Matthias Schweighöfer Calls Himself the Justin Timberlake of Germany | The Tonight Show

Matthias Schweighöfer talks about what he has in common with Justin Timberlake, directing and starring in Army of Thieves and thinking Americans could talk to aliens after watching E.T.
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[@PandoraxBox]

I love how Matthias pretends that Jimmy pronounced his last name correctly 😂

[@annietchiss]

hahaha that part! i was like.. but it’s höfer not hoffer 😅

[@scordeteyla]

True, but then he proceeds to pronounce his own first name incorrectly 😉

[@DaferrFN]

😄

[@Julika7]

I don't get why the g seems to be the problem. They can say "gag", don't they?

[@silviahannak3213]

Sorry they don't have an Ö, Ä, Ü. Like we don't use Y or TH sounds.

[@hellund2874]

Why am I always irrationally nervous when fellow Germans appear in U.S. shows? It's like watching a relative perform in front of strangers 😂

[@KathrinIG]

Hahaha same!!!

[@squiddyft.insecurities3549]

couldn’t relate babes

[@Turnpost2552]

Whenever Indian actors show up, I feel the same. It feels like these actors represent our country in which many ways they do. This is why diverse representation is important so we dont just have 1 source but many source.

[@ksandhyanasankeerti1298]

Your surname is funny in india Not making fun of you But you're second name is very funny in india

[@Bully_who_made_goblin_Jr_cry]

I’m Japanese but the same thing happens to me 😭

[@HopeeInk]

This was the most confusing thing I saw on my recommended page in a while, but our boy thriving in the states is actually quite iconic. Just like this interview.

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@AxxLAfriku]

I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am KZbin's ALPHA MALE. Acknowledge it, dear alu

[@leedlbagginshield8492]

da guck ich auf meine recommendations und denke mir: “Was zum Kuckuck macht der Schweighöfer bei Jimmy Fallon??!!!”

[@dasly.]

Exakt das.

[@nele._____________.]

Ich war auch überrascht:D

[@not_Tamb0]

Ich dachte erst ich hab mich verlesen im Titel 😂

[@MKCroce]

Same here 😂

[@philippbock3444]

Warum ist das so außergewöhnlich? Der hat schon in einigen großen Filmen mitgespielt

[@timoh6896]

Love him, since he played Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones.

[@theuglyswiss6532]

Nice one ;)

[@smn2941]

Excellent 😅

[@PhonciblePBonehimself]

No it was his big brother who played Brienne !

[@edithputhy4948]

Now I know why her face was always so familiar to me!

[@julianduker4948]

😂😂😂😂

[@soffiefocke]

I love how Matthias talked about the Wall and Jimmy’s face was like ,,what Wall’’ 😂

[@bellabella1888]

*Germany in the title* Germans: So Leute, ab hier übernehmen wir!

[@machito164]

korrekt 😀

[@docskate4312]

Spot on - Wir sind halt besitzergreifend. Fast wie die Amis - waren mal schlimmer, aber das haben wir uns ja gottseidank nach 45 abgewöhnt😉😋.

[@nikkijones9713]

Na los

[@erdmuthehoppe7248]

😂😂😂 Stimmt.

[@captainfabsy1000]

So und nicht anders! Auf das Vaterland! Auf Matthias! 💪🍻

[@fusionelly]

Es ist irgendwie merkwürdig den "Jung" der mit joko und klaas bei keinem Furz ernst sein kann, in dieser Situation zu sehen. Ich freu mich für ihn!

[@Lx.g_listener]

hab das Gefühl ich schau meinem Kind beim Wachsen zu

[@praesodym6117]

Ekelhafter typ. Hat die Mutter seiner Kinder für ne 20jährige verlassen.

[@itsme609]

@@praesodym6117 was gibt dir das Recht über sein Privatleben zu urteilen?

[@praesodym6117]

@@itsme609 Die Tatsache, dass er seine Beziehung sehr gezielt öffentlich inszeniert. Genau so, wie nun mein Kommentar in der Öffentlichkeit steht, und du nun über mich urteilen kannst. Hier ist ein Interview mit einem Menschen gezeigt, es geht um seine Person, um Sympathie und Antipathie. Ich nehme mir daher das Recht eines Charakterurteils heraus.

[@issi9740]

passt ja perfekt zu Fallon, der ist auch so

[@Lisa-ok8ng]

und dann vergleichen wir das mal mit “Aushalten - Nicht lachen” mit Joko und Matthias in einem Team. We came a long way😂

[@JawasRandomStuff]

So gut direkt mal wieder angucken!

[@TheLegendaryDoc]

Wäre zu geil gewesen, wenn Fallon davon einen Clip gezeigt hätte. 😅

[@JT-uh6je]

Ich dachte, er würde dort stehen bleiben und das wäre es dann

[@YofavBabymaus]

Started from da bottom now we here lol hahahaha

[@nataschachiara0912]

HAHHAHAHA

[@anki5156]

Hab nur darauf gewartet, dass es endlich hochgeladen wird, seit ich davon bei Late Night Berlin gehört hab. Schön Matthias bei Jimmy Fallon zu sehn. Und sein Englisch ist nicht peinlich

[@BlueSky-ju6rj]

Ich och

[@nitemare3904]

Denk mal lieber so: Wieso sollte es peinlich sein? Du hast vielen Menschen etwas vorraus. Du kannst eine zweite Sprache SPRECHEN und VERSTEHEN. Ich finde das ist schon eine coole Sache.

