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Born December 19, 1965 in East Berlin |
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| 1981 - 1984 | |
Occupational training as construction worker; school-leaving examination |
| 1984 - 1990 | |
Varying jobs, including museum doorman, dish washer, travel guide, hotel doorman, factory worker, tour guide; in-between, military service |
| 1990 - 1993 | |
Majored in Sociology in Berlin (did not finish degree) |
| Seit 1993 | |
Studied Dramaturgy at the Konrad Wolf Film School at Potsdam-Babelsberg |
| Seit 1995 | |
Freelance writer |
| 1999 | Script Prize of the Federal Government of Germany for Sonnenallee | |
| 2000 | Hans Fallada Prize of the City of Neumünster | |
| 2005 | Awarded the Carl Zuckmayer Medal of Honour by the State of Rhineland-Pfalz | |
| Lives in Berlin |
Translation: Jonathan Uhlaner
