Henry Hübchen
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Henry Hübchen is a German actor who played the title character in the award-winning 2004 film Go for Zucker
. That performance earned him a Lola
, Germany's equivalent of an Oscar and critical praise at home and abroad. He was raised in East Berlin, in what was then East Germany.
praised his performance in Zucker, writing "veteran German theater and film actor Henry Hübchen gives this middle-aged rogue a Bellovian gusto. Hübchen has the eyes of a gentle bull and a teenager's manic energy." The New York Times said the character, Jaeckie Zucker, "suggests a German Jewish Rodney Dangerfield in his gleeful boorishness."
said Hübchen is best known in Germany for a role on the long-running television series Polizeiruf 110
. The profile says that before coming to film, he was a failed physics student, wrote songs for the East German rock group City
and was twice East German windsurfing champion (in 1980 and 1981).
According to the article he studied drama in Berlin and Magdeburg
. He won the Berlin Theater Award (Theaterpreis Berlin) in 2000.
He has two daughters,Theresa and Franziska, with his wife Sanna Hübchen.
Alles auf Zucker!
Alles auf Zucker! is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the "Ossi-Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Gołda Tencer and Steffen Groth.Director Dani Levy, himself...
. That performance earned him a Lola
Deutscher Filmpreis
The Deutscher Filmpreis is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie...
, Germany's equivalent of an Oscar and critical praise at home and abroad. He was raised in East Berlin, in what was then East Germany.
Praise for Zucker
Critic David DenbyDavid Denby (film critic)
David Denby is an American journalist, best known as a film critic for The New Yorker magazine.-Background and education:Denby grew up in New York City. He received a B.A...
praised his performance in Zucker, writing "veteran German theater and film actor Henry Hübchen gives this middle-aged rogue a Bellovian gusto. Hübchen has the eyes of a gentle bull and a teenager's manic energy." The New York Times said the character, Jaeckie Zucker, "suggests a German Jewish Rodney Dangerfield in his gleeful boorishness."
Other work and background
In an August 2004 profile, German public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher RundfunkMitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt...
said Hübchen is best known in Germany for a role on the long-running television series Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
. The profile says that before coming to film, he was a failed physics student, wrote songs for the East German rock group City
City (band)
City is a German rock band, formed in East Berlin in 1972, best known for the song "Am Fenster" from its 1978 first album....
and was twice East German windsurfing champion (in 1980 and 1981).
According to the article he studied drama in Berlin and Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
. He won the Berlin Theater Award (Theaterpreis Berlin) in 2000.
He has two daughters,Theresa and Franziska, with his wife Sanna Hübchen.