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My Take
André Jung is the kind of actor I have enormous respect for: a craftsman who built a decades-long career on the stages of Basel, Hamburg and Zurich rather than chasing screen fame. The Nestroy Theatre Prize tells you the German-speaking theatre world takes him seriously, and his Stuttgart training shows a foundation laid the hard way. What strikes me most is the near-total absence of gossip or personal noise around him. That, to me, is the signature of a performer who lets the work do the talking. I find that quiet, unglamorous dedication genuinely admirable and increasingly rare.
Overview
André Jung (born 13 December 1953) is a Luxembourgish theatre and film actor. He studied performing arts at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart and subsequently worked at various theatres, including the Theater Basel, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, and the Schauspielhaus Zürich.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- André Jung
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレ・ユング
- Reading
- あんどれ・ゆんぐ
- Born
- December 13, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Luxembourg, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / performing artist / musician / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Nestroy Theatre Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.