Jan Brandner
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Jan Brandner is a fictional character
on German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). The character was played from the show's debut on January 2, 1995 to August 27, 1997 by actor Andreas Brucker. In March 2011, the role was surprisingly recast with actor Hubertus Grimm; reinstating the Brandner family and the original story of the show. Grimm debuted in the role on June 23, 2011. The role was reactivated on short-term for a special of the show on the Spanish island Mallorca
. The character will make his last appearance on January 18, 2012.
, where he lived and worked as a ski instructor, to celebrate his 20th birthday. The young man, who tried to follow his dreams the last years after school, has a difficult relationship with his father Arno
, but can always count on his stepmother Iris and his younger half-brother Florian
. On the airport, Jan meets the attractive and young Julia von Anstetten
for the first time and falls in love with her. He doesn't know yet which tragic destiny will come to him. Reunited with his family, Jan takes as fitness trainer, which his best friend Oliver Kopp put through. It doesn't take long for Jan to get into a fight with the owner Fritz Konrad, which leads to his dismissal. Later that day, Arno finds out about it and wants Jan to apologize to Konrad and ask for a second chance. Jan sees that he has no other options at the moment and could really use the job. But when he arrives at the studio, he finds Konrad dead in his office. Before he can react a client walks in and thinks Jan murdered Konrad. He flees and is scared out of his mind and doesn't know what to do. He runs back home, but when his family don't listen to him, he takes off. Jan flees to Fiona Beckmann, who is like an aunt to Jan and looked out for the young man since he was born. He tells her want happen and Fiona doesn't let him down this time either and decides to hide him in the boarding-house she is running. There he also meets Sophie Levinsky, who becomes a good friend to him.
While staying hidden in the boarding-house, Jan keeps his interest in Julia. He meets her again and introduces himself as Peter Neumann to hide his identity, while the police is looking for him to arrest him for murder. Soon Jan has to deal with Julia's rich family, who don't make it easy for him. While Julia's stepfather Christoph von Anstetten likes the young man from the beginning, Julia's mother Clarissa
and her stepbrother Henning
couldn't be more against him as a person and as friend of Julia's. Clarissa makes a happy face to him, while she tries in the background to sabotage Jan and Julia's relationship wherever she can. She wants Julia to marry the rich Gero von Sterneck and not bound with a poor guy she just met. Henning has also problems with Jan as soon as he discovers Christoph's interest and trust in Jan. Trust that Henning seems never to get. Henning and Clarissa aren't the only ones that try to keep Jan and Julia apart. Suddenly Fiona is shocked, when Jan tells her who he fall in love with and tries to break them up too. She tells Julia that Jan and Sophie are together and have broken up for a short time. But now, they reunited because Sophie is excepting a child from him. Fiona's plan seem to have success, but her lie gets discovered, when an angry Julia confronts Jan. He is shocked and can't believe that Fiona would lie like this. He tries to talk to her, when Fiona has a shocking confession to make. Julia isn't just some woman, she is connected to Jan - she is his twin-sister. Fiona tells Jan the entire story. His mother took off with Julia after they were born and left him to Arno. Jan didn't know much about his mother till then and is stunned, when Fiona tells him that Clarissa is the woman that abandoned him all this years ago.
With the shocking truth right in front of him, he tries to stay away. But Christoph wants to keep Jan as a stuffer at his stud farm and makes Jan an offer he can't refuse. But Henning comes behind Jan's real name and tells Clarissa all about it. She is shocked to hear that his name is Jan Brandner and not Peter Neumann; realizing that he is her son. Henning informs the police, who still believes that Jan killed Fritz Konrad. Meanwhile, Clarissa returns to her past and spends a visit to Fiona. She confirms that Jan is her son and that he unknowingly fall in love with his sister. Threatened by the thought of her past, Clarissa warns Fiona and Jan not to use this to blackmail her. Jan tells her that it was never his intention to do something like that and it would be perfectly cleat to him that Clarissa doesn't want to welcome him as her son. He promises her to stay away from Julia and tells her that he wants to leave the Anstetten family anyway. Because Henning told the police about Jan, he needs to run away again and finally concentrates on proving his innocence. It doesn't take him long and Jan finds out that Oliver might something have to do with the murder. He asks Florian for help and can count on him once again. Florian finds out that the athletics in the studio were provide with anabolic steroids. He informs Jan and also tells Susanne about it. Oliver later confesses to her that he murdered Konrad. He gets arrested and Jan can finally return in the arms of his family.
