Education
True, when Till graduated from the school, he changed his mind to be a teacher, since then for German teachers, not the best of times, many were sitting without work. Therefore, Schweiger has been bitten on the faculty of German studies, having studied for two years.
Having stopped studying, Till did not lose heart, as he decided to devote himself to a new profession. He enrolled in the medical school and successfully graduated. Further, he went to serve in Holland as an air force guard. After returning to Germany, he felt that he did not know what kind of business he wanted to do in the future.
One of the friends of Till Schweiger was taught theatrical art. That's why the guy decided to try his hand at acting, not knowing that this choice will affect his whole future fate.
The first step on the way to acting was teaching in a theater school called "Der Keller", which was in Cologne.
Carier start
Work in the film industry in the famous world-wide actor began very interesting. He was engaged in scoring pornofilmov.Pravda, on this job, he was delayed for a while, since soon his career began to grow rapidly.
In 1989, Schweiger began working at the theater "Contra-Kreis", which was located in Bonn. After 1990, Til begins to build a real career as a film actor. It all began a little role in the popular in those days series called "Lichtenstraße. Today, the actor has more than fifty interesting films.
Debut
The debut of Till as an actor was the comedy "Risky Race", which was released in 1991. For this film, Schweiger was nominated for "Best Young Actor'93" and received a prize.
1994 for Til Schweiger is much more successful. He was lucky enough to play the main male role in the film "Maybe, maybe not." This film glorified the actor's name throughout Germany.
A family
In 1995, Schweiger married the model and actress Dane Karlsen. Together they played in such films as "Knockin on Heaven", as well as "Barefoot on the pavement".
In the following years, Schweiger takes pictures in such films as "The Most Desirable Man", "Supergena", "Lovers of Rosemary". In 1995, the actor becomes a father. The son is called Valentine Florian. Two years later the girl Luna Mari was born.
Then another event takes place. The world hit-drama "Knockin 'on Heaven" is released. The film appears in a dramatic role, contrary to the general opinion that he is only a comedian. It is very important that Schweiger not only played a major role, but also participated in writing the script, and also acted as a producer of the tape.
The film "Knockin 'on Heaven" brought the actor various awards and prizes: he received the MIFF as the best actor, and also was awarded at the Moscow festival.
For the film "Bandits" Schweiger was a prize at the Polish festival. Before him, not a single actor of Polish descent received any awards.
The third daughter is born in 1998. The family decides to move to Hollywood, where Schweiger begins to conquer new heights. There are popular films for the whole world: "Racer" in 2001, "Lara Croft-2" in 2003, "King Arthur" and "U-429.Podvodnaya prison" in 2004.
The actor's popularity grew in every day, new proposals for films were constantly coming up. Refusal to shoot in the film Steven Spielberg in the film "Saving Private Ryan" entailed a scandal. There were rumors that Schweiger hates the Nazis, so he refused from the role of the Nazi, whom Spielberg offered him. According to another version, the actor was just busy with another role in the movie "Assassins for replacement", where he played along with Chow Yun Fat.
Divorce with wife
The actor's popularity was poorly reflected on family relations, which for ten years seemed to be an ideal example for imitation. Schweiger was constantly on the road, participated in the shootings, and he simply did not have time for the family.
In 2002, he had another daughter, Emma Tiger. Trying to save the collapsing marriage, the family moved to Hamburg. But even this did not save the spouses from the divorce, which officially ended in 2005. True, the parting was without scandals. And to this day the couple remained on good terms, jointly devoting time to the upbringing of their four children.
Further successes
With the growth of popularity, Til began to understand that it's not enough for him to just act in films. He decided to try himself as a director in a criminal insurgent called "Belymedved." True, Schwäger's real debut was a romance film "Barefoot on the Pave", in which he not only played a major role, but also acted as a screenwriter, director and producer.
Further there were such films as "Handsome", in which all four actor's children were shot, "Handsome 2", two parts of the movie "Men in the Big City", "Inglourious Basterds", "Seducer", "Old New Year", "Means , war "and many others.
Til Schweiger, who became a favorite of the brand, as well as a sex symbol for many women around the world, is unstoppable on what has been achieved. He continues to work on his acting career and, for sure, will soon please the audience with a new interesting film.