Wim Wenders

About Wim Wenders

Birth Day: August 14, 1945
Birth Place: Dusseldorf, Germany

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders was born on August 14, 1945 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Director who won the prestigious Palm d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his film Paris, Texas. He also directed the feature films The State of Things and Wings of Desire and the documentaries Buena Vista Social Club, Pina and The Salt of the Earth. In 1996, he became President of the European Film Academy.
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Popular As Wim Wenders
Occupation Director
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born August 14, 1945 (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Birthday August 14
Town/City Dusseldorf, Germany
Nationality Germany

🌙 Zodiac

Wim Wenders’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Wim Wenders was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

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About

Director who won the prestigious Palm d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his film Paris, Texas. He also directed the feature films The State of Things and Wings of Desire and the documentaries Buena Vista Social Club, Pina and The Salt of the Earth. In 1996, he became President of the European Film Academy.

Before Fame

He originally went into the medical field, but left to study painting. He made his feature directorial debut with the 1970 film Summer in the City.

Trivia

He directed the music videos for the U2 song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" and for the Talking Heads song "Sax and Violins."

Family Life

He was born into a traditional Catholic family. In 1993, he married his fifth wife, German Photographer Donata Wenders, whom he met on the set of Faraway, So Close! He was previously married to Edda Kochl, Lisa Kreuzer, Ronee Blakley and Isabelle Weingarten.

Associated With

Harry Dean Stanton starred in the lead role in Wenders' most celebrated film, Paris, Texas.

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