[@annaawinter2047]

Problem ist, viele sagen, jo, du hast nen deutschen Akzent. Ja like no shit sherlock, Englisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache. Das ist total normal! Und finde bei ihm super

[@nitemare3904]

@@annaawinter2047 ja, na und? Dann kannst Du die ja in deren Sprache fragen, ob die ne zweite Sprache sprechen ;)

[@annaawinter2047]

@@nitemare3904 ja tun die ja sehr selten 😂

[@Mr.fresh.]

Echt beeindruckend, wie weit er es geschafft hat. Einfach zu Gast bei fucking Jimmy Fallon :O

[@SchinniNobody]

Gefühlt war er noch gestern noch bei Joko und Klaas rumblödeln

[@sta_gr]

was man alles kaufen kann, heutzutage :) erstaunlich, dass ihr immer ncoh glaubt, es würde an seinem "Talent" liegen :D

[@xChitenshi]

@@sta_gr mit noch so viel ruhm, den man sich erkaufen kann, kann man sich trotzdem nicht den offensichtlichen charme beim reden und das offensichtliche talent erkaufen :) natürlich geschmackssache, aber offensichtlich sehen das einige leute so.

[@lokesthorn]

@@sta_gr Neid

[@Livevega]

Amerika brauchte mal wieder nen frischen jungen Deutschen nach Schweiger denke die sind da beim richtigen gelandet finde ihn sehr sympathisch 😊

[@JK-ll3oe]

In Germany we say: "Die Kommentarsektion ist jetzt Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland."

[@marcel4203]

Kein Schwein sagt das in Deutschland du kek!

[@davidkekstroll5836]

@@marcel4203 traurig wenn man der einzige ist der das so sieht.

[@Carnivore.A.J]

😂

[@lidiamariabetz7]

Nennt man joke people :)

[@ATP-Flo]

😂👍

[@elina3118]

Jetzt kennen die Amis auch mal seine legendäre Lache

[@KronprinzWaldemar]

Und die finden den offensichtlich sogar auch lustig. Ich dachte in den USA hätte man weniger cringen Humor.

[@kuvin5028]

@@KronprinzWaldemar man ich will so cool sein wie du

[@derwiaipi2920]

An seiner Lache ist nichts legendär. Seine Lache ist eher nervig und es wirkt gekünstelt

[@elina3118]

@@derwiaipi2920 why so mad lol

[@elina3118]

@@KronprinzWaldemar ? Why so pressed

[@ZsoltWilhelm]

The look on his face every time Jimmy Fallon murders Matthias Schweighöfer's name is killing me :D

[@zaneleibowitz5814]

Shwoighoffer

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@babsi_lo]

Matthias wie oft willst du "you know" sagen? Matthias: "Ja. You know."

[@JaayPLP]

ganz einfach, er benutzt das ganze als füllwort um sein englisch zu sortieren.

[@MeanBlackKitty]

that's how all Americans talk, dear ;)

[@ninamayer6124]

@Cassie OMG! Echt jetzt?! Höre ich zum ersten Mal

[@lotte.burnyourbra]

Ach du Heiliger haha ich konnte nur noch ✨YoU kNoW✨ hören haha

[@corinnahuettner]

Auch englisch - Sptrechende Schauspieler sagen das oft. z.B. "Dylan O`brien" sagt das oft in Interviews. For those who can't speak german: English - speaking actors say "You Know" quiet often too. Actors like Dylan O`brien say this often in interviews.

[@nathaliesamojauska6861]

Um Klaas zu zitieren: Matthias der menschliche Lachanfall

[@monikaschwab9785]

Das hat deine Mum bei deiner Geburt bestimmt auch gesagt

[@lukfoklo7751]

@@monikaschwab9785 🤡🤡🤡

[@Rwienemann2944]

@@monikaschwab9785 Es heißt Mutter

[@lucyznker216]

Einfach wild

[@u1rtc7t5f64t157856v8]

Ja, alle lachen über aber niemand lacht mit ihm.

[@christophriemer3213]

Er hätte als Gastgeschenk ruhig mal aus Klaas Tagebuch vorlesen können!

[@musique1o1]

Ich verreck 🤣🤣🤣

[@lukaszintl4796]

Oh ja das gute alte Tagebuch von Klaas xd

[@AlPortensis]

😂😂😂👏👏

[@Aaackermann]

Oh mein Gott! Bester Kommentar und ich sterbe gerade vor Lachen bei dem Gedanken!! 😂

[@kaitoffelkopf]

Ich brech weg. :'D

[@franziskas9728]

I got the feeling that Jimmy didnt have a clue about what Matthias was taking about when he was referring to the wall coming down 😂

[@DaennaFilms]

😁😁

[@fritzschnitzmueller3768]

Then you dont know jimmy. Ofc he always pretends to laugh and make others comfortable, but he is not dumb

[@joshhunt4146]

I mean he definitely did. I think any human being who lives on planet earth knew what he was talking about

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol, who doesnt know about berlin wall

[@tevinstvalle8704]

Yup

[@lisasu7094]

cool zu sehen, was passieren kann, wenn man til schweiger filme hinter sich lässt :)

[@dis7anzz147]

Til ist selbst international

[@lisasu7094]

@@dis7anzz147 Til kennt man international aus Inglorious Basterds. Das war's. Und seine deutschen Filme sind schlimm.

