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German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to be aired on MTV (August 1, 1981).

Hans Florian Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, then in West Germany, the son of Brigitte (Weil) and Hans Joachim Zimmer. He entered the world of film music in London during a long collaboration with famed composer and mentor Stanley Myers, which included the film My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He soon began work on several successful solo projects, including the critically acclaimed A World Apart, and during these years Zimmer pioneered the use of combining old and new musical technologies. Today, this work has earned him the reputation of being the father of integrating the electronic musical world with traditional orchestral arrangements.

A turning point in Zimmer's career came in 1988 when he was asked to score Rain Man for director Barry Levinson. The film went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year and earned Zimmer his first Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Score. The next year, Zimmer composed the score for another Best Picture Oscar recipient, Driving Miss Daisy (1989), starring Jessica Tandy, and Morgan Freeman.

Having already scored two Best Picture winners, in the early 1990s, Zimmer cemented his position as a preeminent talent with the award-winning score for The Lion King (1994). The soundtrack has sold over 15 million copies to date and earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, an American Music Award, a Tony, and two Grammy Awards. In total, Zimmer's work has been nominated for 7 Golden Globes, 7 Grammys and seven Oscars for Rain Man (1988), Gladiator (2000), The Lion King (1994), As Good as It Gets (1997), The The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), and The Last Samurai (2003).

With his career in full swing, Zimmer was anxious to replicate the mentoring experience he had benefited from under Stanley Myers' guidance. With state-of-the-art technology and a supportive creative environment, Zimmer was able to offer film-scoring opportunities to young composers at his Santa Monica-based musical "think tank." This approach helped launch the careers of such notable composers as Mark Mancina, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Klaus Badelt.

In 2000, Zimmer scored the music for Gladiator (2000), for which he received an Oscar nomination, in addition to Golden Globe and Broadcast Film Critics Awards for his epic score. It sold more than three million copies worldwide and spawned a second album Gladiator: More Music From The Motion Picture, released on the Universal Classics/Decca label. Zimmer's other scores that year included Mission: Impossible II (2000), The Road to El Dorado (2000), and An Everlasting Piece (2000), directed by Barry Levinson.

Some of his other impressive scores include Pearl Harbor (2001), The Ring (2002), four films directed by Ridley Scott; Matchstick Men (2003), Hannibal (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), and Thelma & Louise (1991), Penny Marshall's Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), and A League of Their Own (1992), Tony Scott's True Romance (1993), Tears of the Sun (2003), Ron Howard's Backdraft (1991), Days of Thunder (1990), Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997), and the animated Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) for which he also co-wrote four of the songs with Bryan Adams, including the Golden Globe nominated Here I Am.

At the 27th annual Flanders International Film Festival, Zimmer performed live for the first time in concert with a 100-piece orchestra and a 100-voice choir. Choosing selections from his impressive body of work, Zimmer performed newly orchestrated concert versions of Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II (2000), Rain Man (1988), The Lion King (1994), and The Thin Red Line (1998). The concert was recorded by Decca and released as a concert album entitled "The Wings Of A Film: The Music Of Hans Zimmer."

In 2003, Zimmer completed his 100th film score for the film The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, for which he received both a Golden Globe and a Broadcast Film Critics nomination. Zimmer then scored Nancy Meyers' comedy Something's Gotta Give (2003), the animated Dreamworks film, Shark Tale (2004) (featuring voices of Will Smith, Renée Zellweger, Robert De Niro, Jack Black, and Martin Scorsese), and Jim Brooks' Spanglish (2004) starring Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni (for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination). His 2005 projects include Paramount's The Weather Man (2005) starring Nicolas Cage, Dreamworks' Madagascar (2005), and the Warner Bros. summer release, Batman Begins (2005).

Zimmer's additional honors and awards include the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Film Composition from the National Board of Review, and the Frederick Loewe Award in 2003 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He has also received ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement. Hans and his wife live in Los Angeles and he is the father of four children.

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue Streak. He has three daughters.

