Werner Brix

Werner Brix (2014)

Werner Brix (born December 7, 1964 in Vienna ) is an Austrian cabaret artist and actor .

Life

Brix grew up in Klosterneuburg . He graduated from the higher technical college for communications engineering in Vienna. He then worked in industry for six years. At the same time he was involved in amateur theater. Brix took acting lessons from Monika Pagnieux (Le Coq), Erika Mottl, Herwig Seeböck and Giora Seeliger. Since 1987 he has been working as a freelance actor and director. From 1991 to 1993 he took over the management of the cabaret and cabaret stage "Spektakel".

In 1995 he performed as a cabaret artist with his first solo program in the Niedermair cabaret in Vienna, followed by nine other solo programs by 2016. 2005–2008 he also appeared with Gregor Seberg as “falt” (“fucking austrian reading theater”), with whom he has staged two programs so far. Brix received several awards for his cabaret work.

In addition to his cabaret career, Brix appears as a theater actor, works in films and several television productions. Behind the camera he works as a director and screenwriter and develops moving image concepts for companies, entertainment formats and film material with “Brix Productions”. He also holds acting workshops in Austria and Germany and coaches people from business and politics. He teaches courses and master’s courses at the University of Kassel at regular intervals.

Since 2008 he has been the initiator and organizer of the annual charity evening for the benefit of the development aid club and chairman of the Otto Tausig fund “Development Aid for Artists” together with Lilly Tausig, Paul Gulda and Erwin Steinhauer .

In 2011 he was a co-founder of the Facebook group Amici delle SVA , which campaigns for micro-enterprises and founded a legal entity in the ARGE1 association in 2017.

cabaret

1995: Lurch , solo cabaret
1998: Stock im Eisen , solo cabaret
1998: Vitasek, Puntigam and Brix
2000: Brix meets Jesus a. a. , Solo cabaret
2001–2002: The Long Night of Cabaret , with Leo Lukas , Ludwig Müller, Olivier Lendl , I Stangl , Mike Supancic , Doris Kofler and Severin Groebner
2001: BrixMix , Solo-Best-of
2003: Full throttle to burnout alias Brix alone in the Megaplexx , solo cabaret
2005: fuckin 'austrian reading theater - we read everything , with Gregor Seberg
2006: Under compulsion , solo cabaret
2007: The readers come , with Gregor Seberg
2009: The eroticism of power alias Megaplexx 2 - The best positions , solo cabaret
2011: 40plus - About men in their prime , solo cabaret
2014: LUST - let's live! , Solo cabaret
2016: Zuckerl , solo cabaret
2019: friss & dieb, solo cabaret

actor

theatre

Among others “The Despicable One”, “Treasure Island”, “Dracula”, “Robin Hut”, “Toni & Tina's Wedding”, “Loyalty or The Wedding Day”, “Enoughly Malicious”, “Just One Day”, “Children of Vienna".

Film rolls

1997: Helden in Tirol , directed by Niki List

1997: Der Polifinario, script + director: Peter Evers, Viennale : nomination for the New Cinema 1998 award

2004: Silentium (with a.o. Josef Hader ) (Director: Wolfgang Murnberger )
2006: Jump! : (with Patrick Swayze ) Pius Believer, book + director: Joshua Sinclair
2011: The last guest: Peter, leading role, two-person short film with Simon Schwarz
2013: Die Werkstürmer , director: Andreas Schmied , Novotny
2014: Landkrimi - The woman with a shoe , director: Michael Glawogger , Lotus Film