Michael Zittel is a German stage, film, and television actor.

Biography

Michael Zittel was born in Mosbach

Mosbach

Mosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 58 km east of Heidelberg. Its geographical position is 49.21'N 9.9'E....

, Germany

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...

. His father was a doctor and his mother was a housewife. He studied medicine

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

 for a few semesters but then trained at a playhouse in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

. He is one of Germany's best known and most popular actors. From October 2006 to June 2009, he has played Johann Gruber in the ARD-telenovela "Sturm der Liebe

Sturm der Liebe

Sturm der Liebe is a German television series....

" (Storm of Love). Since 2003, he has been living with his wife and three children in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 where he also runs a furniture shop.

Filmography

• 2008: Soko Kitzbühel
• 2008: Das Musikhotel am Wolfgangsee
• 2007: Tatort
• 2006-2009: Sturm der Liebe
• 2005: Der Clown
• 2001: Im Namen des Gesetzes
• 1998-2005: Siska
• 1995: Die einzige Zeugin
• 1994-2006: Der Alte
• 1994: Die Wache

Theatre

• Das Geld liegt auf der Bank
• Laura
• Lissabonner Traviata
• Gerüchte?Gerüchte
• Lorbeeren für Herrn Schütz
• Schöne Familie
• Die Räuber
• Bericht für eine Akademie (Kafka)
• Merchant of Venice