Til Schweiger / Biography

He and his wife Dana Carlsen have 4 children: Valentin Schweiger (b. 1995), Luna (b. 1997), Lili Camille (b. 1998) and Emma Tiger (b. October 2002).
After studying German at the university for two years to become a teacher, he attended acting lessons at a drama school in Cologne.
Turned down the role of the German soldier, who shoots Tom Hanks's character (Captain John H. Miller) in Saving Private Ryan (1998) because he had reservations about the role's effect on his image at the American audience.
Lives in Hamburg, Germany. [2004]
First non-Polish actor who received the Best Actor Award at the Polish Film Festival (1998) for his role in Bandyta (1997).
After the separation from his wife Dana, he moved to Berlin (2006).
Attended acting lessons at "Der Keller" in Cologne and graduated in 1989.
His parents both were teachers.