Miguel Herz-Kestranek

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Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Miguel Herz-Kestranek 2018.jpg
Herz-Kestranek in 2018
Born (1948-04-03) 3 April 1948 (age 76)
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
NationalityAustrian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Author
Spouse
Miriam
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(after 2016)​
ChildrenTheresa
AwardsSee Awards
Website Official website (in German)

Miguel Herz-Kestranek (born 3 April 1948) is an Austrian actor and author.

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Life

Miguel Herz-Kestranek was born the son of an industry and art family from the former Viennese Jewish upper middle class on April 3, 1948, in St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Born in a Jewish family and raised as a Christian, Miguel Herz-Kestranek established himself as a "Jewish Buddhist" through his friendship with the Buddhist monk Banthe Seelawansa Thero, who lives in Vienna. [1]

Miguel Herz-Kestranek has been married to Miriam since September 2016 [2] and has a daughter, Theresa, [3] who is an alternative dog trainer in Lower Austria from an earlier relationship with the Austrian actress Dorothea Parton.

Growing up by the lake, Miguel Herz-Kestranek is a passionate sailor and founded the former Austrian O-dinghy association in the 1980s. In addition to many regattas, he also participated in the European O-Dinghy Championships in 2005 on Lake Wolfgang. As early as 1984 he donated a prize named after him. [4]

Miguel Herz-Kestranek lives in seclusion, alternating between Vienna and Lake Wolfgang.

Volunteering and memberships

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Miguel Herz-Kestranek at the Romy TV awards in 2008 Miguel Herz-Kestranek ROMY2008.jpg
Miguel Herz-Kestranek at the Romy TV awards in 2008

Publications

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References

  1. ↑ "Advent - auch für Juden und Buddhisten - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Stichworte reichen nicht aus, um Können zu beschreiben — Miguel Herz-Kestranek". www.herz-kestranek.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ↑ ""Willkommen Österreich" am 3. Jänner in ORF 2: Stargast: Grischka Voss". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Worum geht es bei den O-Jollen". 2014-07-26. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  5. ↑ "VÖFS - Home".
  6. ↑ "Dachverband der österreichischen Filmschaffenden". www.filmschaffende.at.
  7. ↑ http://penclub.at
  8. ↑ "DÖW - WIR über UNS". www.doew.at.
  9. ↑ Baumgarten, Julia. "Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik". Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik.
  10. ↑ "öge".
  11. ↑ "Website im Umbau". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  12. ↑ "ORF Kundendienst - Stars im ORF - Miguel Herz-Kestranek". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Danke für kritische Auseinandersetzung mit öffentlichem Leben". Pressedienst Niederösterreich. 2014-05-30.
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