[@taurinstraiter2325]

@@lisasu7094 "Das war's"? Er hatte auch eine Nebenrolle in einen der Filme, die Angelina Jolie groß gemacht haben, nämlich die Fortsetzung "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Die Wiege des Lebens (2003)"

[@Fckschnitzel]

@@taurinstraiter2325 okay wenn es 2 Filme sind, dann muss er ja international am Start sein

[@Neeetch]

😂😂 made my day, Lisa. Danke. 😂

[@rebexca3]

Love how he not even tries to teach the pronunciation of "Schweighöfer" and straight goes with "Schweighofer", sometimes you just know it would be a losing game anyways 😂

[@darthwatson8274]

I was thinking that because of the umlauts that it should be pronounced “Schweighurfer”

[@berlindude75]

MAH-TEE-US SHVIKE-hur-FER (approx.)

[@Orbitalbomb]

@@berlindude75 not HUR but the Ö sounds at least similar like Americans pronounce the U in HUR. yet the R is not in it

[@berlindude75]

@@Orbitalbomb Obviously. Hence why it is not capitalized. There is no clear way of approximating the ö-umlaut in typing.

[@huawafabe]

@@berlindude75 i think you could approximate it with the vowel sound in "colonel"

[@ironnpinoy7128]

"And so I started to dream big and here we are" love the quote.

[@captainsmoke1612]

Jimmy saw him laugh and booked him. Nah he's a very charming and humble actor.

[@HannesHanath]

In Germany everybody hates him because he only acted in dumb movies that reproduced dumb stereotypes of women and gender identities. It's a shame because he really is a good actor, he somehow just lost track.

[@Tim_772]

@@HannesHanath everybody hates him? U have to be kidding..

[@HannesHanath]

@@Tim_772 as in "the majority" that have an understanding of what a good movie is. :)

[@TheJulchenloveyou]

@@HannesHanath nop

[@guybrush0075]

@@HannesHanath Bullshit…he‘s not hated at all in Germany🙄

[@karolaschulz7092]

Wow. So happy to see a german actor in the Tonight Show... And Matthias is such a sympatic person. Well deserved!

[@josepha133]

*sympathetic

[@-R3DB4R0N-]

@@josepha133 Wobei 'nice' das richtige Wort wäre. Sympathetic bedeutet eher mitfühlend, nicht nett und sympathisch wie im Deutschen. Sry, für den Klugscheissermodus :p

[@drchtct]

Richtige Englischkünstler hier

[@edithputhy4948]

er ist einfach nur peinlich, genau wie Til Schweiger

[@Ceelle2]

@@-R3DB4R0N- that is only one definition of sympathetic. It can also mean an affinity with...a connection to. In that way the OP's comment is correct.

[@amaru9516]

ganz Deutschland: "who said that? who said that? who EVER said that?"

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@VeronicaS97]

Jimmy Fallon deserves all the awards in the world for being one of the only America talk show hosts to, first, invite international guests to his show and, second, speak to them kindly and respectfully.

[@user-ik2zr1cx1u]

For me Conan was the best Talk Show Host in the US

[@mariajason3547]

@@user-ik2zr1cx1u does he invite international stars regularly like Jimmy Fallon........ The main point here "international actors and singers".....Jimmy does that alot, he invite even Stars from my continent.......

[@Peter_Cetera]

👍

[@lalewilan]

He just doesn't let them speak

[@ynpavo]

the fact that you consider that award worthy really says a lot about US mentality lol

[@Phelie315]

Måneskin earlier this week, now Matthias, Jimmy is on European week it feels like, I'm here for it :D

[@marina06AM]

As an German-Italian I can’t complain

[@kcjazzy]

I thought the same;)

[@annamariavanenkovova5736]

Kqmkk Uiëkjjjjjdd

[@sourangel0077]

same greetings from austria

[@fr.luisatopf4575]

Matthias ist für mich eher sowas wie der deutsche Clint Eastwood. 😊

[@noriko9873]

Krass, was aus Matthias geworden ist! Ich verfolge das nicht, aber wünsche ihm alles Gute und bin beeindruckt :)

[@Janik-pwoejrur]

Naja seine Filme sind immer noch dreck

[@noriko9873]

@@Janik-pwoejrur Hm, ok, das kann ich nicht beurteilen, aber Fakt ist ja, dass er so einiges erreicht hat, wenn er bei Jimmy Fallon sitzen darf :‘)

[@Janik-pwoejrur]

@@noriko9873 huh

[@catinka5626]

"I'm half German, half Irish. My grandmother came from Germany" . I have never seen his family tree, but I guess his calculations are slightly off. Americans seem to love having foreign roots 🤣

[@arctic_haze]

Unless she was his grandmother on both sides 🤔

[@carolinm2687]

Why?

[@monero892]

The yanks are obsessed with that , clinging onto their watered down 10% Italian gene etc and claiming they are Italians 🤣

[@gerritsstrengthforge]

Lol. Americans love to have foreign roots. Ohhh lord, ALL americans have foreign roots. In my small town we have houses, older as the USA.😂😂😂😂

[@joselin2466]

Americans say they are half Italian when they manage to cook some pasta.

