Thomas Ohrner | |
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Born | 3 June 1965 |
Other names | Tommi Ohrner Thommy Ohrner |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, television host |
Years active | 1969 - present |
Relatives | Carolin Ohrner (half-sister) |
Thomas "Tommi" Ohrner (born 3 June 1965) is a German actor, singer and television host. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Ohrner rose to prominence as a teen idol during the early 1980s, starring in the television series Timm Thaler, Merlin and Manni, der Libero, as well as achieving crossover success as a singer with his English-language pop singles, "Rock 'n' Roll in Old Blue Jeans" and "5 O'Clock Rock". In the 1990s, Ohrner turned to work as a television and radio host before once again returning to acting, most notably as Matthias Brandner on the German soap opera, Verbotene Liebe.