Christian Ulmen
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Christian Ulmen is a German
entertainer and actor.
. He is known for his creative, and sometimes provocative, humour, which he displayed in TV shows such as "Unter Ulmen" or "Mein neuer Freund", the German adaptation of Channel 4
's "My New Best Friend
", and the award-winning TV series "Dr. Psycho − Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich". Ulmen has also appeared in leading roles in successful cinema productions including "Herr Lehmann
" (2003), the screenplay "The Elementary Particles
" (2006), based on Michel Houellebecq
's novel of the same title, and Men in the City
directed by Simon Verhoeven
and released in October 2009.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entertainer and actor.
Career
Ulmen started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV EuropeMTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
. He is known for his creative, and sometimes provocative, humour, which he displayed in TV shows such as "Unter Ulmen" or "Mein neuer Freund", the German adaptation of Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's "My New Best Friend
My New Best Friend
My New Best Friend is a British Comedy broadcast on Channel 4 during 2003. The idea was a hidden camera show where a member of the public would enter into an agreement to be filmed for a whole weekend with the task of convincing their friends and family a character being played by Marc Wootton was...
", and the award-winning TV series "Dr. Psycho − Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich". Ulmen has also appeared in leading roles in successful cinema productions including "Herr Lehmann
Herr Lehmann
Herr Lehmann is a German novel by Sven Regener, published in 2001, adapted for the screen in 2003. It has been translated into English by John Brownjohn under the title Berlin Blues....
" (2003), the screenplay "The Elementary Particles
The Elementary Particles (film)
Atomised is a 2006 German film based on the novel Atomised by Michel Houellebecq. The film was written and directed by Oskar Roehler and produced by Oliver Berben and Bernd Eichinger...
" (2006), based on Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq , born Michel Thomas, 26 February 1958—or 1956 —on the French island of Réunion, is a controversial and award-winning French author, filmmaker and poet. To admirers he is a writer in the tradition of literary provocation that reaches back to the Marquis de Sade and Baudelaire;...
's novel of the same title, and Men in the City
Men in the City
Men in the City is a 2009 German comedy film directed by Simon Verhoeven with Christian Ulmen, Nadja Uhl and Wotan Wilke Möhring. The film was followed by Männerherzen... und die ganz ganz große Liebe in 2011.-Plot:...
directed by Simon Verhoeven
Simon Verhoeven
Simon Verhoeven is a German actor, screenwriter and film director. He is the son of the actor Senta Berger and the director Michael Verhoeven. His filmography as an actor includes Bride of the Wind and The Sinking of the Laconia .-Sources:*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894207/...
and released in October 2009.
Awards
- 2003 Bayerischer FilmpreisBayerischer FilmpreisThe Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
(Bavarian Film Award), Best Actor, for his role in "Herr Lehmann" - 2007 Bayerischer FernsehpreisBayerischer FernsehpreisBayerischer Fernsehpreis is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989.- 2010 :* Nina Gummich, Nachwuchsförderpreis * Klaus Doldinger, Bavarian Prime Minister's Prize- 2009 :...
(Bavarian TV Award), Best Actor, for his role in "Dr. Psycho" - 2007 Adolf Grimme AwardAdolf Grimme AwardsThe Adolf Grimme Award is a television award and one of the most prestigious awards for German television, which is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme . It is also called the "German TV Oscar".The awards ceremony takes place annually at Theater Marl...
, for his role in "Dr. Psycho"