P.J. (Pamela Jayne) Soles was born on July 17, 1950 in Frankfurt, Germany. Her father came from Holland and her mother from New Jersey. Because her father was working for an international insurance company, the family moved all over the world. P.J. lived in Casablanca, Morocco, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, where she learned to speak fluent Spanish, and then Brussels, Belgium, where she went to high school at the International School of Brussels. When she was at Briarcliff College, she wanted to become the first woman ambassador to the Soviet Union. This career goal changed when she visited the Actors Studio in New York City. She moved to Manhattan and began acting in commercials and modeling for fashion magazines. She was married to J. Stephen Soles during her years in New York, but then made the move to Los Angeles to work in television and movies. At this time, she and Soles' got divorced, but she decided to keep her name as P.J. Soles. She was among the hundreds of actors auditioning for Brian De Palma and George Lucas in their joint casting session for Carrie (1976) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). After Carrie, she went to Georgia to film Our Winning Season (1978) and met actor Dennis Quaid. They were married in 1978 in Texas on a dude ranch.

P.J. starred in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) with Ramones. Next she filmed Private Benjamin (1980) and then Stripes (1981). She and Quaid were divorced in 1983. P.J. continued doing numerous television and film roles, and then married Skip Holm, who was the stunt pilot on The Right Stuff (1983). They have two children and were divorced in 1998. Still active in television and film, P.J. manages not to let her fans down, but keeps them interested in her work, which keeps on getting better, making her one of the most versatile actresses of her time.

Ever-radiant TV and film actor Susan Blakely found success on several paths she chose for herself over the years -- first as a model, then as an award-winning actress, and as a jewelry designer. The trim and trendy blonde is best known for enhancing a stream of popular films during the 1970s and 1980s.

Born on September 7, 1948, in Frankfurt, Germany, Susan is the daughter of U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Blakely. While growing up, she traveled extensively throughout the world with her family including Korea, Hawaii and, finally, Texas. Following a year of study at the University of Texas, Susan moved to New York and secured a place for herself as a magazine and TV ad model for the Ford Modeling Agency.

At the same time, Susan was encouraged to try her hand at acting and studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Married in 1969 to lawyer and screenwriting hopeful Todd Merer, they moved to Hollywood to seek their fame and fortune.

Billed initially as Susie Blakely, she was cast in such films as Savages (1972) (her debut) and The Way We Were (1973). Her first popular movie role came about surrounded by an all-star cast in Irwin Allen's epic disaster The Towering Inferno (1974), as the spoiled princess-like daughter of unscrupulous skyscraper builder William Holden and wife of callous, pretty-boy opportunist Richard Chamberlain. Susan willingly accepted the challenge of proving herself in Hollywood as more than just another starlet with a gorgeous face.

She did .. .and became a prominent name in Hollywood to boot ... by earning a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for her exceptional work as "Julie Prescott" in the acclaimed TV mini-series epic Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) with both Peter Strauss and Nick Nolte vying for her attention. It was star-making for all three leads.

This monumental acting opportunity kicked off a highly rewarding career in TV mini-movies, playing an array of flawed but fascinating and newsworthy ladies, including Hitler's mistress Eva Braun opposite Anthony Hopkins in The Bunker (1981); tormented actress Frances Farmer in Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); political wife Joan Bennett Kennedy in The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986); and crime attorney Leslie Abramson in Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1994). A few other interesting roles came in as well that belied Susan's glossy, pretty-girl image -- ranging from an amphetamine addict in the TV movie A Cry for Love (1980) to a housewife who changes into a werewolf in the movie My Mom's a Werewolf (1989).

Into the millennium, Susan accomplished a prime, award-winning role in Hungry Hearts (2002). Other films have included co-star/featured roles in The Cherokee Strip (1937), Crash Point Zero (2001), Mating Dance (2008), The Genesis Code (2010), and Displacement (2016), as well as several short films of director Marc Saltarelli -- To Comfort You (2009), Pride (2011) Remember to Breathe (2013) and Speak (2016).

