Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

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Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish-German actor and racing driver. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic 300 (2007) as a Spartan warrior; his earlier roles included various stage productions, as well as starring roles on television such as in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–05). He first came to prominence for his role as IRA activist Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. Subsequent roles include in the independent film Fish Tank (2009), as a Royal Marines lieutenant in Inglourious Basterds (2009), as Edward Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, as Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method (2011), as the sentient android David 8 in Prometheus (2012) and its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017), and in the musical comedy-drama Frank (2014) as an eccentric musician loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom.

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Michael Fassbender was born on Saturday, 2 April 1977 in Heidelberg, Germany. His full name at birth was Michael Fassbender. He is best known as an actor. Fassbender's country of citizenship (nationality) is Irish. Michael attended high school at St. Brendan's, Killarney, Ireland. For university, he studied at Drama Centre, London, England. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He is 6' (183 cm) tall and weighs 174 lbs (79 kg) with an athletic build. He has blue eyes and light brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $30,000,000 US dollars. Michael Fassbender is 48 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.

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Full name at birth
Michael Fassbender
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Claim to fame
Inglourious Basterds, X-Men First Class, Shame, 12 Years a Slave.
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Date of birth
2 April 1977
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Place of birth
Heidelberg, Germany
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Actor, Producer
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6' (183 cm)
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Weight
174 lbs (79 kg)
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Distinctive feature
  • Square shaped jaw and blue eyes
  • Athletic Type
  • Thin Lips
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Residence
London, England Lisbon, Portugal
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Net worth
$30,000,000 USD
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High school
  • St. Brendan's, Killarney, Ireland
  • Fossa National School
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University
  • Drama Centre, London, England
  • St. Brendan's College, Killarney, Ireland
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Talent agency
  • William Morris Endeavor
  • Troika Talent Agency
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Partner: Alicia Vikander (Married) 2 children
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Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander
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British Independent Film Awards
  • Speaks fluent German
  • In 2003 he appeared in the music video "Blind Pilots" by British rock band The Cooper Temple Clause.
  • First language is German and second English.
  • Lives in London, UK
  • Has formed his own production company known as 'Peanut Productions'.

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