David Brandner
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David Brandner is a fictional character
on the German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love) portrayed by actor Sven Koller from September 11, 2008 to June 15, 2010.
and worked there as a surf teacher. He comes to Düsseldorf
, when he hears about the breakup of their parents, that his mother Katja
(Diana Frank) had a one-night-stand with Lydia's boyfriend and is currently expecting a baby. He reunites with his mother and is the only one from his family, who wants to have contact with her. But the reunion with his mother, David also meets Sebastian von Lahnstein
(Joscha Kiefer
), the potential father of his mother's child, for the first time.
But the first one he meets in town is Judith Hagendorf
(Katrin Heß), who works for his father Matthias
(Thomas Ohrner
) at the construction company 'Brandner Bau'. Judith first thinks that David is a Swedish man, who wants to know more about their current project. She is shocked, when she soon later finds out that David is Matthias' son and the brother of her ex-boyfriend Fabian
(Shai Hoffmann). In spite of that, Judith begins to fall for him, but David isn't the type for a serious relationship, according to his sister Lydia
(Theresa Underberg
), who is worried that Judith might get hurt. Judith wants to be near him anyway, but when they actually have some kind of a date, David is asked by Olivia Schneider
(Kristina Dörfer) to take a model job. Because he needs the money, David takes Olivia's offer and promises Judith to hang out with her another time. Later, at the photo shooting, David isn't needed anymore and wants to chill some time by the pool, when he discovers Tanja von Lahnstein (Miriam Lahnstein
), who he becomes totally fascinate over her. The two have a little chat, before David tries to flirt with her. Tanja takes him on that and he soon lands in the pool, after Tanja pushed him. After that David is sure about one thing: Tanja is a hell of a woman.
Fictional character
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on the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love) portrayed by actor Sven Koller from September 11, 2008 to June 15, 2010.
Storyline
David lived in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and worked there as a surf teacher. He comes to Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, when he hears about the breakup of their parents, that his mother Katja
Katja Brandner
Katja Brandner is a fictional character on German daytime soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by actress Diana Frank from January 15, 2008 to January 5, 2009.-Character's background:...
(Diana Frank) had a one-night-stand with Lydia's boyfriend and is currently expecting a baby. He reunites with his mother and is the only one from his family, who wants to have contact with her. But the reunion with his mother, David also meets Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been portrayed by actor Joscha Kiefer from November 26, 2007 to October 13, 2009...
(Joscha Kiefer
Joscha Kiefer
Joscha Kiefer is a German actor and best known for his role as Sebastian von Lahnstein on the soap opera Verbotene Liebe ....
), the potential father of his mother's child, for the first time.
But the first one he meets in town is Judith Hagendorf
Judith Hagendorf
Judith Hagendorf is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actress Katrin Heß from February 18, 2008 to September 15, 2009, when the character was surprisingly written out without any conformation from the production.-Storylines:In the beginning, Judith finds...
(Katrin Heß), who works for his father Matthias
Matthias Brandner
Matthias Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actor and entertainer Thomas Ohrner. He made his first appearance on screen on January 15, 2008.-The arrival:...
(Thomas Ohrner
Thomas Ohrner
Thomas "Tommi" Ohrner is a German actor, singer and television host. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Ohrner rose to prominence as a teen idol during the early 1980s, starring in the television series Timm Thaler, Merlin and Manni, der Libero, as well as achieving crossover...
) at the construction company 'Brandner Bau'. Judith first thinks that David is a Swedish man, who wants to know more about their current project. She is shocked, when she soon later finds out that David is Matthias' son and the brother of her ex-boyfriend Fabian
Fabian Brandner
Fabian Brandner is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by Shai Hoffmann from January 22, 2008 to August 14, 2008 and in guest appearances from January 12, 2009 to January 22, 2009....
(Shai Hoffmann). In spite of that, Judith begins to fall for him, but David isn't the type for a serious relationship, according to his sister Lydia
Lydia Brandner
Lydia Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The role was originated by actress Theresa Underberg on January 16, 2008. Theresa announced on December 21, 2010 that she will leave the show in early 2011...
(Theresa Underberg
Theresa Underberg
Kira-Theresa Underberg is a German actress and radio play talker.Since 1994, she speaks for some popular radio plays. In 1999, she took over the voice of Anne in the German radio play version of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five . She continues her work on this series until today...
), who is worried that Judith might get hurt. Judith wants to be near him anyway, but when they actually have some kind of a date, David is asked by Olivia Schneider
Olivia Schneider
Olivia Schneider is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer from December 29, 2006 to September 24, 2009.- Character's background :...
(Kristina Dörfer) to take a model job. Because he needs the money, David takes Olivia's offer and promises Judith to hang out with her another time. Later, at the photo shooting, David isn't needed anymore and wants to chill some time by the pool, when he discovers Tanja von Lahnstein (Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein is a German actress.In 1995, Miriam came to the "Das Erste-Soap "Verbotene Liebe". She played the villain Tanja von Anstetten from 1995 until 1998...
), who he becomes totally fascinate over her. The two have a little chat, before David tries to flirt with her. Tanja takes him on that and he soon lands in the pool, after Tanja pushed him. After that David is sure about one thing: Tanja is a hell of a woman.