Having starred on stage in the 2006 world premiere of "Diva!" at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, Susan has guest-starred on several popular TV programs including "Diagnosis Murder," "Baywatch," "Strong Medicine," "Cold Case," "Nip/Tuck," "Murder 101," "Two and a Half Men," "Brothers and Sisters," "NCIS" and "This Is Us."

In recent years, Susan has broadened her horizons once again as a jewelry designer...and once again she has met this challenge with great success. Divorced from her first husband in the 1970s, Susan remarried in 1982. Her present husband, media consultant, litigation and political adviser Steve Jaffe, has also reaped rewards as a film and television producer. Many of his projects have included Susan -- the afore-mentioned Frances Farmer TV biography, the TV-movie A Cry for Love (1980), and the film Russian Holiday (1993) [aka Russian Roulette]. They reside in the Beverly Hills area.

Susanne apparently had a tumultuous private life. She married actor Hermann Nehlsen in 1956. Apparently that did not go well, as she tried to commit suicide twice in 1957 and was soon divorced. In 1958, she married actor Helmuth Lohner and was divorced five months later. She married Helmut a second time, which produced a child, daughter Konstanze Lohner. But a second divorce soon followed. In 1966, she married actor Kevin Hagen. Soon after, she left for Munich, Germany to visit her friend, Renate Ewert, whom she found dead. Reports were anywhere from six days to three weeks. In late 1968, she entered a private clinic in Hollywood, never to emerge, as she died on January 7, 1969. There were reports of a medical malpractice.

Sandy Helberg was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. He moved to New York where he studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute with John and Lee Strasberg and the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner. Sandy then went on to co-create the improvisational group, The Downtown Express, that played the Bitter End, the Improv, and had a home theater in Greenwich Village, where they did performed almost every night. When arriving in Los Angeles, Sandy became one of the original member of the Groundlings.

Damien Puckler was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Grimm (2011), Redwood Massacre: Annihilation (2020) and Chase (2019).

Marcus Nispel was born on 26 May 1963 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Friday the 13th (2009), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and Pathfinder (2007).

Frédéric Brossier was born in 1992 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, but grew up in Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany. He is of German-French Ancestry and grew up bilingual. He is fluent in German (Native Language) , French (Native Language) and English, but also speaks Italian very well. He also owns a Dual Citizenship and is German Citizen and French Citizen at the same time.

He lives in Berlin, Berlin, Germany and Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.

Moritz Mohr was born in 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Boy Kills World (2023), Akumi (2005) and Ronin 2035.

Ariel "Rel" Schulman and Henry Joost are a directing team, best buds, and founders of the New York City production company Supermarché.

Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival in 2010. It spawned a new word in Webster's dictionary, and a show on MTV, of which they are Executive Producers. Their second feature, Paranormal Activity 3, remains the highest grossing horror opening weekend of all time.

Henry and Rel have directed dozens of commercials and short films including A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits, which has been screened at over 100 film festivals worldwide. Their Google commercial "Dear Sophie" was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. Their short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Elle Fanning, have accumulated over 50 million views.

In addition to several film and television projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.

Composer Klaus Badelt started his musical career writing and producing music for dozens of highly successful movies and commercials in his native Germany. In 1998, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer invited him to move his musical home to Media Ventures in Santa Monica, CA. Since then, Klaus has composed scores on his own film and television projects as well as collaborating with Zimmer and other composers.

Working with Zimmer, Badelt contributed music to the Oscar-nominated scores for Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000), Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998) and Dreamworks' The Prince of Egypt (1998). Klaus collaborated with Zimmer on the music for Mission: Impossible II (2000) with producer Tom Cruise and director John Woo, Ridley Scott's Hannibal (2001) and Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor (2001). He also co-wrote the score to Sean Penn's The Pledge (2001) with Zimmer.

Klaus recently completed the scores for Werner Herzog's Invincible (2001) (Tim Roth). Dreamworks' The Time Machine (2002) (Guy Pearce and Jeremy Irons) and independent film Manfast (2003). Also in 2002, Badelt scored the independent feature Teknolust (2002) (Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Davies) followed by Miramax/Dimension Films' upcoming feature Equilibrium (2002) (Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Taye Diggs).

