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My Take
Christoph Waltz is my favorite argument against the cult of early success. He spent decades as a working actor in German-language theater and television, invisible to Hollywood, before his career detonated past fifty. Those two Academy Awards were not beginner's luck; they were compound interest on thirty years of craft. What sets him apart for me is his musicality with language — he makes menace sound like courtesy and courtesy feel like a trap. I would watch him read a phone book, and I would watch closely, because with Waltz the phone book would probably be hiding something.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christoph Waltz
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストフ・ヴァルツ
- Reading
- くりすとふ・ゔぁるつ
- Born
- October 4, 1956 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor / film director
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Romy
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- 2010 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2013 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1982 O.E. Hasse Award
- 2009 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- 1997 Bavarian TV Awards
- 2015 European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Christoph Waltz born?
Born October 4, 1956 (age 69).
Where is Christoph Waltz from?
Christoph Waltz is from Vienna, Austria.
What does Christoph Waltz do?
Christoph Waltz works as actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, film director.
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Austria →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.