Gedeon Burkhard (biography, filmography, personal life)

Gideon Burkhard, whose biography is described below, is a German actor, whose popularity (including in our country) is associated, above all, with the main role in the television series "Commissioner Rex". Another famous work, brought world fame and recognition, was the embodiment on the screen of the character Wilhelm Wiki in "Inglourious Basterds."

Childhood

The future star was born July 3, 1969 in one of the most beautiful German cities - Munich. The boy was brought up in a family closely associated with the cinema. His great-grandfather, Alessandro Muassi, was a professional actor, and his grandfather was a film producer. The future of the child was chosen by the mother. It was her initiative at the age of eight that parents sent the guy to study in one of the boarding schools in the UK. Four years later the boy returned and began to study at an American school. It is through this that he is fluent in both German and English, which helped him in his career.

Debut roles

Gideon Burkhard, whose biography as an actor began at the age of ten, made his debut in a movie in a German film called "Aunt Maria." Here he played one of the key characters. The guy noticed the director Hartmut Keller, and a year later he offered him the lead role in a joint American-German film known as "Blood and Honor: Youth under Hitler". The tape consisted of three series. In this case, according to the idea of the producers, each of the episodes had to be shot twice - separately in English and German. Here Gideon Burkhard also applied his knowledge. Moreover, on the set he became the only actor, which did not have to be duplicated.

The end of the boy's career as an actor

From the very childhood he liked to appear in television films, that's why he did all his free time, especially on school holidays. Not finishing the last class, Gideon dropped out of school. It should be noted that the main reason for this act is not due to his passion for cinema. The fact that he sought to specialize his education, so he decided to enter the music school. In addition, Gideon Burkhart began attending acting and rhetoric courses. In 1988, the actor starred in the film "Passenger, welcome to Germany", where his partner on the site was the famous Hollywood star - Tony Curtis. According to most critics, this film ended the career of an actor-boy, and marked the beginning of the career of an adult artist.

The roles that brought fame and recognition

Among the many following works, it is necessary to highlight the role in the German film "Little Sharks", shot by the famous director Vortman. The ribbon itself was awarded the German award, and Gedeon Burkhard, as the best actor, received the Bavarian award, which is considered to be his first personal achievement.

He gained worldwide popularity after playing the leading role in the joint Austrian-German TV series "Commissioner Rex". To play the character of Alexander Bruntner, he previously had to pass a casting, which was attended by more than 250 applicants. This film was released on television in 140 countries. It should be noted that here the German actor replaced Tobias Moretti, whose hero was killed in the film. After the appearance of the new main character on the territory of Austria, the ratings of the series simply collapsed, but they rose sharply in neighboring countries, especially in Italy. For the sake of participation in the film "Commissioner Rex" Gedeon Burkhard even moved temporarily to live in Austria. Here he spent five years, after which he moved to Berlin for filming in another series - "Special Squad" Cobra ". The film was shown in 120 countries, and the shooting continued until 2007, when the main character in the performance of Gideon died.

Other movies

Gideon Burkhard, whose filmography includes more than four dozen works, appeared in 2006 in one of the most successful of them. This film was the "Last Train", where the actor got the role of Henry Neumann - a boxer of Jewish origin, who was locked in a freight car of a train bound for Auschwitz. Gedeon's brilliant play became the guarantee of his invitation to Quentin Tarantino to participate in the film "Inglourious Basterds". Corporal Wilhelm Vicki was the character of the German actor.

Among other projects in which he took part, it is possible to note such, as:

• "Golden Times";
• "The March Melody";
• "YU";
• "The last movement of the hand";
• "Magenta";
• "Sworn friends";
• "Two men, two women - four problems";
• "Necklace";
• "Afyory";
• "The Tunnel of Death";
• "Father of my son";
• "Solo for clarinet" and others.

Recent known works

After the release of the "Inglourious Basterds" screens, the actor began to receive invitations to participate in various films all the time. In particular, in 2009 he starred in the film "Mussel", which was shown on German television. Two years later, Burkhard moved to the Italian capital for filming in the local TV series "The Hunt for the King. Drugs. " Here he was assigned the role of Daniel Piazza - the inspector of the department dealing with the fight against drugs.

Personal life

For three years (1995 - 1998) Gideon lived and worked in the US. Here he failed to achieve any outstanding success in the cinema. It was during his American period of life that he married. This happened in 1996 in Las Vegas, and the wife of the actor was local journalist Brigitte Cunningham. However, this marriage was not destined to last long - four months after the wedding Gedeon Burkhard and his wife divorced. In the future, the name of the actor was associated with many more women, both in the US and in Europe. However, none of them managed to become his lawful wife. July 13, 2004 model of Italian-German origin Filomenna Ianakone gave birth to his daughter, who is currently the only child of the actor who, as of today, is still single.

Interesting Facts

Actor Gideon Burkhard has repeatedly admitted that in his childhood he dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. The guy was so fascinated by the speeches of Rudolf Nureyev that he intended to enter the Munich Ballet Academy until the age of ten. Even the parents initially decided not to interfere with their son in his striving and not interfere in his fate. However, everything changed the first role in Aunt Maria.

Burkhard's manager, from the first days of his career, is Wolfgang's own father.

In 2011, the actor took part in the entertainment television show "Dancing with the Stars", or rather - in its Italian version. Gedeon's partner in the stage was the popular Italian dancer Samantha Tonya. Along with this, in one of the rooms he even had to play in a pair with the famous actress Laura Glavan. However, he failed to become the winner of this show.

According to the well-known publication Bild Zeitung in Germany, in August 1998, Gideon Burkhard (pictured to your attention) entered the top three of the "Most Erotic Germans". He was ahead of only well-known football player Oliver Birkhoff and Campino.

In addition to the award mentioned above, given to him as the best actor of the film in 1992, Gideon also received the award as the favorite hero of the series (it happened seven years later).

Currently, the actor independently brings up his daughter.