Oliver Masucci born 6 December is a German actor. He is best known internationally for the role of Adolf Hitler in the film adaptation of the satirical novel Look Who's Back , Ulrich Nielsen in the Netflix series Dark , and Anton Vogel in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. He was born in Stuttgart, but raised in Bonn.
The family ran several restaurants in Bonn. He has three children. Masucci played Adolf Hitler in Er ist wieder da Look Who's Back , adapted from the book of the same name. Some scenes were unscripted and consisted of filming the reactions of people on the street to Masucci as he traveled the country dressed up as Hitler.
Masucci was surprised to find that many people acted as if they were glad to see the Nazi leader. He has used the opportunity to speak out against racism. And that was pretty nice, because I have friends everywhere now. When I go to Rome, I get treated very well in the restaurants, and I get treated very well on the streets in New York. Masucci portrayed German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the film Enfant Terrible directed by Oskar Roehler.
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