The Bucket List 2008 (DEU) premiere
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Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through the '00s.
Nicholson was born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, New Jersey. He was raised believing that his grandmother was his mother, and that his mother, June Frances Nicholson, a showgirl, was his older sister. He discovered the truth in 1975 from a Time magazine journalist who was researching a profile on him. His real father is believed to have been either Donald Furcillo, an Italian American showman, or Eddie King (Edgar Kirschfeld), born in Latvia and also in show business. Jack's mother's ancestry was Irish, and smaller amounts of English, German, Scottish, and Welsh.
Nicholson made his film debut in a B-movie titled The Cry Baby Killer (1958). His rise in Hollywood was far from meteoric, and for years, he sustained his career with guest spots in television series and a number of Roger Corman films, including The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
Nicholson's first turn in the director's chair was for Drive, He Said (1971). Before that, he wrote the screenplay for The Trip (1967), and co-wrote Head (1968), a vehicle for The Monkees. His big break came with Easy Rider (1969) and his portrayal of liquor-soaked attorney George Hanson, which earned Nicholson his first Oscar nomination. Nicholson's film career took off in the 1970s with a definitive performance in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Nicholson's other notable work during this period includes leading roles in Roman Polanski's noir masterpiece Chinatown (1974) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), for which he won his first Best Actor Oscar.
The 1980s kicked off with another career-defining role for Nicholson as Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Shining (1980). A string of well-received films followed, including Terms of Endearment (1983), which earned Nicholson his second Oscar; Prizzi's Honor (1985), and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). He portrayed another renowned villain, The Joker, in Tim Burton's Batman (1989). In the 1990s, he starred in such varied films as A Few Good Men (1992), for which he received another Oscar nomination, and a dual role in Mars Attacks! (1996).
Although a glimpse at the darker side of Nicholson's acting range reappeared in The Departed (2006), the actor's most recent roles highlight the physical and emotional complications one faces late in life. The most notable of these is the unapologetically misanthropic Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets (1997), for which he won his third Oscar. Shades of this persona are apparent in About Schmidt (2002), Something's Gotta Give (2003), and The Bucket List (2007). In addition to his Academy Awards and Oscar nominations, Nicholson has seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. He also became one of the youngest actors to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement award in 1994.
Nicholson has six children by five different women: Jennifer Nicholson (b. 1963) from his only marriage to Sandra Knight, which ended in 1966; Caleb Goddard (b. 1970) with Five Easy Pieces (1970) co-star Susan Anspach, who was automatically adopted by Anspach's then-husband Mark Goddard; Honey Hollman (b. 1982) with Danish supermodel Winnie Hollman; Lorraine Nicholson (b. 1990) and Ray Nicholson (b. 1992) with minor actress Rebecca Broussard; and Tessa Gourin (b. 1994) with real estate agent Jennine Marie Gourin. Nicholson's longest relationship was the 17 nonmonogamous years he spent with Anjelica Huston; this ended when Broussard announced she was pregnant with his child.- Milka Loff Fernandes was born on 19 June 1980 in Hamburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Traum(a) (2003), Rosa Roth (1994) and Hier und heute (1957). She has been married to Robert Irschara since October 2013. They have two children.
- Mareile Höppner was born on 12 May 1977 in Hamburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Kroymann (2017), Dingsda (1985) and Pretty in Plüsch (2020). She was previously married to Arne Schönfeld.
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With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber. The young Freeman attended Los Angeles City College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage including appearing in an all-African American production of the exuberant musical Hello, Dolly!.
