Thomas Ohrner
| Thomas Ohrner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 June 1965 Munich, Germany |
| Other names | Tommi Ohrner Thommy Ohrner |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, television host |
| Years active | 1969 - present |
| Relatives | (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, 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.
Thomas Ohrner was born on 3 June 1965 in Munich, Germany, the son of actress Evelin Bey-Ohrner and economic adviser Claus Peter Ohrner. He has two older siblings, a half-sister, actress , born in 1961, and a brother, Markus Ohrner, born in 1963. At the age of eight months, Ohrner began as a child model, appearing in print advertorial campaigns for baby carriages, margarine and detergent, and by the age of four, he was appearing in television commercials.
In 1969, Ohrner made his television debut at the age of four, guest-starring in an episode of the television crime drama, Der Kommissar and in 1970, he made his feature film debut appearing as "Bübchen" in the romantic comedy . He followed up with small roles in the comedy films and , and in 1973, he appeared alongside his sister Carolin in the dramatic television movie .
Ohrner continued to appear in film and on television until 1976, when he landed his first lead role as Victor Laroche alongside his sister Carolin as Cora Laroche in the children's mystery miniseries Das Haus der Krokodile. Throughout the rest of the 1970s, Ohrner continued to make occasional television appearances as well as working as a voice actor, dubbing voices for the German broadcasts of the Japanese animated series, Heidi, Girl of the Alps and the American comedy series The Bad News Bears.
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