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Michael Fassbender: Biography

Michael Fassbender

Birth Place: Heidelberg, West Germany
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/02/1977, Aries
Profession: Actor

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Michael Fassbender Fast Facts:

Born in West Germany to an Irish mother and a German father; moved with his parents at age 2 to Killarney, Ireland.
Acted in a Killarney theater group, and directed his own stage adaptation of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs in a nightclub before leaving for drama school in London at age 18.
Worked in bars and in a London warehouse before being cast in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
According to his maternal grandfather, his mother is the great-great niece of Irish revolutionary figure Michael Collins; Fassbender played Collins on-stage in the 2006 play Allegiance.
Lost more than 30 pounds to play Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands in the 2008 film Hunger.

Michael Fassbender Relationships:
Josef Fassbender - Father
Zoë Kravitz - Ex-significant Other
Adele Fassbender - Mother
Catherine Fassbender - Sister
Leasi Andrews - Ex-significant Other
Michael Fassbender Awards:
2008 BAFTA Awards: Rising Star Award - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2011 Venice Film Festival: Best Actor - Winner
2012 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2011 BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor - Nominee
2011 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Attended Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England

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2012 Golden Globe Awards, Michael Fassbender Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

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Hex, Laura Pyper, Michael Fassbender, Jemima Rooper Sony Pictures Television/BBC America

Hex, Michael Fassbender, Christina Cole, Jemima Rooper BBC America

Hex, Michael Fassbender BBC America

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