Christoph Waltz

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Credits: Far Out / Philipp von Ostau
Full Name
Christoph Waltz
Born
October 4th, 1956
Height
5ft 7in
Hometown
Vienna, Austria
Net Worth
Estimated $30 million
Partner
Judith Holste
Family
Christoph Waltz was born in Vienna, Austria, into a family deeply involved in the performing arts. His parents, Johannes Waltz and Elisabeth Urbancic, were costume and set designers, while his grandparents were stage actors. He has four children, including one from his marriage to costume designer Judith Holste.
Top Movies
'Inglourious Basterds', 'Django Unchained', 'Carnage', 'Spectre', 'The French Dispatch'
Top Shows
'Most Dangerous Game', 'The Consultant'
Awards
Two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Awards
Fun Facts
Christoph Waltz is fluent in German, English and French, and has performed extensively in all three languages throughout his career. ### He became one of the few actors to win Academy Awards for each of his first two Oscar nominations, both under the direction of Quentin Tarantino. ### Before his Hollywood breakthrough, Waltz spent more than three decades working in German-language television, theatre and film.
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Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Daniel Craig

Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor celebrated for his commanding screen presence, multilingual performances and remarkable ability to portray both charismatic and unsettling characters. Although he enjoyed a long career in European film and television, Waltz achieved international fame with Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of SS officer Hans Landa. He repeated the feat with another Oscar-winning performance in Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ before starring in films including ‘Carnage’, ‘Big Eyes’, ‘Spectre’, ‘No Time to Die’, ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ and ‘The French Dispatch’. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation, Waltz is renowned for his linguistic versatility, precision and ability to balance menace, humour and sophistication.

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Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor best known for his Academy Award-winning performances in 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Django Unchained'.
Christoph Waltz is best known for playing Colonel Hans Landa in 'Inglourious Basterds', a performance widely regarded as one of the greatest film villains of the 21st century.
Christoph Waltz has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, for 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) and 'Django Unchained' (2012).
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