Elyas M’Barek Net Worth 2020

Short introduction

Elyas M’Barek did not have an easy young man and he did not succeed from the start. But now the celebrity is there, it really expresses himself – because only a few German actors are found so young by the US.

Youth

Elyas M’Barek was born in Munich in May 1982. His father came from Tunisia and was a programmer, the Austrian mother and worked as a nurse. Because his mother, the actor also has Austrian citizenship. M’Barek has two younger brothers. One of them, Joseph, is an actor and producer himself.

As a teenager, Elyas M’Barek attended high school, then a Catholic boarding school. There the young man was considered a problematic student. He did not have idols and received a little motivation from others. He often fought and even removed from school.

However, at the age of 18, M’Barek received his first acting role in the film “Girls Girls!”. There he played with Karoline Herfurth, who later often became a colleague. From this moment, M’Barek believes: I will become an actor.

Career

The film was followed by further appearance in the cinema and television for Elyas M’Barek. Most of it is the role of one side of criminal migrants, most Turks. In 2006 he was known as a wider audience through the “Turkish for beginner” series, which also received the film adaptation in 2012. In 2008 M’Barek played in “Doctor’s Diary” and “The Wave”, in 2010 he realized Bushido Younger self on “change you”.

In 2011 Matthias Schweigher finally prepared his friend Ellyas for popularity by playing it in his film “What aelak”. A big breakthrough actually followed two years later: First, M’Barek played his most famous role in “Fack Ju Göhte”, who had become a cult film and had two sequels. Furthermore, Elyas M’Barek appeared in international films known as “Medicus” or “Chronicles of the Underworld: City of Bones”.

Now there are more cinema roles for Elyas M’Barek. In 2015 he played with Iris banned, Karoline Herfurth and Palina Rojinski in “Traumfrauen”, the following year brought a role in the hit film “Willkommen Bei Den Hartmanns”. In 2017 M’Barek appeared in the best-selling film “this stupid heart” based on a true story. In 2019, he finally played a tremendous serious role in the “Collini case”, a lawyer dealing with the topic of retaliation.

Career spotlight.

Elyas M’Barek’s first main success came with a series of “Turks for beginners”. Here he plays a major role in Cem, the son of Macho Turkey’s family. M’Barek even received German television awards in 2006 because of his appearance as Cem. Therefore, he naturally plays young Turkey in the 2012 screen adaptation, which is as popular as two million visitors as a draw.

In 2012, US film magazine “Variety” was named Elyas M’Barek “breakthrough performance” on their list. The following year he played his most famous role in “Fack Ju Göhte”: Zeki Müller, an irresponsible small criminal who tried to teach himself. “Fack Ju Göhte” became the most successful film this year, accepting adaptation in several countries and two sequels released in 2015 and 2017.

In the same year, Elyas M’Barek landed again at number 1 on the cinema chart, this time with the German film “The Medicus”. Here M’Barek plays with Stellan Skarsgard and Ben Kingsley, the film is sold to 21 countries. Another success is comedy “Willkommen in Hartmanns” starting 2016, which prints criticism with humor and star player.

Famous quotes

– “It takes a while to understand that it is important to listen to my inner voice, trust my expertise and not the judgment of others.”
– “I am a committed man, a flower arranger and door holder – if it matches.”
– “I dreamed that soon it didn’t matter where you were born, where your parents came from.”

Amazing facts

– Elyas M’Barek often plays Turks. However, as the son of a Tunisia and Austria, he did not speak Turkish or Arabic.
– Even though the actor had great difficulties at school, he finally graduated from school as the best in class.
– M’Barek gets his role in “Die Welle” through an internship at “Pack Rat”. Casting for the film took place in this company building, which spontaneously registered.
– For three years, from 2015 to 2018, this actor is the owner of the bar in Munich.
– When creating the role of “Zeki Müller”, Director of Bora Dagtekin already has Elyas M’Barek as a cast in the head.