[@mariemite.4935]

Matthias' smile and laugh is just EVERYTHING.

[@stefanschoppmann7325]

@ALICE stop spam

[@itsvideowatcher]

I never heard of this guy until I lived in Germany and I loved everything with him in it. His appearances on the shows of Joko & Klaas, Wanted (both seasons), 100 Dinge, Vielmachglas, Der Nanny etc. Great actor, great guy, great sense of humor, sometimes a goofball as well. He deserves it👏🏻

[@jaxteller4978]

Nobody has such a contagious laugh.

[@cjceasarneubronner1349]

@zuygj bnsv wat!! Really? Gosh he look good

[@mildredx2067]

@zuygj bnsv WHAAT

[@mathiasmuggli1162]

Wie es Klaas mal gesagt hat: "Ein Lachsack vor dem Herrn" xD

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@essentrinkenaapipi]

Sein Outfit hat er wohl auch aus dem Kleidersack gerettet ^^^^

[@StevenV-gu7yv]

In Germany we call him Brienne Tarth, commonly called Brienne of Tarth after his island home, is the only living child and heir of Lord Selwyn Tarth of Evenfall.

[@Lena-mt9xq]

HAHAHAHAH

[@elenare1864]

Omg geh kaputt

[@frlolz]

Omg ich seh's 😭

[@lisxkrmxnn]

this comment wins

[@sdqsdq6274]

haha fk now i sense the resemble

[@silver-shroud]

Ihr wisst ja, was man über Deutsche und Kommentarbereiche sagt… :D

[@ImperatorX]

Okkupiert 😁

[@LizzyLou]

😁

[@trail8laz3r]

😂

[@brigittespuck]

Zugriff!

[@edenjung9816]

Die gehört jetzt uns. Alles klar ab jetzt gibt es nur noch Currywurst, Spätzle, Handkäse, Himmel und äd, Bismarckhering, Landbier, Händl und Pannfisch. Vielleicht noch Flammkuchen oder Fleisch vom Schwenker aber das wars. Und dann, gibt es anstelle von Baseball die Bundesliga. Basketball und Eishockey dürfen bleiben. Beim Football müssen das andere entscheiden.

[@duuuuuuu789]

„You are funny and have a great sense of humour“ *Aushalten - Nicht lachen laughing in the distance*

[@paperwitch83]

Hearing Jimmy Fallon pronounce „Matthias Schweighöfer“ as Mathais Shwayghoffer made me giggle. That‘s how every US interview Partner will call him from now on. Poor Matthias….🤣🤣🤣

[@JJ1848ful]

His laugh is adorable

[@ishathompson8439]

😍

[@TheYaq]

then you need to watch Aushalten: Nicht lachen (Tag Team Edition) - Teil 1 | Circus HalliGalli | ProSieben its with him haha

[@Wattchn]

Petition for Matthias Schweighöfer to play a unbuffed Brienne of Tarth in the GoT prequel

[@karlsamohin3282]

Thinking this for years!!!!!!!

[@rondo2k350]

@zuygj bnsv this is so old now....

[@konkyy]

I've been thinking this since the first time I saw GoT and I'm so relieved I'm not the only one

[@blurb121]

@@konkyy absolutely not. I have to double check every picture of either Mathias or Gwendoline. 🙈

[@NetSraC1306]

@zuygj bnsv Ein Volk, Eine Nation, Eine Kommentarsektion!

[@jonathanjaeger5941]

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass die Deutschen mal den Kommentarbereich von Jimmy Fallon einnehmen werden…

[@Little_Vampiregirl]

Wir kamen, wir siegten, wir blieben.

[@brigittespuck]

Bei Christoph Waltz und Heidi Klum ist das nicht anders gewesen.

[@kaoskartoffel6572]

@@brigittespuck Und Sandra Bullock! Und ab jetzt noch bei Sandra Hüller!

[@spookmineer]

I didn't even know he directed it as well until now. That's amazing!

[@oreas1372]

Matthias directed many movies in Germany, he is a great talent! Wish him good luck and all the best for this next and exciting chapter.🙌

[@lucaaa03]

Es ist so cool zu sehen wie weit Matthias es schafft, bin so stolz weil ich ihn seit Friendship liebe ❤❤

[@monalpatel2009]

Zack Snyder made him a hollywood star. He will sign many projects now because he is also a descent director.

[@manuelaschmidt961]

Das ist doch echt megacool! Unser Schweigi bei Jimmy Fallon!!! 💫😇

[@Silar24]

Er hat aber nicht den Move gemacht den er Klaas versprochen hatte🤪

[@me_ca136]

Never liked his Films at all! But i hesrd a lot of his Talent as a director dou to his kindness at the set

[@dammal6469]

So cool, dass er es nach langer zeit geschafft hat

[@juls225]

If you remember back where he started and where he's now...as a long time fan of him I'm so so proud

[@ZaminKay]

It's so heartwarming to see that Matthias is finally getting the recognition he deserves. He's one of the most genuine and nicest guys you can come across. For any younger German he will not only be a great actor but actually also this really funny, silly and adorable dude who was on several talk shows and game shows not taking himself too seriously. Wir lieben dich Matthias, alles Erfolg sei dir gegönnt!