In the following years, Jan tries to forget about Julia. Among others, he has an affair with Tanja Wittkamp, before following Julia to Lanzarote
. Jan and Julia have some great days together, before she goes swimming and never returns. After Julia seems to be dead, Jan dates Kerstin Richter, when he gets a letter from Julia. She tells him that she is alive and lives in Spain
, where she wants him to follow her. Happy that Julia is still alive, Jan sees that he never can really love Julia and decides to leave town together with Kerstin to begin a new life in France
.
. He hasn't been in contact with anyone of his family and wasn't even reachable for his father Arno. Clarissa, who spent the last ten years in an South American prison and supposedly died in a plane crash, tries to find out about the life of the twins, but is also unable to find information on Jan. As he takes an offer on the Spanish island Mallorca
his past is coming right back as Julia is now living there with her husband Ricardo Mendes and her son Timo
, from her marriage with Tim. And both of his parents aren't far behind as they finally want to make up for all the past mistakes.
Fictional character
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on German
Germany
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soap opera
Soap opera
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Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). The character was played from the show's debut on January 2, 1995 to August 27, 1997 by actor Andreas Brucker. In March 2011, the role was surprisingly recast with actor Hubertus Grimm; reinstating the Brandner family and the original story of the show. Grimm debuted in the role on June 23, 2011. The role was reactivated on short-term for a special of the show on the Spanish island Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
. The character will make his last appearance on January 18, 2012.
Forbidden love
Jan returns from AspenAspen
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, where he lived and worked as a ski instructor, to celebrate his 20th birthday. The young man, who tried to follow his dreams the last years after school, has a difficult relationship with his father Arno
Arno Brandner
Arno Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed since the show's debut on January 2, 1995 by actor Konrad Krauss.-Background:...
, but can always count on his stepmother Iris and his younger half-brother Florian
Florian Brandner
Florian Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was first played by Frédéric A. Komp from January 2, 1995 to the fall of 1996 and again in February 1997 and from June to October 1998. The character was recast with actor Alex Huber four years later, on...
. On the airport, Jan meets the attractive and young Julia von Anstetten
Julia von Anstetten
Julia Mendes is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , played by Valerie Niehaus. She is introduced in the series' premiere on January 2, 1995. She departed from the series in July 1997, when Niehaus decided to pursue other roles...
for the first time and falls in love with her. He doesn't know yet which tragic destiny will come to him. Reunited with his family, Jan takes as fitness trainer, which his best friend Oliver Kopp put through. It doesn't take long for Jan to get into a fight with the owner Fritz Konrad, which leads to his dismissal. Later that day, Arno finds out about it and wants Jan to apologize to Konrad and ask for a second chance. Jan sees that he has no other options at the moment and could really use the job. But when he arrives at the studio, he finds Konrad dead in his office. Before he can react a client walks in and thinks Jan murdered Konrad. He flees and is scared out of his mind and doesn't know what to do. He runs back home, but when his family don't listen to him, he takes off. Jan flees to Fiona Beckmann, who is like an aunt to Jan and looked out for the young man since he was born. He tells her want happen and Fiona doesn't let him down this time either and decides to hide him in the boarding-house she is running. There he also meets Sophie Levinsky, who becomes a good friend to him.