In summer of 2002, Badelt completed the music to Paramount's K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). The world-renowned Kirov Orchestra, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, was recorded in Washington, DC's Constitution Hall for the powerful score. Director Kathryn Bigelow's film tells the tale of nuclear calamity aboard a Russian sub, with Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson portraying two conflicted Russian naval captains under deadly circumstances.

Badelt recently finished the score for The Recruit (2003), directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, and Bridget Moynahan. It is scheduled for release in January 2003. In October 2002, Klaus is writing the score for Basic (2003), directed by John McTiernan and starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.

Ulrike Butz, daughter of television presenter Hermann Butz, grew up in the Bavarian district of Miesbach. At the age of 17, she left her parents' home to go to Southern Europe, but only made it as far as Munich, where she was shooting nudes as a 17-year-old. It was during this time that she first came into contact with drugs.

In 1972 she started working as an actress in the German soft sex film industry, which was just flourishing. Between 1972 and 1974, Ulrike starred in 28 films, including film series such as The School Girls (1970) (parts four through seven), The Miner' Wife ... Takes Her Pick (1972) (parts one, three and four), Wide Open Marriage (1973) and other pseudo-documentary report films such as Nurses Report (1972), Sex-Träume-Report (1973), Swedish Lessons in Love (1973) and 14 and Under (1973). She played her most demanding role in The Devil's Plaything (1973), a horror film directed by Joseph W. Sarno.

With nearly 30 film roles, Ulrike was one of the busiest actresses of the genre. As one of the few actresses in the industry, her acting talent was witnessed. In February 1974, the chubby, busty actress was featured in a photo spread for Playboy magazine. During this time she came into contact with the wrong friends, who again associated her with drugs. Her father tried several times to get his daughter out of this milieu. He financed several rehabs, a luxury apartment and a mannequin apprenticeship, which she dropped out of. In 1976, she spent some time in prison for a theft offense.

After her father died in 1976, Butz slipped back into the drug milieu. In 1979, she had to serve another prison sentence in Aichach for drug possession. After successful rehab, she worked as a waitress, began a relationship and had a son. In 1981, Butz went into business for herself with money from her father's inheritance and opened a costume shop in Munich's Neuhausen district, but it went bankrupt after a few years. Franz Marischka cast her again in two productions of the sex film industry, which was by now coming to an end: Laß laufen, Kumpel (1981) and Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob (1983) with Zachi Noy, Thomas Ohrner and Sibylle Rauch.

She died at the age of 46 in Munich, the urn grave is located at the Waldfriedhof.

Florian Bartholomäi was born on 10 January 1987 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Ruby Red (2013) and The Missing (2014).

Born in Germany in 1929 and raised and raised in Germany and Amsterdam. In 1942, shortly after receiving a diary for her 13th birthday, she and her family were forced to go into hiding to escape Hitler's persecution of the Jews. Hiding with another family and a dentist in an annex behind the building in which her father worked, Anne recorded their lives in her diary almost daily. In addition, she recorded her fights with her mother, her budding relationship with the other family's son, and her own maturation. In 1944, the eight people were discovered and arrested by the Gestapo. They were separated and put in concentration camps. At age 15, Anne died there in March, 1945. Her mother and sister, as well as the other people living with them, also died. Only her father survived; on his return home, he found her diary untouched and had it published in 1947. It was an immediate success, as millions of readers were touched by her indomitable spirit in the face of such chaos. The diary is famous even to this day and was the inspiration for the Broadway play "The Diary of Anne Frank" in 1955. The play was adapted by first time in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), followed by Anne Frank's Diary (1999), The Diary of Anne Frank (1995) and The Diary of Anne Frank (2016). It inspired four TV movies, The Diary of Anne Frank (1962), The Diary of Anne Frank (1985), The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1980). The diary also inspired the mini series The Diary of Anne Frank (1987), The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and The Diary of Anne Frank (2009). In addition, her life inspired Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story (1996) (about a Neo Nazi who back in time to meet Anne), My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021) and Mi ricordo Anna Frank (2009) (about her relation with her close friend Hannah Goslar), My Daughter, Anne Frank (2015) (about the relation between Anne and her father Otto) and Where Is Anne Frank (2021), based on the eponymous graphic novel, as well as the biographic documentary Anne Frank Remembered (1995) and Anne Frank, Then and Now (2014).

