Jürgen Vogel, born Jürgen Peter Vogel on April 29, 1968, in Hamburg, West Germany, is a prominent German actor and producer known for his versatile roles in film and television.
He grew up as the son of a waiter and a housewife, working as a child model before taking on various odd jobs and briefly attending drama school in Munich.
After moving to Berlin in 1985, Vogel shared an apartment with actor Richy Müller and drew inspiration from films like Taxi Driver, which fueled his passion for acting.
In his personal life, he has built a large patchwork family, fathering six children across multiple relationships, including a daughter born in 1988 from an early partnership, adopting two sons from his former wife Madeleine Sommerfeld (whom he married in 1997 and later divorced), another daughter born in 1999, a son born in 2009 with assistant director Michelle Gornick, and a daughter born in 2019 with his current wife, actress Natalia Belitski.
Siblings
Vogel has one sibling, a brother named Nico Vogel.
However, nothing much is known about Nico, including his personal life or career pursuits, as he lives a private life compared to his famous brother.
Career
Vogel’s acting career took off in 1992 with his breakthrough role in the film Little Sharks, which established him as one of Germany’s most compelling character actors.
Prior to that, he appeared in television episodes of Tatort in 1990 and 1991, laying the groundwork for his rise in the industry.
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Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he starred in a series of notable films, including Smilla’s Sense of Snow in 1997, Life is All You Get that same year, Naked in 2002, a cameo in Good Bye Lenin! in 2003, and The Free Will in 2006, where he also served as co-author and co-producer.
His versatility shone in projects like Emma’s Bliss and A Friend of Mine, both in 2006, followed by The Wave in 2008, Gravity in 2009, Hotel Lux in 2011, Mercy in 2012, Sources of Life in 2013, and Stereo in 2014.
On television, Vogel continued to build his resume with roles in Polizeiruf 110 in 1996, additional Tatort episodes in 2002, 2004, and 2005, portraying himself on Schillerstraße from 2009 to 2011, and appearing in The Team in 2018.
Accolades
In 2006, Vogel won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for his multifaceted contributions to The Free Will, including acting, co-authorship, and co-production, along with the Silver Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival for the same performance.
Earlier honors include two Bayerischer Filmpreis awards: one in 1989 for best young actor in Rosamunde and another in 1992 for best actor in Little Sharks.
He earned a Deutscher Filmpreis in 1997 for best male lead in Life is All You Get, a Telestar in 1994 for Violence: The Last Resort, a Goldene Kamera in 2003 for best German actor in Naked and Shattered Glass, and Jupiter Awards in 2000 for best TV star and in 2009 for best actor in The Wave.
Additional recognitions encompass an Adolf-Grimme-Preis in 2001 for The Phantom, an Ernst-Lubitsch-Preis in 2007 for his roles in A Friend of Mine and Where Is Fred?, and the Herbert-Strate-Preis in 2010.
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