[@praesodym6117]

Ekelhafter typ. Hat die Mutter seiner Kinder für ne 20jährige verlassen.

[@ZaminKay]

@@praesodym6117 Weil du ja auch weißt wie es privat bei ihm aussieht? Die hatten schon immer eine on-off Beziehung, da ist es besser wenn sie getrennte Wege gehen und Sie hat auch einen neuen Freund ;)

[@wuhoolife]

He's 40 tho

[@005-s7e]

@@wuhoolife and?

[@tttobi-]

Weiß nicht woher du deine Informationen hast aber Matthias ist wohl relativ arrogant...zb nimmt den Flieger zum Drehset nicht weil er plötzlich keine Lust mehr und lässt das einfach niemanden wissen...nicht so sympathisch wie ich finde

[@marionusa]

Matthias erzählt was von Mauer und East-Germany und die Amis nur so: ????????? Ich finde es cool, dass er in so eine Sendung eingeladen wird. Sein englisch ist auch echt gut! Ich mag ein paar Filme von Ihm (Friendship, What a man) würde mich aber nicht als ausgesprochener Fan bezeichnen. Ich persönlich finde die Filme wiederholen sich in ihrer Art und Message. Wie man hört, kann er aber auch ein sehr guter Charakter-Schauspieler sein.

[@volkermeyer2024]

Stimmt. Er hat schon früher (vor seiner Mainstream-Deutschfilm-Phase) Charakter-Rollen gespielt... in Baal (2004) und Schiller (2005) - also eigentlich kehrt er wieder ins Charakterfach zurück - Nice!

[@FishingParrot]

Als Kind der 90er habe ich mich viel mehr mit den USA sozialisieren bzw. anfreunden können als mit der alten BRD. Geht vielleicht vielen so.

[@debreed85]

Oh die (älteren) Amis wissen eine Menge über die Mauer und East-Germany. Die Bedrohung durch den Kommunismus war das Thema der 80er in den USA. Als die Mauer gefallen ist war Jimmy 15, er sollte es also auch mitbekommen haben. Sein Englisch geht echt voll klar. LG

[@achtzehnhundertsiebenundac1186]

Glaube auch dass die amis was deutsche geschichte angeht wenn dann vor allem von der mauer wissen (stichwort kalter krieg). Nstürlich auch von den nazis aber ich glaube da ist es eher oberflächlich

[@evamaria7298]

Ich mochte ihn in Schiller! Hab mir damals gedacht wow wer ist das und mir seinen Namen gemerkt. War dann etwas enttäuscht dass er später nur noch so typische Komödien gespielt hat... der kann eigentlich was

[@jhaynox659]

What a cool and humble guy. Looking forward to more movies.

[@sabrinatriesherbest2626]

When I was like 15, our hometown cinema won a raffle and the prize was that he and Till Schweiger would come to the movie premiere of their new movie at our cinema. So there was kind of a meet and greet and we had tickets. I was super shy as a teen so I was all palms are sweaty, knees weak, moms spaghetti. So imagine there was huge crowd of girls wanting autographs and their picture taken with him and he was passing on the way out already. I super quietly and hesitantly asked for a picture with him when he had already passed and he turned around on the spot and looked for me, came back and took a picture with me and his smile was so kind, so encouraging, I still remember it to this day. He really made a self-conscious and shy girl super happy and taught her that you don't have to be the loudest to get heard. Great guy and I am so happy for him that he's making his dream come true in America. :)

[@deraffenfan1083]

Not to mention, that he's also 100 times more likable than Til

[@k.puschmann1998]

You're talking about Till Schweiger here, but this is Matthias Schweighoefer in the Video - two totally different people.

[@Blueline1221]

@@k.puschmann1998 Dude, read again.

[@elpadrino5602]

@@k.puschmann1998 That‘s why he said that mathias is more likeable than schweiger

[@sheaulle]

So schön geschrieben ❤️

[@hernameislorena]

I‘m so glad Heidi Klum isn’t the only one representing us in US television anymore!!!!

[@Phelie315]

Do not forget Daniel Brühl 😄

[@rickyseilert6018]

And zazie beetz

[@---zx9zf]

@Bewusster_Konsum Idiot

[@hernameislorena]

@Bewusster_Konsum Ja, das ist dein gutes Recht, aber genauso musst du akzeptieren, dass ich mich bspw. durch andere Deutsche im Ausland repräsentiert sehe :)

[@JaVi-wf1gl]

Yep!

[@shanirahrogers8709]

I was left shook when I found out he also directed this. Phenomenal.

[@mipili1]

Haha, Matthias is just too nice. Jimmy doesn't even have a clue how much he fucks up Matthias' name. :D :D

[@lauramundt2283]

Irgendwie freue ich mich immer total wenn ein deutscher Schauspieler oder Sänger in den Vereinigten Staaten bekannt wird ^^ Find‘s echt richtig cool und freue mich für Matthias✨

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@CHarlotte-ro4yi]

Fun fact, about 10 years ago (when I was 15) my ballet teacher hung up a poster of Schweighöfer in the corner of the studio so we would have someone to focus on while doing pirouettes (posé piquées)...for the adult class she hung up George Clooney ;) :D So maybe the "German Justin Timberlake" comparison is not too bad after all

[@SledgeNE]

Wow, sehr cool! Schön das auch mal deutsche Stars eingeladen werden. 😃

[@SledgeNE]

@@sabinemorgner24 Wusste ich noch nicht. Danke. Netflix hole ich mir erst wieder wenn Cobra Kai 5 läuft.