Luise Bähr was born on 23 June 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for The Red Baron (2008), Von wegen! (2005) and Die Bergretter (2009).

Sonsee Neu was born on 4 June 1973 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Pastewka (2005), Titanic (1996) and The Last Days of Disco (1998). She was previously married to ? Neu.

Yvonne Maria Schaefer a German American actress and producer, based in Frankfurt, Germany, and New York, NY.

Early on she began her career as an actress and model. Yvonne worked with agencies in Europe, Asia, and South Africa for designers and sports manufacturers.

In the 1990s, Yvonne studied at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Due to her activities in extreme sports and worldwide travels, Maxim Lifestyle Magazine voted Yvonne Maria Schaefer as the "Action Girl". Yvonne was on the annual Maxim Calendar - Most Beautiful Woman of the Year, along with Pamela Anderson, Elisha Cuthbert and Carmen Electra. Yvonne resumed her work as an actress, in the 1990s and has worked in international films, TV series, and stage productions. She sang background vocals for various bands including Joe Cocker and Vanessa Mae . She lived part-time in various countries in Asia and Mallorca and Malaga, Spain, where worked in Spanish film productions, including in the thriller Trece. In 2008 Yvonne moved to New York City where she continued working as an actress and producer. In the same year, she founded YMC Films Productions in New York, and in 2012 YMC Entertainment a branch in Frankfurt am Main Germany. During her travels, Yvonne intensively studied the theories of physics linking the spiritual with the material world. In addition, she attended international seminars in metaphysics, epigenetics, and healing science

She worked in films including, Forget Me Not (2009) opposite Peter Greene , (Pulp Fiction (1994) , (The Bounty Hunter (2010), The Mask (1994) . In the Brooklyn Banker she worked with David Proval (Smokin' Aces (2006) , (Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) In The Brooklyn Banker (2016) , directed by Federico Castelluccio, Made (2001) (The Sopranos (1999), (The Pink Panther 2 (2009) with Paul Sorvino , (Goodfellas (1990) and Troy Garity (Gangster Squad (2013) Yvonne played an Arabic mother and wife of a strict Diplomat, in the comedy TV Pilot, Man of the House directed by Christopher Backus ,with Mira Sorvino and Fergie In 2012 she was the female lead in the festival film Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer (2013)and played alongside Manny Perez (La soga (2009) The Ministers (2009) ) and William Sadler,(The Green Mile (1999), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) . This film premiered in 2013, at the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience, supported by Robert Redford. Yvonne worked with (Carlito's Way (1993), Smoke (1995) in the film APT.5K. Yvonne co-produced the thriller, The Child (2012), an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sebastian Fitzek, with Eric Roberts, The Dark Knight (2008), Sunny Mabrey and Ben Becker. In the film The Child, Yvonne plays the role of Sophie Stern, Eric Roberts 's character's ex-wife. She is the lead in the Texas film production Voodoo (2014) and in the film Mi Hijo (2015), directed by John Hoyt. Yvonne co-produced a segment of Berlin, I Love You (2019) , with Hayden Panettiere ,

In 2008, Yvonne Maria Schaefer met the actor and painter Federico Castelluccio. The couple lives in New York City. On a joint trip to Frankfurt Germany, Federico Castelluccio discovered a painting by the 17th-century Italian baroque painter Guercino and bought it at auction. A limited 6-part Doku-series by German filmmakers was made about the discovery of the long-lost painting, featuring Federico Castelluccio and Yvonne, titled "This can only be a real Guercino".

Yvonne also advises international film productions and is a consultant to companies and start-ups in other industries.

known as Yvonne Schäfer.

