- Son of a waiter and a housewife.
- Admitted that he sometimes lied in interviews to protect his privacy.
- Founded the film production company Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion together with German director Matthias Glasner.
- Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion (1998).
- Daughter Maria, from a previous relationship, was born in 1988.
- Has five children.
- Left Munich stage school after just one day because he thought the teaching methods there were too theoretic and unnatural.
- Shared an apartment with actor Richy Müller for a while.
- As he doesn't want to deny his roots, he often plays working class characters.
- His father worked as a waiter.
- Studied acting at the Zinner Studio in Munich, Germany.
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