[@Maserjo]

Heidi war auch schon bei Jimmy Fallon

[@derherzog1366]

Christoph Waltz ist immer wieder mal da. Aber der ist Österreicher, stimmt.

[@silviahannak3213]

@@derherzog1366 Genau. So wie Herr Schwarzenegger. Aber ich glaub die sind beide längst ausgewandert.

[@lianevoelker9845]

Not surprised that he made it to Hollywood. He has always been one of my favourite German actors. Love that Hollywood is getting more diverse in terms of nationalities.

[@timoh6896]

He already played Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones tho.

[@isaw482]

I don't want to offend you, but he is definitely not one of germany's best actors. He always plays the same roles. For me he is like till schweiger, there are some feel good movies that are alright but the rest is just bad. They just look good, which is why they seem to do well in america. For me, the best German actors at the moment are Jonas Dassler, Albrecht Schuch and of course Franz Rogowski.

[@lianevoelker9845]

@@timoh6896 he could definitely be related to Gwendoline 😂 they do look somewhat similar.

[@lianevoelker9845]

@@isaw482 well I said one of MY favourite actors. Germany has many good actors. Even though I don't know any newcomers unless they have had a role in Dark. I don't even remember the last German movie I've seen 😂. Once in a while I watch Tatort but that's about it. You can't stream German movies on Netflix in Australia and I don't have a VPN.

[@fluz2222]

There are a lot of German actors in Hollywood.

[@yobamos2158]

As a German I can assure you, he's the only one calling himself that

[@justsomeone980]

Schau dir Mal die anderen Kommentare an, alle feiern ihn 🤣

[@yobamos2158]

@@justsomeone980 ja aber niemand nennt ihn den Justin Timberlake Deutschlands 😂

[@Keeensch.]

Stimmt. Ist ja auch der Brad Pitt Deutschlands.

[@yobamos2158]

@@Keeensch. Ist das nicht Til Schweiger?

[@TheTerrorHamster]

@@yobamos2158 Hät ich auch gesagt. Beides Schauspieler mit nem allgemein als attraktiv geltendem kantigen Gesicht und nem verquerten Weltbild

[@marymthx6317]

I thought this guy was 25 and I just learned he's actually 40.

[@Hoelzchen]

He said that he was born in East Germany. So, he can't be 25.

[@marymthx6317]

@@Hoelzchen I thought about it before hearing that ;)

[@ronnyrichter4549]

@@Hoelzchen he could. 1989 was wall down.

[@bosprimigenius2056]

@@ronnyrichter4549 Yeah, and it's 2021. So .... a bit more than 25 years ago...

[@ronnyrichter4549]

@@bosprimigenius2056 haha noo. 1989 til now are less than 25 years. I'm from Germany, what I say is rule

[@nataliaterentyeva8091]

Matthias is adorable. So happy for him! He dreams big, he makes the dream come true!!! Respect!

[@ickess]

I think it’s great that the way he talks IRL is the same as in the movie and not a character. I don’t know why but it makes it that much more enjoyable.

[@TypAusHamburg]

Krass, wie weit er es gebracht hat. Ich liebe die Folgen mit Joko und Klass! Viel Erfolg weiterhin!

[@lukaszintl4796]

Ja vor allem als er aus Klaas Tagebuch gelesen hat XD

[@jojojimys]

viel weiter wird es aber auch nicht gehen, viel zu künstlich wie er sich darstellt aber halt meilen weit weg von der professionellen kunstlichkeit wie es die amis drauf haben ... ergo: viel weiter kommt er nicht.

[@soniaddii]

@@jojojimys das denkst du hinter deinem Fake Profil 😭 diese eifersüchtig steht dir nicht!

[@jojojimys]

@@soniaddii ich verstehe deine situation, du scheinst hübsch zu sein, ergo: in dieser oberflächlichen gesellschaft muss man dann nicht mehr schlau oder nützlich sein, um akzeptiert zu werden oder aufmerksamkeit zu bekommen, daher sehe ich es dir nach, dass du so einen unsinn schreibst. du bist halt eine schwerwiegende nebenwirkung unseres system.

[@vitexx9017]

Er hat es echt zu Fallon geschafft, großen Respekt da kann sich Til Schweiger eine Scheibe abschneiden.🤣

[@Sound22001]

Wer is Til Schweiger????

[@X33dbv]

@@Sound22001 Das ist eine ziemlich gute Frage. Muss eine historische Figur sein.

[@SAMAGTHOMASSAVETHESNAILSFORVIC]

Echt so.

[@adrianschmidt4232]

@@Sound22001 das ist so nen Querdenker der schlechte Filme macht..

[@Sound22001]

@@adrianschmidt4232 ….. ach, der Nuschler👎 OK!

[@alishasday9051]

He finally got the big break he deserved. One of our very best actors. I hope he makes it big🙏

[@tutorialslave]

He left "The Silent One" (Schweiger) behind once and for all. More German actors need to learn that very lesson.

[@Cloudiskyies939]

Of Course he is not the best actor. Come on. Not in germany.

[@Little_Vampiregirl]

Ja, er war einfach großartig in Hausmeister Krause. Go for Hollywood!

