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Michael Fassbender

Date of Birth: 2 April 1977 , Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Nicknames: Fassy

Height: 6' (1.83 m)

Michael Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to at what time he was two years old. He is based in London, England, and is recognized for his roles in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), Shame(2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013).

Born in Germany, of German and Irish parents and raised in Ireland.

Lives in London, UK

He went on a diet of berries, nuts and sardines for his role in Hunger (2008) for which he lost 33 pounds.

First language is English and second German.

Has formed his own manufacture company known as 'Peanut Productions'.

In 2003, he appeared in the music video "Blind Pilots" by British rock band, 'The Cooper Temple Clause'.

The actor's second name - Fassbender (a variant of Fassbinder) - is the German for "cooper," a binder or repairer of casks and barrels.

Has an older sister named Catherine, who is a neuropsychologist.

Was the runner-up option for the role of "Doug Quaid" in Total Recall (2012), but Colin Farrell was cast, instead.

Good friends with Steve McQueen.