Tobias Moretti
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Tobias Moretti is an Austria
n actor.
, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti (née Wilhem), an oboist
. They have three children, Antonia (born August 1998), Lenz Valentino (born February 2000) and Rosa Cäcilia (born February 2011). His professional surname comes from his mother, who is Italian.
Moretti studied composition at the Vienna
University of Music and Applied Arts, then went to Munich
to train for the stage at the renowned Otto-Falckenberg Schule. After graduation he was a permanent member of the Bayrische Staatsschauspiel
ensemble (Frank Baumbauer) and played at the Munich Kammerspiele
(Dieter Dorn
) from 1985 to 1995 where he earned critical praise in a sweeping variety of productions, appearing in Bertolt Brecht
's Man is Man, Achternbusch's Der Frosch (The Frog) and playing the lead in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
.
Moretti appeared in the TV series Inspector Rex from 1994 to 1998 as Richard Moser, the main policeman in the murder unit.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n actor.
Biography
Born in Gries am BrennerGries am Brenner
Gries am Brenner is a municipality in the Wipptal in the southern district of Innsbruck-Land. The village consists of several hamlets.-Geography:Gries am Brenner is located at the entrance of the Obernbergtal on the western side of the Wipptal...
, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti (née Wilhem), an oboist
Oboist
An oboist is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm and oboe musette....
. They have three children, Antonia (born August 1998), Lenz Valentino (born February 2000) and Rosa Cäcilia (born February 2011). His professional surname comes from his mother, who is Italian.
Moretti studied composition at the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
University of Music and Applied Arts, then went to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
to train for the stage at the renowned Otto-Falckenberg Schule. After graduation he was a permanent member of the Bayrische Staatsschauspiel
Residenz Theatre
The Residence Theatre or New Residence Theatre of the Residence in Munich was built from 1950 to 1951 by Karl Hocheder...
ensemble (Frank Baumbauer) and played at the Munich Kammerspiele
Munich Kammerspiele
The Munich Kammerspiele is a successful German language theatre in Munich. The Schauspielhaus in the Maximilianstrasse is the major stage.-History:...
(Dieter Dorn
Dieter Dorn
Dieter Dorn is a German theatre director, also for the opera, the manager of the Münchner Kammerspiele from 1983 to 2001 and now manager of the Bavarian Staatsschauspiel.- Biography :...
) from 1985 to 1995 where he earned critical praise in a sweeping variety of productions, appearing in Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
's Man is Man, Achternbusch's Der Frosch (The Frog) and playing the lead in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was also described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus...
.
Moretti appeared in the TV series Inspector Rex from 1994 to 1998 as Richard Moser, the main policeman in the murder unit.
Trivia
- "Moretti" is his mother's surname.
- He has his own production company.
- Nikolaus HarnoncourtNikolaus HarnoncourtNikolaus Harnoncourt is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music from the Classical era and earlier. Starting out as a classical cellist, he founded his own period instrument ensemble in the 1950s, and became a pioneer of the Early Music movement...
says about Moretti, "Moretti is a person with a great feel for music, whom you can talk to like to a musician. He is married to a musician who presumably talks primarily about music and farming with him. And if a person is so connected to nature like him, music is very close."
- He has a house in Vienna, a 400-year-old alpine residence (farm) in Innsbruck (since 1997) and a wineyard in TuscanyTuscanyTuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Tobias Moretti lives with his family on a farm in Innsbruck. He has a 40 hectare estate, which is a natural habitatHabitat (ecology)A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism...
for his 25 cows.
- He speaks German, English and Italian. His mother was Italian and his father Austrian.
- Tobias is very active and loves extreme sports, horseriding, motorsport, biking and driving his Porsche; he also enjoys canoeing, skiing, cycling and climbing. He has a German Shepherd named Pico.
- A critic said: "Even the most jealous person has to admit that Moretti's stardom is based on a very solid work that is consecrated in the highest league of theatre."
Filmography
- Jew Suss: Rise and FallJew Suss: Rise and FallJew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival....
