, the division of power between the majority and the minorities. "

- Jan Josef Liefers : German Historical Museum

Jan Josef Liefers supports the " Your voice against poverty" campaign , the development organization ONE as well as the NCL Foundation, which is committed to the treatment of a rare genetic childhood disease, and the Sonnenhof children's hospice in Berlin. For his social commitment he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in December 2011 and the Annemarie Renger Prize of the Workers' Samaritan Association of Germany in 2013 .

Liefers also supports the Tax Against Poverty Campaign , which is campaigning for the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT), the so-called Robin Hood tax . In addition, he played the leading role in the short film Steuer gegen Armut together with Heike Makatsch . A good idea? He also supports the petition against food speculation. The SPD parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament appointed him in 2012 as the elector for Saxony at the 15th Federal Assembly for the election of Federal President Gauck .

In the course of the surveillance and espionage affair in 2013, Liefers requested asylum for the US whistleblower Edward Snowden :

“Of course I am in favor of asylum for Snowden. Germany does not refuse him asylum out of self-won conviction, but simply out of loyalty to the USA. The discussion of where on the scale between 'hero' and 'traitor' he has his place would be an extra topic for me. After all, Ms. Merkel has him to thank for the fact that she was also bugged personally. "

- Jan Josef Liefers : The mirror

advertising

Since 2009 Liefers testimonial for Ferrero and advertises in television and radio commercials for Ferrero's chocolate Rocher .

Together with his Tatort colleague Axel Prahl , he has been promoting the hybrid version of the Toyota Yaris in TV spots since 2012 .

Together with his wife Anna Loos , he is a brand ambassador for Atelier Gardeur .

Works

Filmography

Crime scene episodes as Professor Boerne

(since 2002)

Voice actor (selection)

Discography

Albums

  • 2002: Oblivion
  • 2014: Radio Doria
  • 2017: Radio Doria: 2 pages

Soundtracks

  • 2006: My childhood soundtrack
  • 2010: Soundtrack of my childhood 2
  • 2012: Man What A Woman (in: Soundtrack 'Mann does what man can)

Singles

theatre

Radio plays

Audio books

Publications

Nominations

Awards

Jan Josef Liefers ( Romy Award 2013 )

Web links

Commons : Jan Josef Liefers  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anna Kemper : Martin Brambach: At the age of twelve the shock came. In: Zeit Online. July 28, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ My childhood soundtrack. Autobiography. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-498-03933-2 , p. 191
  3. ↑ Star portrait - Jan Josef Liefers. gala.de, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  4. ↑ My childhood soundtrack. Autobiography. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-498-03933-2 . P. 194
  5. ↑ HOTheater e. V .: Who we are . Retrieved July 5, 2016
  6. ↑ cbu / dpa: “Tatort” sensation rate: over 13 million saw Liefers and Prahl. Spiegel Online , accessed September 30, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Jan Josef Liefers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  8. ↑ The actor and musician Jan Josef Liefers, who among other things can be seen as Tatort Inspector Boerne on ARD ... Ad hoc News, October 10, 2010, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Change to the talk on Tuesday: Replacement comes from the home office
  10. ↑ Charts DE Charts DE Radio Doria
  11. ↑ My childhood soundtrack. Autobiography. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-498-03933-2 , p. 107 ff.
  12. ↑ Jörg Isringhaus: TV star Liefers - the voice of Radio Doria. Jan Josef Liefers turns 50th RP ONLINE , September 11, 2014, accessed on September 16, 2014 .
  13. ↑ Live from the O2-World (double DVD). (No longer available online.) Puhdys fan shop, archived from the original on October 1, 2015 ; accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Radio Doria are back with "Sehnsucht Nr. 7". Radio Doria, July 24, 2015, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  15. ↑ Speeches at the Alexanderplatz demonstration: Jan Josef Liefers (11:36 a.m.). Deutsches Historisches Museum , December 2009, accessed on January 2, 2017 .
  16. ↑ kgi / DPA / DPA: Jan Josef Liefers receives Order of Merit. Stern , December 5, 2011, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  17. ↑ Award ceremony on honorary office day. Office of the Federal President , December 5, 2011, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  18. ↑ The Annemarie Renger Prize. Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund , accessed September 30, 2015 .
  19. ↑ Financial transaction tax - a good idea? on YouTube
  20. ^ Jan Josef Liefers supports the petition. Occupy , April 21, 2012, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  21. ↑ Federal President Election : These celebrities vote. Tagesschau , accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  22. ↑ Federal Assembly elects new head of state. German Bundestag , accessed September 30, 2015 .
  23. ↑ a b Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 64, No. 9, January 17, 2012.
  24. ^ Culture: "Definitely Asylum for Edward Snowden". Der Spiegel , November 4, 2013, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  25. ↑ Benedikt Lange: Ferrero Rocher "not necessary" Commercial. Ferrero , November 24, 2011, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  26. ↑ Jan Josef Liefers sings for Ferrero Rocher. (No longer available online.) Ferrero, archived from the original on October 2, 2015 ; accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  27. ↑ Susanne Schmitz: Ferreo Rocher changes testimonial and image. blog.wildefreunde.de, November 13, 2009, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  28. ↑ Michael Reidel: Toyota crime scene: Axel Prahl and Jan Josef Liefers advertise the Yaris Hybrid. Horizont.net, May 31, 2012, accessed September 30, 2015 .
  29. ↑ Our brand ambassadors - Anna Loos and Jan Josef Liefers. (No longer available online.) Atelier Gardeur, archived from the original on October 3, 2015 ; accessed on September 30, 2015 .
  30. ↑ Jens Peterson: "Simon och ekarna" stora vinnaren i årets Guldbaggen. Aftonbladet , January 4, 2012; accessed September 30, 2015 (Swedish).
  31. ↑ Jan Josef Liefers is "Tie Man of the Year 2017". Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 17, 2018, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
  32. ^ Jan Josef Liefers receives the Hans Rosenthal Prize of Honor. Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 3, 2018, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
  33. ↑ Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2019 awarded , DlfK, published and accessed May 25, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Liefers, Jan Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, musician, director and producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden