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- Selma Ergeç (1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor. Her mother is a German and her father is a Turk. Her paternal family came from lineage of Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire.
Born in Hamm, Germany, she studied medicine at Westfalia Wilhems University in Münster for 3 years and psychology and philosophy at the FernUniversität Hagen. She started modeling in 2000. She acted as Ugur Polat's wife in Sis ve Gece, as the teacher in Bes Vakit and as the Hatice Sultan in Muhtesem Yüzyil. She speaks German, English, Turkish, French fluently and Italian with limited proficiency. On 26 September 2015 Ergeç married Can Öz. The wedding was held in Ergeç's childhood hometown in Germany. - He spent his childhood in Ibbenbüren. After school he completed training as a mining mechanic because he was interested in mining. He worked in the job for four years. At the age of 20 he decided to become an actor. He attended the Hedi Höpfner School in Hamburg until 1984, where he took acting lessons. This was followed by a three-year theater engagement in Bremen. Behrendt switched to television and shone in his first major role as Jupp Kowolla in the Ruhr area saga "Rote Erde II" in 1990. Two years later he made his debut in the international crime series "Tatort" as assistant Max Ballau, alongside Martin Lüttge as chief inspector Bernd Flemming.
He played this role a total of eight times. He also appeared in 26 episodes of the Sat 1 crime series "A.S." from 1985 to 1998. as private detective Alexander Stein. In 1997 Klaus Behrendt took up his "crime scene" job again, this time as head of the murder squad Max Ballauf. Since then he has been supported by his long-time friend Dietmar Bär, who is investigating as Inspector Freddy Schenk. The duo became the audience's favorite in the "Tatort" series. Around this time, Behrendt, who chose the name Joachim for the abbreviation "J" to distinguish himself from a fellow actor with the same name, also appeared in television films such as "The Gate of Fire" and "Fähre in den Tod" (both 1996). or "A Father Under Suspicion" (1997).
In "Apartment for a Suicide" from 1996 he starred alongside Katja Flint. In 2000, together with his colleague Dietmar Bär, he was awarded the German Television Prize in the "Best Series Actor" category for his work on "Tatort". Three years later he was awarded the Emmy for his role in the television film "My Father" and the audience award of the Grimme Prize in the role of his son Jochen in the TV drama "My Father" alongside Götz George. Klaus J. Behrendt is characterized by a wide range of acting skills. Among other things, he showed his skills in the Sat 1 television drama "The Miracle of Lengede" (2003) and in the political satire "The Chancellery" (2005).
Klaus J. Behrendt became the father of two sons and a daughter from his first marriage. Today he lives with his second wife Karin and their son in Berlin-Charlottenburg. There he also runs the two restaurants "Blue Goût" and "Zucca". His hobbies include judo, swimming and jogging. - Actress
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Birte Hanusrichter was born on 8 January 1979 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and editor, known for Jenny: Echt gerecht (2018), Mein Schwiegervater, der Camper (2019) and Seitensprung (2014).- Marie-Christine Ostermann was born on 7 January 1978 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Leonard Lansink was born on 7 January 1956 in Hamm, Germany. He is an actor, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Nur für eine Nacht (1997) and Wilsberg (1995). He has been married to Maren Muntenbeck since 15 October 2011.
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Joachim Masannek was born in 1960 in Hamm, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Die Wilden Kerle: Alles ist gut, solange du wild bist! (2003), V8 - Du willst der Beste sein (2013) and Die Wilden Kerle 5 (2008).- Director
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Holger Haase was born on 11 June 1975 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Zwei Wochen Argentinien (2003), Die Ungehorsame (2015) and Da geht noch was (2013).- Actress
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Kristel Verbeke was born on 10 December 1975 in Hamme, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for K3 Dierenhotel (2014), K3 Bengeltjes (2012) and K3 en de kattenprins (2007). She has been married to Gene Thomas since 2004. They have two children.- Actor
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One of the most popular German musical theatre actors, he was born on December 4, 1964 in Hamm, Germany. Studied at the Universität der Künste Berlin. He starred in a number of big musical productions, including "Miss Saigon", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "The Rocky Horror Show" and "Les Miserables", but his most famous role is Death in "Elisabeth". He appeared in television dancing competition Dancing Stars (2005) as well as in a filmed performance of "Les Miserables" Les misérables- Ein Musical für Berlin (2003) and a documentary movie Climbed Every Mountain: The Story Behind the Sound of Music (2012). He voice acted as the Phantom in the German version of The Phantom of the Opera (2004). He has released a number of solo albums and appeared on a number of cast recordings.- Actor
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Gerhard Schmitt-Thiel was born on 21 October 1941 in Hamm, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Was bin ich? (1955), Alles oder nichts (1956) and Strong Times (1988). He was married to Gisela Schmitt-Thiel. He died on 23 March 2024 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Actress
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Hanne Verbruggen was born on 3 March 1994 in Hamme, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for K3 en Het Lied van de Zeemeermin, K3 Love Cruise (2017) and K3: 10.000 luchtballonnen (2015). She has been married to Jorn Sarens since 29 August 2020. They have one child.- Director
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Hanns Joachim Friedrichs was born on 15 March 1927 in Hamm, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Tagesthemen (1978), Legende vom Schmelztiegel - Minderheiten in den USA (1965) and Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982). He was married to Ilse Madaus. He died on 28 March 1995 in Hamburg, Germany.- Martin Ontrop was born on 28 October 1963 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Munich (2005), The Book Thief (2013) and Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999).
