Tim Williams (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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| name = Tim Williams
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|08|16}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present
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| children = 2
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Timothy Leigh Williams{{Cite web|title=Tim Williams – The Trivago Guy|url=https://www.german-way.com/notable-people/featured-bios/tim-williams-the-trivago-guy/|website=www.german-way.com|access-date=2019-08-23}} (born August 16, 1966) is an American actor who is best known for his appearances in advertisements for the hotel website Trivago and his roles on German television and in German film,{{cite news|last1=Hoffman|first1=Ken|title='Trivago Guy' got start at Houston high school|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/columnists/hoffman/article/Trivago-Guy-got-start-at-Houston-high-school-6281797.php|accessdate=18 January 2018|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=May 22, 2015}} including the German series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten in the 2010s. He also played in the movies Valkyrie (2008), Ninja Assassin (2009) and Labyrinth of Lies (2014) and performed a music album, Magnolia City, around 2018.
Williams went to Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, Texas, and graduated in 1985. He went on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Personal life
Williams moved to Germany in 2001. He is twice-divorced and has two sons.{{cite web|url=https://theglobeandmail.com/life/celebrity-news/our-obsession-with-trivago-guy-are-we-finally-subjecting-middle-aged-men-to-the-same-scrutiny-as-older-women/article19822996 |title=Everyone's talking about Trivago Guy: Are we finally subjecting men to the same scrutiny as women? |first=Sarah |last=Hampson |date=29 July 2014|website=theglobeandmail.com|access-date=13 August 2017}}
In April 2019, Williams was found asleep at the wheel of a car, with his foot on the brake in Houston traffic, after which he failed a field sobriety test. The next week, a court hearing on the matter in Harris County Criminal Court was postponed to an indeterminate date.{{cite news | url = https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/DWI-case-reset-for-Trivago-pitchman-13774431.php#photo-17240868 | title = Trivago pitchman's Houston DWI case reset to unknown date | first = Samantha | last = Ketterer | date = 2019-04-17 | work = Houston Chronicle | edition = online | location= Houston, Texas | accessdate = 2019-07-25 }} The case was fully dismissed in February 2020.
Partial filmography
- The Mouse (1996) – Frank "The Gator" Lux
- Grind (1997) – Scott
- Fast Food Fast Women (2000) – Kindergarten Teacher
- The Sopranos (1999) - Mr. Meskimmin ("Down Neck")
- {{Ill|In Search of an Impotent Man|de|Suche impotenten Mann fürs Leben}} (2003) – David
- Beyond the Sea (2004) – Bodyguard
- Drawn in Blood (2006) – Eric
- Valkyrie (2008) – Doctor
- Ninja Assassin (2009) – Europol Cell Guard
- Beloved Berlin Wall (2009) – CIA-Officer
- Chicken with Plums (2011) – Le docteur américain
- A Coffee in Berlin (2012) – Barkeeper
- Trivago (2012) – Trivago Guy
- The Apparition (2012) – Office Executive
- The Forbidden Girl (2013) – Sheriff Reynolds
- Labyrinth of Lies (2014) – Major Parker
References
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External links
- [https://www.williamstim.com/home/ Tim Williams] — official site (requires JavaScript)
- {{IMDb name|0931807}}
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Category:American expatriate male actors in Germany
Category:American male film actors
Category:Male actors from Houston
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