Michael Fassbender Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, and Other Facts

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Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when he was two years old. His parents ran a restaurant (his father is a chef).

Interesting Facts about Michael Fassbender

Was cast for the role of the vampire Adam in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), but dropped out and was replaced by Tom Hiddleston.
Was set to play author Thomas Wolfe in Genius (2016), but dropped out and was replaced by Jude Law.
Born in Germany, to a German father and an Irish mother, and was raised in Ireland.
Was the runner-up choice for the role of Doug Quaid in Total Recall (2012), but Colin Farrell was cast instead.
Is close friends with X-Men co-star James McAvoy.
Has a scar on his left ankle after James McAvoy crashed a golf cart the two were driving in and he sustained an injury on his left leg.
He had a bit part in Woody Allen’s film Cassandra’s Dream (2007) but this was deleted.
Shifting between British films and American films, he resides in London, England where he has lived for the last 15 years, while making career-related visits to Los Angeles, California.
During the press conference of Macbeth (2015) at the Cannes Film Festival, he stated that his co-star Marion Cotillard, is the best actress in the business [May 23, 2015].
Has an older sister: Catherine Fassbender, who is a neuropsychologist.
During the press conference of Macbeth (2015) at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, he stated that Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood (1957) is his favorite Macbeth adaptation.
Filmed Assassin’s Creed (2016), The Snowman (2017) and Alien: Covenant (2017) (in that specific order) one after each other, without breaks between films, between August 2015 and July 2016. He admitted that he needed a break after all these films.

Personal Quotes by Michael Fassbender

Any good kitchen should be stocked up in oysters, shouldn’t they?
Michael Fassbender

If there’s friends around, I’ll cook. Or if I have a girlfriend. But on my own I kind of fell out of the habit of it, and it’s a shame really because I know it’s good for me. It’s something quite therapeutic.
Michael Fassbender

I just went off for two months traveling around Europe on a motorcycle and pretty much turned my phone off. I did 5,000 miles with my dad. We went through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Italy… and then I did Spain and France by myself.
Michael Fassbender