Biography
Axel Stein was born in Wuppertal on February 28, 1982. His television career started while he was still at school with various guest roles in television series.
Since 1998, he is playing the part of son Tommie in the first season of the successful sitcom "Hausmeister Krause" (Janitor Krause – SAT.1).
In 1999, he appeared in his first leading movie role in "Harte Jungs" (Tough Guys).
After leaving school, he finally became a full-time actor in 2000. Among other things, he has had leading roles in movie theater productions including "Harte Jungs", "Schule" (School) and in the TV movie "Rent a baby" (ProSieben).
In 2001, he had leading roles in "Knallharte Jungs" (Really Tough Guys) and "Feuer, Eis und Dosenbier" (Fire, Ice and Canned Beer).
In 2002, Axel Stein received the "Rising Movie Talent Award" and won the German Comedy Award as "Best Newcomer".
On September 2002 started his first own show, "Axel!" on Sat.1.
In February 2003, Axel Stein received the Movie Award "Jupiter 2002" as "Best Newcomer".
In 2003, he appeared as well in a further season of "Hausmeister Krause" as in 22 new episodes of his own comedy series "Axel!" on Sat.1.
The sketch series "Axel!" was nominated in 2003 for the international TV Award the "Rose d'Or de Montreux". For the "German Comedy Award 2003", Axel Stein is nominated as "Best actor in a Comedy show".
In 2004, Axel Stein appeared in "The Big Kick"(Sat.1), "Barfuß" and "Snow Fever" and secured the third place in the Four-Man Wok at the "Wok World Cup 2004".
In January 2005 the third season of his own series "Axel! will's wissen" was broadcasted successfully in Sat.1.
As a sitcom "Axel! will's wissen" has been on air from January 2006 on with further episodes at ProSieben.
In 2006 Axel won the „Große TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge“ in the category 1500 ccm.
In the year 2008 Axel Stein has been on air in "SketchNews - Die wöchentliche Comedy" (SketchNews - The Weekly Comedy Show). On ProSieben he appeared in the teen comedy “Eine wie keener” and participated in the “TVT Wok WM” and the “TVT Stock Car Crash Challenge.” The same year, Axel Stein appeared in movie theaters, in titles that included “Vom Junkie zum Ironman” and “Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling.”
“TV total Wok WM,” “Lafer, Lichter, lecker...,” “TV Total Stock Car Challenge,” “Alarm für Cobra 11” – these are just a few of the TV productions in which Axel Stein has recently been involved.
Alongside Lena Meyer-Landrut and Matthias Schweighöfer, Axel Stein plays the voice of the little turtle “Ray” in the 3-D animated film “Sammys Abenteuer” that opened in theaters in October 2010.
In 2011 Axel Stein appeared in two motion pictures: in “Die Superbullen” and in “Vorstadtkrokodile III”. On October 8th, 2011 Axel for the fourth time won the "TVT Stock Car Crash Challenge" in the categorie 1500 ccm.
On January 5th, 2012 the TV-movie "Der Blender" was broadcasted on RTL.
More Informations about Axel Stein at www.axelstein.com.
Nominations & Awards
| 2005 | Axel! will`s wissen | Nomination Austrian "Romy" TV award | |
| Nomination "German Comedy Award" in the category "Best Comedy Series" | ||
| 2002 | Axel! will`s wissen | "German Comedy Award" for Axel Stein in the category "Best Newcomer" | |
| "Jupiter 2002" for Axel Stein in the category "Best Newcomer" | ||
Nominations & Awards
| 2005 | Axel! will`s wissen | Nomination Austrian "Romy" TV award | |
| Nomination "German Comedy Award" in the category "Best Comedy Series" | ||
| 2002 | Axel! will`s wissen | "German Comedy Award" for Axel Stein in the category "Best Newcomer" | |
