51 years old (Born on August 25, 1973)
Film director.
Sometimes appears as "DJ Superdjango" in clubs. Two of his films were submitted for the Best Foreign Langugage Film category of The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV): Auf der anderen Seite (2007) (as director, writer and producer) for Germany and Takva (2006) (as producer) for Turkey (September 2007). His parents emigrated from Turkey to Germany in the 1960s. Is a fan of Jim Jarmusch Studied at the School of Visual Arts from 1994 to 2000.Fatih Akin's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Fatih Akin
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001
His father worked in a dry cleaning company, his mother was an elementary school teacher.
Started writing short stories and scripts in his youth.
Brother of Cem Akin.
His wife Monique gave birth to their first child, a son (2 September 2005).
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005