Throughout the 1970s, he continued his work on stage, winning Drama Desk and Clarence Derwent Awards and receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance in The Mighty Gents in 1978. In 1980, he won two Obie Awards, for his portrayal of Shakespearean anti-hero Coriolanus at the New York Shakespeare Festival and for his work in Mother Courage and Her Children. Freeman won another Obie in 1984 for his performance as The Messenger in the acclaimed Brooklyn Academy of Music production of Lee Breuer's The Gospel at Colonus and, in 1985, won the Drama-Logue Award for the same role. In 1987, Freeman created the role of Hoke Coleburn in Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Driving Miss Daisy, which brought him his fourth Obie Award. In 1990, Freeman starred as Petruchio in the New York Shakespeare Festival's The Taming of the Shrew, opposite Tracey Ullman. Returning to the Broadway stage in 2008, Freeman starred with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher in Clifford Odets' drama The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols.
Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including "Easy Reader", "Mel Mounds" and "Count Dracula" on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show The Electric Company (1971). He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971). Next, there was a small role in the thriller Blade (1973); then he played Casca in Julius Caesar (1979) and the title role in Coriolanus (1979). Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas Attica (1980) and Brubaker (1980), Eyewitness (1981), and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in Death of a Prophet (1981). For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in Street Smart (1987) and, then, he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination in the film version of Driving Miss Daisy (1989) opposite Jessica Tandy. The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama Glory (1989) about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade.
His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and The Power of One (1992). Freeman's next role was as gunman Ned Logan, wooed out of retirement by friend William Munny to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western Unforgiven (1992). The film was a sh and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture. In 1993, Freeman made his directorial debut on Bopha! (1993) and soon after formed his production company, Revelations Entertainment.
More strong scripts came in, and Freeman was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in Se7en (1995), starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996), and was pursuing another serial murderer in Kiss the Girls (1997).
Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of Amistad (1997), he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in Deep Impact (1998), appeared in Neil LaBute's black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), and reprised his role as Alex Cross in Along Came a Spider (2001). Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama The Sum of All Fears (2002), was a military officer in the Stephen King-inspired Dreamcatcher (2003), gave divine guidance as God to Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty (2003), and played a minor role in the comedy The Big Bounce (2004).
2005 was a huge year for Freeman. First, he he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the drama, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer Frankie Dunn, as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. He also narrated Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005) and appeared in Batman Begins (2005) as Lucius Fox, a valuable ally of Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne/Batman for director Christopher Nolan. Freeman would reprise his role in the two sequels of the record-breaking, genre-redefining trilogy.
Roles in tentpoles and indies followed; highlights include his role as a crime boss in Lucky Number Slevin (2006), a second go-round as God in Evan Almighty (2007) with Steve Carell taking over for Jim Carrey, and a supporting role in Ben Affleck's directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007). He co-starred with Jack Nicholson in the breakout hit The Bucket List (2007) in 2007, and followed that up with another box-office success, Wanted (2008), then segued into the second Batman film, The Dark Knight (2008).
In 2009, he reunited with Eastwood to star in the director's true-life drama Invictus (2009), on which Freeman also served as an executive producer. For his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the film, Freeman garnered Oscar, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award nominations, and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor.
Recently, Freeman appeared in RED (2010), a surprise box-office hit; he narrated the Conan the Barbarian (2011) remake, starred in Rob Reiner's The Magic of Belle Isle (2012); and capped the Batman trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Freeman has several films upcoming, including the thriller Now You See Me (2013), under the direction of Louis Leterrier, and the science fiction actioner Oblivion (2013), in which he stars with Tom Cruise.- Producer
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Artur Brauner was born on 1 August 1918 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a producer and writer, known for Babij Jar (2003), Europa Europa (1990) and The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse (1972). He was married to Maria Brauner. He died on 7 July 2019 in Berlin, Germany.- Actor
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Dieter Landuris is known from the famous detective series ANYTHING BUT MURDER (ALLES AUSSER MORD 1994-97) playing the tricky detective Uli Fichte, directed by Roland Suso Richter, Sigi Rothemund, Kai Wessel and other named german directors. Important movie features are the award winning black comedy THE KILLER'S MOTHER (DIE MUTTER DES KILLERS 1997) directed by Volker Einrauch- Actress
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Natascha Landuris is known for Der Fahnder (1984), Heimatgeschichten (1994) and Schwarz greift ein (1994). She is married to Dieter Landuris. They have two children.- Actress
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She began her career at the age of five with her first appearances at the state children's circus "Lilliput". She trained there in dance and acrobatics. At the age of ten, Jeanette began singing and taking part in karaoke shows. After school, she completed an apprenticeship as a hairdresser with Udo Walz in Berlin. When the "Bild" newspaper called for a large-scale hit competition at the beginning of 1999, Biedermann, who was almost 18 at the time, also took part. She started with the Marianne Rosenberg classic "He belongs to me" and beat all competitors. As the "hit queen", she left around 270,000 competitors behind in this biggest talent competition of all time in Europe. Her first own single with the title "That hurts terribly" was released in March 1999. A month later, she had her first day of filming on the RTL soap "Gute Zeiten, Gute Zeiten" (GZSZ). There she was seen in the role of "Marie Balzer".