[@jeniestra.]

It's so great to watch Matthias finally breaking the US market. He, Daniel Brühl and Florian David Fitz are my fave German actors.

[@nicor6415]

U named almost every german male actor, which has been recognized at least a little bit outside of Germany... List completed already 😁

[@jonasbelrhazi7170]

@@nicor6415 Christoph Waltz is probably more famous than all of them

[@cathleenke]

Jonas Belrhazi he isnt german tho

[@royzlatanestevez9843]

He's somewhat old for breaking onto the international market unfortunately; he's in his 40s now, so the roles he will be getting will be very different from those of the 30s bracket. Let's see if he's cut out for the 40+ casting bracket. It's not unheard of (Lupita Nyong'o broke internationally at 35, Mads Mikkelsen at 41), but it's a bit more of a gamble than doing it in your 20s or early 30s.

[@alexr.38]

@@jonasbelrhazi7170 what about Jürgen Prochnow?

[@CarstenBornemann]

Matthias has lots of fun with whatever he's doing. Great guy to be around I think.

[@livehealthy4900]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmXh4qtoL1gm68

[@devil-chan2466]

I was so confused as I saw this and didn't expect to see him there at all. But I'm happy for him.

[@bilybabic]

Even tho Matthias tells him that he pronounces his last name right, Jimmy pronounces it wrong xD

[@Jennyfisch]

Not too bad for an American, though, could be a lot worse :D

[@Ceelle2]

Yes and no

[@bilybabic]

@@Ceelle2 the Ö letter he pronounces it like a regular O letter, that's the mistake

[@marius6503]

@@bilybabic I would say that he is missing the "g" everytime is worse than the fact that he can't pronounce the "ö"

[@docskate4312]

You can't bother Americans with umlauts. Ist schlichtweg zu viel verlangt😉.

[@sebastianrieger]

Matthias Schweighöfer or as we call him here in Germany: The male Brienne of Tarth!

[@jxnny2029]

Omg I forgot about that 😂😂

[@geTTh1s]

Brieman of tarth

[@mglatschke]

Alter ich schau GoT zum fünften Mal und Check jz erst die Ähnlichkeit 😂😂

[@AVintageNerd]

So happy for him! Well deserved success! His character is so funny and charming!!

[@hakuna..matata]

Why didn't you play a game with him? That would have been so funny! I would have loved to see that! Please do it the next time! I would like to see more of him on your show.

[@xissoxdb]

When Fallon says there's a new kid in town... Matthias is 40 lol been acting for 20 years

[@elisaschiffner4142]

Fallon didn't say that, it was the last sentence from the movie scene spoken by some actor from that scene

[@xissoxdb]

@@elisaschiffner4142 you're right. I got the feeling tho Fallon was refering to Matthias

[@cinderella1986]

I understood "king" not kid 🤔

[@Xzibitfreek]

hes new to hollywood

[@yomintyfresh]

@@cinderella1986 He definitely says "kid."

[@jerushatrees511]

The way he holds it together when Fallon misspronounced his name for the third time at the end. 😄

[@MrMorsbach]

What a character, i hope jimmy and him are going to film some comedy sketches together

[@billyom5681]

Good to see him at this show. He deserves the recognition. Such a talented and down to earth guy.

[@thunderelements9329]

If Tom Hiddleston and Cillian Murphy had a baby, he'd be it

[@AVintageNerd]

Lol that’s so good! I agree!

[@novitaramadhani8535]

TOTALLY AGREE

[@lorisbaumann4667]

Crazy that he is one of the biggest actors in the German speaking Europe and even now he's getting bigger.

[@got2beable]

Finally he gets the attention this great actor from Germany deserves after such a long journey he finally made it. The world will love him. You wont be disappointed and im glad we all can laugh and enjoy his acting together from now on.

[@kelleymasters1522]

He's a fantastic actor

[@marten5273]

It could be that he is a good actor but gut the German movies he just play himself, there is no change in his play and he make the only type of movie ever and ever again. He repuduces some stereotypes, the movies have some gags and in the end is a obvious messege

[@Migzter05]

This guy is one of the most German looking actors I have ever seen.

[@afjo972]

Have you ever seen German actors?

[@Meli00000]

Nope, Germany is diverse ♥️🧔🏼🧔🏽🧔🏻🧔🏾🧔🏿❤️

[@mamalauda5622]

Yes 😭😂

[@sdqsdq6274]

ermmm maybe but the most german looking is that dude acting in the strain

[@phine_.]

@@Meli00000 not at all

[@PlanetRylosIV]

Honestly never seen ANYONE roll up the sleeves of their suit jacket... I see it works with the right under-shirt!

[@blessingsoutlaw]

LOL! I thought the jacket was cut that way...🤣

[@freyja6360]

Really? I almost always wear jackets this way. Not that high though. But I'm from Poland (western part, close to Germany). Maybe it's a local thing in our part of Europe?