The actor is one of the most successful German actors. Hannes Jaenicke became popular in the role of the tough guy. He spent part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Regensburg he attended the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium and the Albrecht-Altdorfer-Gymnasium. Here he completed his high school diploma. Jaenicke received his acting training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, the Vienna Opera School and the London School of Modern Dance. In addition to his work as an actor, he was also active as a screenwriter and speaker in various audio books, and he also won a screenwriting scholarship in the USA. Jaenicke has appeared in numerous German television productions. In the American TV series "Highlander: The Raven" he played the role of Bert Myers. In his private life, the mime was involved in numerous animal and environmental protection projects, in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Aid organization. He made a documentary for ZDF about the threatened lives of polar bears in the Arctic.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born on 28 August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany as son of a lawyer. After growing up in a privileged upper middle class family, he studied law in Leipzig from 1765 to 1768, although he was more interested in literature. As he was seriously ill, he had to interrupt his studies, but finally graduated in Strassburg with a degree in law. In the following years, his novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (1774) became one of the first bestsellers, making him a key author in the "Sturm und Drang" (Storm and Stress) movement. In 1775, he settled down in Weimar, being the Duke's adviser and writing popular dramas such as "Egmont" or "Torquato Tasso". One of his life's important milestones was the Italian Journey from 1786 and 1788, where he discovered his interest in Greek and Roman classicism. After his return to Germany, he began the "Weimar Classicism" movement with his good friend Friedrich Schiller, concentrating on poems and dramas such as his best known work "Faust", which he published in two parts (1808/1832). Beside his literary work, he contributed many interesting theories to sciences, making him Germany's leading polymath in that period. On 22 March 1832, he died in Weimar, the town he had lived for more than fifty years.

Doron Wisotzky was born in 1980 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Wie es bleibt (2007), Für Emma und ewig (2017) and Hagen (2024).

Trystan Pütter was born on 11 December 1980 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Anonymous (2011), War Horse (2011) and Toni Erdmann (2016).

Claude-Oliver Rudolph was born on 30 November 1956 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Das Boot (1981), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Rote Erde (1983). He was previously married to Sabine von Maydell.

Jo was born August 29, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany. As soon as he realized that acting was his future, he enrolled in drama workshops and classes in order to prepare for his future in theatre and television.

Throughout 1998 through 2006, Jo studied in play workshops, Arturo Drama School and enrolled in private acting lessons for 2 years in Cologne.

While maintaining his drama studies, Jo was able to hone his craft with hands on experience. Beginning in 1998, Jo was able to support himself with his dream.

One of Jo's first television roles began on ARD's "Verbotene Liebe", a very popular German Soap Opera. Jo played the popular "Oliver Sabel", a role that he would portray throughout 2002, leave - only to return and reprise, five years later and continue to play until present day (2009).

From 2002 - 2004, Jo portrayed the character of Florian Lenz in the television series, "Medicopter 117". Jo's acting experience is also in the theatre, his latest being the role of "Enrico" in the 2008 production of "Ganze Kerle" held in Dusseldorf.

As of February 2009, as mentioned above, Jo can be seen daily, as Oliver Sabel, in "Verbotene Liebe" (Forbidden Love), on German television. It is on VL, that Jo has acquired a huge fan base for his portrayal of one-half of the beloved couple, "Christian and Oliver".

Manwell Reyes is front man and CEO of Warner Bros. recording artist Group 1 Crew, a 5-time Dove Award-winning group whose infectious hip hop and pop sounds have catapulted them to the front of Christian music. Since starting the band in 2003, Manwell has played in front of well over a million people, has sold over 250k records, has 287k likes on Facebook and a combined following of over 85k on Instagram and Twitter. Manwell is working on his 5th studio release and will hit the road this fall on The Beautiful Offerings Tour which will expect to bring in over 50,000 in attendance. In addition to being the group's main songwriter, he also has developed a strong following for his blogs and encouraging posts on the group's Facebook page. The hashtag #MindofManny continues to pick up steam and averages over a thousand likes per post. Manwell is also a fashion taste maker/host on Nuvo TV's original show The Collective, where he's charged with the duty of finding the newest trends in fashion and music. This year he's acted in two movies, Sony Pictures' "Mom's Night Out," and "Restored Me".