In addition to her "soap work", Jeanette Biedermann continued to sing and released her second single "Go Back", which made it to number eight in the German single charts. When their first album "Enjoy" was released in November 2000, it was able to build on the success of the single. Biedermann also celebrated great success with her concerts and was awarded numerous prizes. Among other things, she was pleased to receive the "Silver Otto 2000" award from the youth magazine "Bravo". In 2001 she received the "Echo" as the "most successful German singer". In 2001 Jeanette Biedermann's second album was released with the title "Delicious". Biedermann went on tour for the first time in 2002. In the same year the single "We''Ve Got Tonight" was released, which she recorded together with Ronan Keating. In the summer of 2003 she was a member of the jury for the Sat1 program "Star-Search".
On February 4, 2004, Jeanette Biedermann was awarded the "Golden Camera" in the "Pop National" category. In March of the same year she left GZSZ in order to concentrate more on her singing career. For her video for "Run With Me" she was again awarded an "Echo" for "Best Video National" in April 2005. Despite her great success as a singer, she continued to be active as an actress. At the end of 2005 she was also seen in the Sat1 series "Dina - Genie in the Bottle" and in the Tatort episode "Schwelbrand". Jeanette Biedermann was also active as a jury member for the TV show "Stars on Ice". Her album "Undress to the Beat" was released on March 20, 2009. The first single, which has the same name as the album, was released on February 27th. From 2008 she played successfully as Anna Polauke in the telenovela "Anna and Love" produced by Sat1.
From 2010 to 2012 she was seen again in "Anna and Love" (third and fourth seasons). From 2011 to 2012, Biedermann worked as a designer for the fashion company "Jeans Fritz". In the same year, 2012, she married the guitarist Jörg Weißelberg. She also became active as a theater actress; She made her stage debut in a production of "Everyman" in 2013. In 2019, Biedermann took part in the sixth season of the music program "Sing meine Song - Das Tauschkonzert". Shortly afterwards her seventh studio album "DNA" was released.- Actor
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Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost) and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner.
As a child, his father was his role model, as Carl Reiner created and starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Estelle was also an inspiration for him to become a director; her experience as a singer helped him understand how music was used in a scene. Rob often felt pressured about measuring up to his father's successful streak, with twelve Emmys and other prestigious awards.
When Rob graduated high school, his parents advised him to participate in Summer Theatre. Reiner got a job as an apprentice in the Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania. He went on to UCLA Film School to further his education. Reiner felt he still wasn't successful even having a recurring role on one of the biggest shows in the country, All in the Family. He began his directing career with the Oscar-nominated films This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, and The Princess Bride.
In 1987, with these successful box-office movies under his belt, Reiner founded his own production company, Castle Rock Entertainment; along with Martin Shafer, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick, and Alan Horn. Under Castle Rock Entertainment, he went to direct Oscar-nominated films When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and A Few Good Men. Reiner has credited former co-star Carroll O'Connor in helping him get into the directing business, showing Reiner the ropes.
