Thomas Borchert (born 20 July 1966 in Essen, Germany) is a German actor, singer, and songwriter. He has performed especially in musical theatre.

Thomas Borchert
Born (1966-07-20) 20 July 1966 (age 58)
OccupationStage actor

Biography

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In 1988, Borchert, with his rock band "Cakewalk", won a prize in a music festival sponsored by the German broadcasting network NDR. He finished high school that same year, then went to the Stage School of Music, Dance and Drama in Hamburg. His first professional role was as Rum Tum Tugger in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, in 1990-1991. Recently, he appeared as Maxim de Winter in a Stuttgart production of the musical Rebecca.[1]

The musical The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Thomas plays the title role, was written especially for him by composer Frank Wildhorn in 2009. He was voted "Best Actor in a Musical 2014/15" by the readers of the German Magazine "Musicals". As a singer and pianist, he has recorded several CDs and has often discussed with concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Borchert married the violinist Rebecca Thümer in 2005 in Hamburg. He has a son Jonas from his first marriage. He has been married to the musical performer and actress Navina Heyne since the summer of 2018.[2]

Career[3]

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Discography (selected works)

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  • Jim Steinman: Tanz der Vampire. Markus Tüpker, Essen [2004]
  • Deluxe. Markus Tüpker, Essen / Alive, Cologne (Vertrieb) [2004]
  • Frank Wildhorn: Jekyll & Hyde (highlights). BMG Ariola, Munich [u. a.] [2002]
  • Buddy. Sony Music Entertainment, Frankfurt am Main [1994]

Awards

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Borchert won the 2002 German Musical Award for best actor for his performance in the title roles of Jekyll & Hyde.

References

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  1. ^ Rebecca – Das Musical (in German)
  2. ^ I. Marquardt (2018-09-26). "IT TAKES TWO - Thomas Borchert und Navina Heyne". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. ^ Thomas Borchert Infoservice - Biografie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
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