- Horst Hrubesch was born on 17 April 1951 in Hamm, Germany. He is an actor, known for Sportclub (1974), 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain (1982) and Ennatz: Eine Zebralegende (2018). He has been married to Angelika since 1972. They have two children.
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Frank Kaminski was born in 1972 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Frank is a producer and production manager, known for Friend Request (2016), A Hidden Life (2019) and Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel (2012).- Music Department
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Heinz Wallberg was born on 16 March 1923 in Hamm, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zigeunerliebe (1974), Der Bettelstudent (1970) and L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg (1991). He was married to Maritta Ruthmann and Murielle Nouget. He died on 29 September 2004 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Director
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Victor Schamoni was born on 6 December 1901 in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. Victor was a director and producer, known for Wir bauen am Reich (1932), Oberammergau - Das Dorf der Schauspieler des großen Passionsspiels (1930) and Stammhirn und Psyche (1939). Victor was married to Maria Schamoni. Victor died on 13 April 1942 in Woronow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Producer
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Rudolf Wichmann was born on 14 December 1946 in Hamm, Germany. He was a producer and actor, known for Snakes and Ladders (1996), Tykho Moon (1996) and Drum (2004). He died on 17 June 2006.- Actor
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Herman Brusselmans is best known for his books. As a writer he is heavily influenced by J.D. Salinger. From his debut in 1982 until now (1999) he has written no less than 25 books. He did some work for Belgian television and radio and also appeared in two of Jan Bucquoy's movies who once boasted he was going to film one of Brusselmans's novels. Brusselmans now lives in Ghent.- Director
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"Frank-Michael Rost studied theatre-, movies- and television studies and started his first enterprise while still at university. He wrote and directed several independent movies, some were successfully distributed on DVD. While still a high-profile producer of corporate films for global and local companies, he became his own publisher and started to write and produce audiobooks to further expand his artistic expression. Most of his audiobooks are being distributed by Amazon and Audible. Today he focuses on writing screenplays and novels in his most beloved genres thriller and science-fiction. He lives with his wife in a small town near Cologne, Germany."- Henrike Richters was born on 27 December 1983 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Unter uns (1994), Die Wache (1994) and Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP (1997).
- Ilse Strambowski was born on 10 January 1931 in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Idiot (1968), Tatort (1970) and Altersglühen - Die Serie (2014).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Timpe was born on 10 October 1938 in Hamm, Germany. He is an actor, known for Wenn der Hahn kräht (1972), Tatort (1970) and Kapitän Harmsen (1969).
- Sascha Krolzig was born on 8 June 1987 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Burkhard Wilke was born on 28 July 1964 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Ismail Yurtseven was born on 5 July 1978 in Hamm, Germany.
- Emilia Blumenberg was born on 29 September 1963 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex (2002), Der Fahnder (1984) and Nikola (1997).
- Emil Schering was born on 14 April 1873 in Hamm, Germany. Emil was a writer, known for Der Vater (1963) and Totentanz (1970). Emil died on 10 April 1951 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Martin Baucks was born in 1961 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Alisa: Follow Your Heart (2009), Hafendetektiv (1987) and Julia - Wege zum Glück (2005).
- Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann was born on 5 September 1953 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Christoph Oertel was born on 13 June 1960 in Hamm, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Pandorum (2009), 7500 (2019) and Toni Erdmann (2016).- Hanke made his debut in club sports at TuS 1910 Wiescherhöfen before moving to Hammer SpVgg and later to the youth team of VfL Bochum. In the years that followed, Mike Hanke had a steep career that saw him promoted to the Schalke 04 amateur team in the 2001/02 season and then to the Schalke professional team in the current season. Here Hanke became one of the most popular players in the 1st Bundesliga. As a center forward, he impressed many times with his quick and intelligent play in preparing attacking situations. On June 8, 2005, Mike Hanke celebrated his debut for the German national team at the Confederations Cup against Russia (2-2) in Mönchengladbach. This came about when he came on as a substitute for the injured Miroslav Klose in the second half.