(2010) - Umbra Mortis (2008) (TV) as Thomas Dorn
- Io, Don Giovanni (2007) as Casanova
- Der Kronzeuge (TV) (2007) as Achim Weber
- Die Schatzinsel (TV) (2007) as Long John SilverLong John SilverLong John Silver is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Silver is also known by the nicknames "Barbecue" and the "Sea-Cook".- Profile :...
- Du gehörst mir (TV) (2007) as Wolf
- 42plus (2007) as Martin
- Midsummer Madness (2007) as Peteris
- König Ottokars Glück und Ende (2006) (TV) as Primislaus Ottokar, König von Böhmen
- Der Liebeswunsch (2006) as Leonhard
- Mord auf Rezept (TV) (2006) as Luis Kramer
- Speer und ErSpeer und ErSpeer und Er is a three-part German docudrama starring Sebastian Koch as Albert Speer and Tobias Moretti as Adolf Hitler...
(mini) (Speer and Hitler: The Devil's Architect) (2005) (mini) as Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945... - Käthchens Traum (2004) (TV) as Wetter vom Strahl
- Jedermann (2004) (TV) as Jedermanns guter Gesell/Teufel
- The Return of the Dancing Master (2004) (TV) as Stefan Lindman
- Schwabenkinder (2003) (TV) as Kooperator
- Julius Caesar (2002) (mini) as Caius Cassius
- Ein Hund kam in die Küche (2002) (TV) as Stefan Schuster
- Gefährliche Nähe und du ahnst nichts (2002) (TV) as Harry Möllemann
- Andreas Hofer 1809 - Die Freiheit des Adlers (2002) (TV) as Andreas Hofer
- All Around the Town (2002) (TV) as Billy Hawkins aka Bic
- Der Narr und seine Frau heute Abend in Pancomedia (2002) (TV) as Zacharias Werner
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) (TV) as Georg Kufbach
- Das Tattoo - Tödliche Zeichen (2000) (TV) as Karl
- Trivial Pursuit (2000) (TV) as Paul
- Deine besten Jahre (1999) (TV) as Manfred Minke
- Shadows (1999) (TV) as Davide Berger
- Alphamann: Amok (1999) (TV) as Martin Buchmüller
- Joseph of Nazareth (1999) (TV) as Joseph
- Cristallo di rocca (1999) (TV) as Joseph
- Die Nichte und der Tod (1999) (TV) as Jeff Meltzer
- Mortal Friends (1998) (TV) as Nico Möller
- Clarissa (1998) (TV) as Gottfried
- Krambambuli (1998) (TV) as Wolf Pachler
- Mia, Liebe meines Lebens (1998) (mini) as Johnny Ryan
- Silent Night (1997) (TV) as Pastor Joseph Mohr
- Die Bernauerin (1997) (TV) as Herzog
- Ein Herz wird wieder jung (1997) as Paul
- Mein Opa und die 13 Stühle (1997) (TV) as Ohr
- Workaholic (1996) as Max
- Night of Nights(1995) (TV)
- Unser Opa ist der Beste (1995) (TV) as Wolfgang Ohr
- Inspector Rex (1994) (TV) as Richard Moser (1994–1998)
- Die Piefke-Saga (1990) (mini) as Josef 'Joe' Rotter
- Der Rausschmeißer (1990) as Harry
- Der Fluch (1988) as Mountain rescue service
- Wilhelm Busch (1986) (TV) as Young Wilhelm Busch
- Zeiten ändern Dich (2010)
Awards
- Bavarian TV Awards - for Kommissar Rex (1995), Schwabenkinder (2004)
- German Television Awards - for Kommissar Rex (1996), The Return of the Dancing Master (2004)
- Adolf Grimme AwardsAdolf 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...
, Germany - for Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker, (2002), Krambambuli (1999) - Golden Cable, Germany - for Kommissar Rex (1996)
- Golden Lion Awards - for Kommissar Rex (1996)
- Romy Gala, Austria - for Favorite Actor (Beliebtester Schauspieler)(2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005)
- Italian Telegatto - for Kommissar Rex (1998)
- Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring - for König Ottokars Glück und Ende (festival in Salzburg)