Richard Sammel Biography

Fast Facts

• Is also a mime, musician, dancer and acrobat
• Worked as a street performer for a time
• Studied music and theater in Hildesheim, Germany; and acting and directing in Aix-en-Provence, France
• Made his professional (stage) acting debut in 1981 in Hildesheim, Germany
• Is fluent in five languages: German, English, French, Italian and Spanish
• Can play a handful of musical instruments, including violin, piano, guitar and mandolin
• Studied method acting with Susan Strasberg in Italy during 1989
• She helped him secure his first starring movie role, the Italian film Il Piacere delle Carni
• Has two main residences: Berlin and Paris
• Hobbies include reading, yoga, meditation and hiking