Alfred Dorfer

Alfred Dorfer is an Austrian actor, stage comedian and script writer. He was studying "Theatre studies" at the University of Vienna when he met the actor Herwig Seeböck, who started to train him in acting. Dorfer discontinued his academic studies for 25 years, but made his Master in 2007, followed by a PhD-title some years later. During his absence at University he started his successful career as a stage comedian and film actor. The first milestone in this career was as a part of the comedian group "Schlabarett", which played two successful live show programs before they split. During that time he met Roland Düringer, who became a longtime partner in many forthcoming projects. One of this cooperation projects was the movie "Mother's Day (1994)". In 1993 he played his first solo program as a stage comedian, which got recognition not just in Austria but also In Germany, and he played one of the main roles in the successful movie "India (1993)", which featured also his friend and comedian colleague Josef Hader. On the smaller screen he is most famous for "Dorfers Donnerstalk (2004)" and "MA 2412 (1998)".