Matthias Freihof
- Actor
Matthias Freihof is one of the most variable actors and singers in the
Berlin Art Scene. His regular stage appearances as entertainer,
performing American musical songs, French "chansons", Greek and even
Lebanese love songs as well as new and old German songs are attracting
quite large groups of fans of different age. His dynamism on stage and
his outstanding and flexible voice get him always good critics in the
newspapers. Matthias Freihof's biggest success however was the main
role in the former GDR-film 'Coming Out' in 1989. He and the film won
prizes in several festivals as best actor and best film as well as "The
Silver Bear" in the Berlin Film Festival 1990. This gave him an
enormous popularity among the East-German population and a great
attention in the German speaking countries at all. Already during his
early years, he was educated in singing, flute and guitar playing. In
1983 he started his studies as an actor, singer and dancer at the
Ernst-Busch-Actors-School in Berlin. Already during this period
Matthias Freihof appeared in some of the most famous Berlin theaters as
Berliner Ensemble and Maxim Gorki Theatre e.g. under the directorship
of Thomas Langhoff. Matthias Freihof then started his official career
in a provincial theater, but soon was performing in Berlin in political
cabaret programs or in big entertainment shows as singer, dancer,
musical clown etc.. He performed in many TV films but always comes back
to live stage performing as an actor, and more and more as a singer as
with his own 2 hours show 'Leidenschaften' (passions), 'Präsent 20'.
His own demand of quality of a program and his efforts to be perfect
make him one of the most interesting and variable actors and singers of
highest standard in Germany.
