Thomas Ohrner

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.

Early life Thomas Ohrner was born on 3 June 1965 in Munich, West Germany, the son of actress Evelin Bey-Ohrner and economic adviser Claus Peter Ohrner. He has two older siblings, a half-sister, actress Carolin Ohrner, born in 1961, and a brother, Markus Ohrner, born in 1963. He followed up with small roles in the comedy films and Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen, and in 1973, he appeared alongside his sister Carolin in the dramatic television movie Nicht einmal das halbe Leben.

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.

Teen idol In 1979, Ohrner landed the lead role in the 13-part television miniseries, Timm Thaler. Based on the children's novel by James Krüss, Ohrner played the titular role of Timm Thaler, a boy who trades his enchanting laughter to a wealthy Baron in exchange for the ability to win any bet he makes. In January 1980, he followed up with a starring role in the miniseries Merlin, playing the wizard as a boy. In the following years, he began working as a television host, serving as host of the family game show, Boing from 1990 to 1993, and as host of the teen game show Herzklopfen from 1993 to 1995, as well as becoming program director of the cable channel kabel eins in 1992. In 2001, Ohrner returned to kabel eins, hosting German adaptations of the American game shows Child's Play and Wheel of Fortune, as well as hosting the monthly variety show Fröhlicher Alltag from 2006 to 2008.

In October 2011 it was announced that Ohrner would be returning to the big screen, appearing in the feature film adaptation of Das Haus der Krokodile. The film was released on 21 March 2012 and, having played Victor in the original 1976 miniseries, Ohrner appeared in a cameo role, this time as Victor's father.

Personal life Ohrner lives in Munich with his second wife Marion and has fathered six children. He has three children with his second wife; Patrick (born in 1996), Fabian (born in 2000) and Pauline (born in 2007). In his free time, Ohrner enjoys running, swimming, wind surfing, mountain biking and skiing.

Filmography Film 1970: 1970: 1971: Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen 1974: Stolen Heaven 1982: 1982: Ein dicker Hund 1983: Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob 1983: Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt 2012:

Television 1969: Der Kommissar 1973: Nicht einmal das halbe Leben 1974: Der Kommissar 1975: Das Haus der Krokodile 1977: Brennendes Geheimnis 1979: Timm Thaler (The Legend of Tim Tyler) 1980: Merlin 1981: Manni, der Libero 1985: 1987–1990: Die glückliche Familie 1998: Varell & Decker 2005: Bernds Hexe 2008–2011: Verbotene Liebe

Discography Albums 1980: For You 1: "Rock'n Roll In Old Blue Jeans" 2: "Make Hay While The Sun Shines" 3: "Bad Boy" 4: "If You Go Away" 5: "Ticket To The Sunshine" 6: "I Like Every Part Of You" 7: "Pinball Mania" 8: "Looks Like A Heartache" 9: "Angela" 10: "Cindy With The Golden Hair" 11: "Long Live Summertime" 12: "For You"

1981: My Name is Tommi 1: "My Name Is Tommi" 2: "Sister Don´t Get Me Wrong" 3: "Milky Way" 4: "Baby It´s You" 5: "Rollerskate Queen" 6: "Try It Again" 7: "5 O´Clock Rock" 8: "Tonight" 9: "All The Girls Around The World" 10: "Mister" 11: "Duty" 12: "Run Run Run"

Singles 1980: "Looks Like A Heartache" / "Angela" 1980: "Rock'n Roll In Old Blue Jeans" / "I Like Every Part of You" 1981: "All The Girls Around The World" / "Baby It's You" 1981: "5 O'Clock Rock" / "Mister" 1982: "Frag' nicht so dumm" / "Wir war'n gute Freunde" 1982: "Im Dschungel ist der Teufel los" / "Im Dschungel ist der Teufel los" (Instrumental) 1983: "Nochmal Schwein gehabt" / "Dr. Rap"