While staying hidden in the boarding-house, Jan keeps his interest in Julia. He meets her again and introduces himself as Peter Neumann to hide his identity, while the police is looking for him to arrest him for murder. Soon Jan has to deal with Julia's rich family, who don't make it easy for him. While Julia's stepfather Christoph von Anstetten likes the young man from the beginning, Julia's mother Clarissa
Clarissa von Anstetten
Clarissa von Anstetten is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was played by actress Isa Jank from the show's debut on January 2, 1995 to September 5, 2001. Jank left the show after a disagreement with the producers...
and her stepbrother Henning
Henning von Anstetten
Henning Christoph August von Anstetten is a fictional character from German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was first played by the late Markus Hoffmann from the series premiere on January 2, 1995 to February 1996. Two years later, actor Hendirk Martz took over the role and played...
couldn't be more against him as a person and as friend of Julia's. Clarissa makes a happy face to him, while she tries in the background to sabotage Jan and Julia's relationship wherever she can. She wants Julia to marry the rich Gero von Sterneck and not bound with a poor guy she just met. Henning has also problems with Jan as soon as he discovers Christoph's interest and trust in Jan. Trust that Henning seems never to get. Henning and Clarissa aren't the only ones that try to keep Jan and Julia apart. Suddenly Fiona is shocked, when Jan tells her who he fall in love with and tries to break them up too. She tells Julia that Jan and Sophie are together and have broken up for a short time. But now, they reunited because Sophie is excepting a child from him. Fiona's plan seem to have success, but her lie gets discovered, when an angry Julia confronts Jan. He is shocked and can't believe that Fiona would lie like this. He tries to talk to her, when Fiona has a shocking confession to make. Julia isn't just some woman, she is connected to Jan - she is his twin-sister. Fiona tells Jan the entire story. His mother took off with Julia after they were born and left him to Arno. Jan didn't know much about his mother till then and is stunned, when Fiona tells him that Clarissa is the woman that abandoned him all this years ago.
With the shocking truth right in front of him, he tries to stay away. But Christoph wants to keep Jan as a stuffer at his stud farm and makes Jan an offer he can't refuse. But Henning comes behind Jan's real name and tells Clarissa all about it. She is shocked to hear that his name is Jan Brandner and not Peter Neumann; realizing that he is her son. Henning informs the police, who still believes that Jan killed Fritz Konrad. Meanwhile, Clarissa returns to her past and spends a visit to Fiona. She confirms that Jan is her son and that he unknowingly fall in love with his sister. Threatened by the thought of her past, Clarissa warns Fiona and Jan not to use this to blackmail her. Jan tells her that it was never his intention to do something like that and it would be perfectly cleat to him that Clarissa doesn't want to welcome him as her son. He promises her to stay away from Julia and tells her that he wants to leave the Anstetten family anyway. Because Henning told the police about Jan, he needs to run away again and finally concentrates on proving his innocence. It doesn't take him long and Jan finds out that Oliver might something have to do with the murder. He asks Florian for help and can count on him once again. Florian finds out that the athletics in the studio were provide with anabolic steroids. He informs Jan and also tells Susanne about it. Oliver later confesses to her that he murdered Konrad. He gets arrested and Jan can finally return in the arms of his family.
In the following years, Jan tries to forget about Julia. Among others, he has an affair with Tanja Wittkamp, before following Julia to Lanzarote
Lanzarote
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. Jan and Julia have some great days together, before she goes swimming and never returns. After Julia seems to be dead, Jan dates Kerstin Richter, when he gets a letter from Julia. She tells him that she is alive and lives in Spain
Spain
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, where she wants him to follow her. Happy that Julia is still alive, Jan sees that he never can really love Julia and decides to leave town together with Kerstin to begin a new life in France
France
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.
Fearing the past
Jan tried to forget Julia, but was unable to do so. His relationship to Kerstin failed because of the forbidden feelings he still had for his sister. Jan decided to start a whole new life and in the following years became a priest at the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church
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. He hasn't been in contact with anyone of his family and wasn't even reachable for his father Arno. Clarissa, who spent the last ten years in an South American prison and supposedly died in a plane crash, tries to find out about the life of the twins, but is also unable to find information on Jan. As he takes an offer on the Spanish island Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
his past is coming right back as Julia is now living there with her husband Ricardo Mendes and her son Timo
Timo Mendes
Timo Mendes is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . Remo Schulze debuted in the role on June 23, 2011. Timo is the son of Julia von Anstetten and her first husband Tim Sander.-Background:...
, from her marriage with Tim. And both of his parents aren't far behind as they finally want to make up for all the past mistakes.