Reiner is known as a political activist, co-founding the American Foundation For Equal Rights, a group that was an advisory for same-sex-marriage. He has spoken at several rallies on several topics, an advocate for social change regarding such issues as domestic violence and tobacco use.
Reiner made cameo appearances on television shows 30 Rock, The Simpsons, and Hannah Montana, and in films The First Wives Club, Bullets Over Broadway, Primary Colors, and Throw Momma From The Train, among many others.- Dorkas Kiefer was born on 21 June 1972 in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany. She is an actress, known for Milla: The Movie (2020), Siegfried (2005) and Aimee & Jaguar (1999).
- Bettina Cramer was born on 16 October 1969 in Berlin, Germany. She is a producer, known for Berliner Rand (2010), Die goldene Henne (1995) and Quiz Taxi (2006). She has been married to Michael Cramer since September 2001. They have two children.
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Tobias Schlegl was born on 30 September 1977 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Die Pflegionärin (2022), Die Camper (1997) and Wilsberg (1995).- Jürgen Tarrach was born on 17 December 1960 in Geilenkirchen, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Musterknaben (1997), The Reader (2008) and Casino Royale (2006).
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Ingo Appelt was born on 20 April 1967 in Essen, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film (2008), Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (2006) and Kabarett aus Franken (2000). He has been married to Sonja Guha-Thakurta since June 2016.- Actress
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Loretta Stern, born as Andrea Steinitz, also known as Lori Stern, is a qualified musical actress. She has made her education in Hamburg. From 1996 till 1999 she was singer in the German pop-band "Sqeezer". Later she acted in German crime thrillers like "Tatort" and "Soko" and other shows and films. From 1997 till 1999 she was the host of the German youth magazine "Bravo TV". 2002 she founded, together with Clemens Süssenbach the jazz-band "Stern & Süssenbach". Since 1999 she hosts special report from the film festivals in Berlin and Cannes for the German/French TV station ARTE.- Esther was born in Berlin Germany, grew up in Greece and returned with her family later again back to Germany. She started out as a kid. Dancing, singing, hosting. When it got more professional, she decided to make this passion her job. She hosted a kids show, when she was 10 years old. Almost every weekend, she was on stage as a dancer. She started vocal training in the age of 13 and finished her vocal training as an opera singer by the age of 23. She had several bands and projects, composed her own songs and had fun being a DJ for several occasions. When she was 14 she got her first talent agent. From then on she starred and supported more than 30 movies and TV shows up until today. National and international. After a few years of acting only, her passion for music grew stronger and she decided to go deeper into this field. Ever since she had been writing poems, short stories and articles. Now it turned into fully structured pop/rock/folk songs. In 2009, she went to Israel to record two singles, that she later decided not to put on her album, since the style wasn't what she wanted. She toured with a new program, rewrote, rerecorded until she had found the style she wanted to go for, on her first album as a solo singer. Since 2011, she is writing continuously. Spending a lot of time in New York and Los Angeles made her style grow more and more American. Her English is perfect, her writing is inspiring and her thoughts are deep. She cares about the environment and tries to be as active as possible for several projects worldwide. Over the years, she won several national awards as a painter and got attention in the media as an actress and society girl.
She wants to be as independent as possible. As free as can be. And as committed as necessary to serve her and other people's tasks best. She never stopped learning. She had recently her acting trained again with f.exp. Margie Haber, Crystal Carson and Christiane Kupfer, just to name a few.
To stay focused, she studies business administration and economy psychology in a correspondence course.
In 2012 she continues working on her album and tours with a small acoustic concert within Germany. - Actor
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Sebastian Urzendowsky was born on 28 May 1985 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for The Way Back (2010), Mitten in Deutschland: NSU (2016) and The Tower (2012).- Axel Schreiber was born on 30 January 1980 in Lübben, Brandenburg, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Türkisch für Anfänger (2006), Æon Flux (2005) and Mick (2018).