Michael Maien

Michael Maien (lahir 12 Oktober 1945, di Nuremberg, Jerman) adalah aktor, penyanyi pop, penulis skenario, dan penulis Jerman. Dilatih di Sekolah Otto Falckenberg di Munich, ia membuat debut filmnya pada tahun 1965 dengan drama kontroversial Wälsungenblut, mendapatkan Penghargaan Bambi untuk Pendatang Baru Terbaik. Selama akhir 1960-an dan awal 1970-an, Maien menjadi tokoh layar terkemuka di bioskop populer, muncul dalam film pendidikan karya Oswalt Kolle, film kriminal, komedi seks, dan produksi bergenre internasional. Pada saat yang sama, ia mengejar karir musik Schlager dengan beberapa single dan sering tampil di televisi. Sejak akhir tahun 1970-an dan seterusnya, ia mengalihkan fokusnya ke televisi, teater, dan menulis. Sejak tahun 1990-an, Maien bekerja terutama sebagai penulis lepas, menerbitkan novel dan esai budaya saat tinggal di Düsseldorf.

Michael Maien (born October 12, 1945, in Nuremberg, Germany) is a German actor, pop singer, screenwriter, and author. Trained at Munich’s Otto Falckenberg School, he made his film debut in 1965 with the controversial drama Wälsungenblut, earning the Bambi Award for Best Newcomer. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Maien became a prominent screen presence in popular cinema, appearing in educational films by Oswalt Kolle, crime films, sex comedies, and international genre productions. At the same time, he pursued a Schlager music career with several singles and frequent television appearances. From the late 1970s onward, he shifted his focus to television, theatre, and writing. Since the 1990s, Maien has worked primarily as a freelance writer, publishing novels and cultural essays while living in Düsseldorf.