In 2005 he became German runner-up and DFB Cup runner-up with Schalke. For the 2005/06 season he moved to VfL Wolfsburg for a transfer fee of 3.5 million euros. In the match between Germany and Tunisia (3-0) in Cologne on June 18, 2005, Hanke scored his first goal for the DFB team. On May 15, 2006, Mike Hanke was appointed to the DFB squad by national coach Jürgen Klinsmann for the World Cup in Germany. As a result of a serious foul against Carlos Salcido in the preliminary round match between Germany and Mexico, he was suspended for the first two games of the World Cup. After the German national team won the World Cup on June 30, 2006 with a 5-3 victory. After reaching the semi-finals against Argentina, the team under captain Michael Ballack lost 0-2 goals in extra time against Italy on July 4, 2006.
In the game for third place on July 8th in Stuttgart, the German team won 3-1 against Portugal. The triumph of the 2006 World Cup title went to Italy in the final on July 9th, to which France lost on penalties. In August 2006, Federal President Horst Köhler awarded the German national team the "Silver Laurel Leaf", the highest award that Germany can give to athletes. - Actor
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Guy de Mey was born on 4 August 1955 in Hamme, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2007), William Christie et Les Arts Florissants, ou La passion du baroque (1994) and Orfeo (1985).- Klaus Fiehe was born on 24 January 1957 in Hamm, Germany.
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Walter Supper was born on 8 April 1887 in Hamm, Germany. He was a writer and production manager, known for Krach um Jolanthe (1934), Der Zigeunerbaron (1962) and The Gypsy Baron (1935). He died on 3 March 1943 in Berlin, Germany.- Willi Schlueter was born in 1949 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Die Gerichtsreporterin (1994) and The Air Rescue Team (1997).
- Manfred Such was born on 21 December 1942 in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany.
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Carsten Christochowitz was born in 1977 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Carsten is a director and production designer, known for Music from the Moon (2009).- Daniel Dickmeis was born in 1976 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Daniel is a composer, known for Barriere (2010), High Maintenance (2006) and The Last Compartment (2016).
- Filip De Pillecyn was born on 25 March 1891 in Hamme, Flanders, Belgium. Filip was a writer, known for Monsieur Hawarden (1968). Filip died on 7 August 1962 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium.
- Sven Piper is a German Manager, Engineer and Author of popular science books. Furthermore he is a Photographer and Producer of documentaries and movies. He is most known for his contribution about Exoplanets and the future of space travel. In addition he is very active at Kickstarter and backed there several different movie projects.
- Wilhelm Schamoni was born on 4 January 1905 in Hamm, Germany. He died on 25 August 1991 in Altötting, Bavaria, Germany.
- Martin Harnik was born on 10 June 1987 in Hamm, Hamburg, Germany.
- Lukas Siebenkotten was born on 22 September 1957 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Willi Schlüter was born in 1949 in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Kein Kinderspiel (2009) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- August Walter Thiemann was born in 1962 in Hamm, Germany. He died on 5 May 2014 in Germany.
- Walter Arendt was born on 17 January 1925 in Heessen, Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. He died on 7 March 2005 in Bornheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Hajo Wieland was born on 6 March 1911 in Hamm, Germany. He is a production manager and producer, known for Corinna Darling (1956), Liebeserwachen (1953) and Drei Mädels vom Rhein (1955).- Gerd Bucerius was born on 19 May 1906 in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. He died on 29 September 1995 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Sammy Bruggeman ( aka sammy Bridges ) is a young actor/singer/songwriter from Belgium who is renowned for his creativity and project-starting skills. He studied Performing Arts in Belgium and also studied at the Laine Theatre Arts school in London. At 13 he received a royal award from Belgium for his band group in which he had been participating since the age of three. He started playing drums when only a toddler and at nine he was already composing songs. By then he had acquired very advanced piano skills and was considered ahead of his time for his age. During the development of his career he ran a large danceclub/bar called The Villa in Hamme and also started up Stargate Records with he long-time colleague Peter van der Hallen.His first music video "Laat me Maar' was the first in the Flemish language to be broadcast on MTV. A TV biography about him called 'Born with the Music' was produced in 1996 and aired on PBS. He has sparked off several TV show ideas for Belgium. One of them got one of the best tv shows for children. Sammy is probably best known for his novel ideas and creative 'lateral' thinking.