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My Take
Gabriel Barylli fascinates me because he refuses to be just one thing. Born in Vienna in 1957, he directs, writes screenplays, authors books, and acts on both stage and screen, with an Austrian Decoration for Science and Art and a 1999 Grimme-Preis to show for it. In an era of narrow specialists, a creator who can write, perform, and direct with equal conviction feels increasingly rare. There is something fitting about Vienna, that old capital of art and ideas, producing such a restless polymath. I genuinely admire the ambition of an artist who wants to master every side of storytelling at once.
Overview
Gabriel Barylli (born 31 May 1957) is an Austrian actor and film director. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1981. He won the Silver St. George award for Best Actor for his role in A French Woman at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gabriel Barylli
- Name (Japanese)
- ガブリエル・バリリ
- Reading
- がぶりえる・ばりり
- Born
- May 31, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / writer / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- 1999 Grimme-Preis
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.