Markus Hoffmann
{{short description|German actor}}
{{for|the Austrian football manager and footballer|Markus Hoffmann (footballer)}}
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| name = Markus Hoffmann
| birth_date = {{birth date|1971|01|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Berlin, Germany
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|01|16|1971|01|02|df=yes}}
| death_place = Berlin, Germany
}}
Markus Hoffmann (1971 – 1997) was a German actor, most famous for his portrayal of Henning von Anstetten in the soap opera Verbotene Liebe.
Career
After finishing high school and earning his Abitur, Hoffmann had an internship in a hotel and took acting lessons.Jovan Evermann: Das Lexikon der deutschen Soaps. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, {{ISBN|3-89602-274-1}}, S. 191.
He spent two years in the US, during which time he worked in the television series Dynasty.{{Cite news |last= |date=21 January 1997 |title=Schauspieler springt aus dem 28. Stock in den Tod |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/schauspieler-springt-aus-dem-28--stock-in-den-tod,10810590,9229208.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160124155933/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de:80/archiv/schauspieler-springt-aus-dem-28--stock-in-den-tod,10810590,9229208.html |archive-date=2016-01-24 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}} His first role in German television was in 1993, in the series Auto Fritze on ARD. In 1994, he had a role in a soap opera, Die Fallers.
Hoffmann also worked as a voice actor, dubbing television shows such as The Waltons and The Cosby Show.
Beginning in January 1995, he played Henning von Anstetten, a charming playboy, in the German soap opera, Verbotene Liebe.[http://www.kabeleins.de/tv/serienlexikon/person/details/4341 Eintrag zu Markus Hoffmann im Kabel-eins-Serienlexikon] In January 1996, he quit the show.
Hoffmann died on 16 January 1997 in Berlin, at the age of 26. The cause of death was suicide.
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0389227}}
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Category:20th-century German male actors
Category:German male soap opera actors
Category:Male actors from Berlin
Category:Suicides by jumping in Germany
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