Weck, Peter#

Weck, Peter, b. Vienna, Aug. 12, 1930. Kammerschauspieler, director, theatre intendant. 1940-1944 member of the Vienna Boys' Choir; 1948-1950 conducting class at the Vienna Musikhochschule*; 1951-1953 Reinhardt-Seminar (drama school); 1953 debut at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, from 1954 in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and at the Theater in der Josefstadt, 1957-1968 at the Burgtheater; 1968-1975 Schauspielhaus Zurich, where he had his first success as director. Extremely productive work as an actor and director in films and on television (serials).; 1983-1986 manager of the Theater an der Wien (from 1983 Musical "Cats"), 1986-1992 theatre manager and artistic director of the Vereinigte Buehnen Wien (world premières of the musicals "Freudiana", 1990; "Elisabeth", 1992); numerous awards.

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