[@anki5156]

I love this style. Looks really good especially with this under-shirt Ich lieb das Outfit 😍

[@PlanetRylosIV]

@@Deanizzy Unt who were you shopping for? Your husband, or his mother? 😘

[@HarvestMoon13]

Es schaut schon komisch aus, aber vl wirds ein neuer Trend? Od ist es schon einer? Auf jeden Fall, redet man drüber. 😂

[@whitepineapple]

1:07 the most genuine laugh to ever come out of jimmy

[@blizzyx2443]

i hope that‘s sarcasm😂

[@katherinem5416]

I love this man and his voice is incredible

[@sabrinapoick7547]

Love how Fallon is always genuinely interested, he got a great personality

[@mr_manuuc]

Seeing Matthias Schweighöfer - as a german - in an american late-night show, is kind of weird.

[@aheadfullofdreams3176]

Ich fühl mit dir haha

[@TheYaq]

waren auch doch schon andere halb deutsche /deutsche

[@helens_thingzz]

Me as a german girl who grew up watching his movies: I’m so proud of him, finally a german dude made it in Hollywood! 😆 Also me: *Laughing my whole ass off because he said schweihoffer* 😂😂 (I don’t wanna judge or hate anyone for mispronouncing his name! German is a difficult language to speak and pronounce if you’re not german, so I respect everyone for doing so good!)

[@dakageclipso6895]

Es gibt viele Deutsche die in Hollywood Fuss gefasst haben, bspw. Diane Krueger

[@sarahpetersen6619]

@@dakageclipso6895 Sie meint wohl eher, dass jemand es dort geschafft hat, der sonst nur in Deutschland unterwegs war und hier gefühlt in jedem Film war. Weder Daniel Brühl noch Diane Krüger hat man hier in deutschen Filmen bzw in deutschen Shows stark vertreten gesehen. Jedenfalls nicht in den Genres die sehr bekannt waren. Ich mein z.B. Keinohrhase, Zweiohrkücken oder RubbeldieKatz kennt ja wirklich fast jeder. Man kennt Matthias Schweighöfer viel "persönlicher" als die anderen die bereits international unterwegs sind.

[@sarahpetersen6619]

Mit seinen Filmen ist man groß geworden. Die gehörten irgendwie dazu.

[@frlolz]

Ok wir vergessen einfach die Existenz von Daniel Brühl? 😂

[@sammynwmn898]

@@frlolz anscheinend 😂 Der typ hats ins MCU geschafft also nix wichtiges

[@bounty7588]

No one in Germany calls him the german version of Justin Timberlake

[@BedtimeASMR_stories]

apparently he himself does 😂

[@royzlatanestevez9843]

Call JT the US version of MS.

[@pattedelux]

You took this a way too serious 😂

[@squiddyft.insecurities3549]

periodt

[@squiddyft.insecurities3549]

@Toto Mov 😐

[@doyituyoi]

I`d love to see him act as a Villain/Antagonist.

[@teresam.3956]

No! Lots of German actors get ONLY these parts in the US and Germans are tired of it.

[@doyituyoi]

@@teresam.3956 That's stereotypes, I want to see him being menacing and stuff. As a good actor I know he can be ones, not because where's he coming from or his nationality... You racist. I don't care about other Americans or Germans think, he is a good actor he can be anything.

[@teresam.3956]

That's my whole point. Good actors and actresses can play any role but Germans often get villain roles probably because of a stereotype. That's sad and too often, I don't like it and I think German actors and actresses should play different roles when they want to. I think you didn't get my point before but I'd appreciate if you wouldn't call me racist. That's a very different thing.

[@user-uf8lp6ug8z]

@@doyituyoi he did the role of the red baron once...great movie. depends how you see manfred von richthofen tho...not a villain in particular

[@sonjaklein1490]

He also played a nazi in the movie 'resistance'.. a Gestapo guy called klaus barbie. The movie is great by the way and I think Matthias did a great job!

[@canal50tonsdepalidez]

As a foreigner studying german, i’m so happy Matthias is being recognized in US! German movies are awesome!!! ❤️

[@MsYolost]

I find it interesting that other nationalities like the weird/stupid German humor :D

[@Shyftus]

no they arent, german mainstream cinema is doomed.

[@raphaelakotsi1679]

words cannot explain how talented he is,. such a big role model !

[@PezQ84]

Can't they tho'? His movie is getting some really BAD reviews...

[@katej6540]

He is way overrated here in Germany.

[@toPunish]

komm mal runter haha

[@kjr5034]

Fake Account vom Schweighöfer

[@janep6548]

I love him so much as a actor who lives his dream and doesn’t stop in front of any borders!

[@daniellesaunders3652]

Idk what I loved more about Army of Thieves; His screaming or his finger waves clipped own before the heist.

[@justlostinthemoment]

As a german it's so weird and cool at the same time to see him on an american show :D it's so crazy that almost no one knows him there and here he is super famous, everyone knows him, everyone has seen several movies of him

[@silviahannak3213]

If he would have done a german Movie..nobody in the US cares..but yeah ..he is only famous if he is working with other american Actors. Ha ha. You see the hidden mistake in it?

[@tuknchuk]

Well, first of all, he is charming and delightful... and 2ndly, Hollywood is pumping out so much horrible sh!t these days... so, he’s super refreshing... and just using the same old trick of being amazingly skilled to stand out with. I hope he’s super successful and continues to bring back quality to the sea of mediocrity and the legions of idiots that are in charge now. God knows we need and truly appreciate it.

[@punklejunk]

Me: Who is this guy? Why is he talking to Jimmy Fallon? Me, 4 minutes later : I LOVE this guy! He should be on the show more! Who is he, again?

[@davidender43]

A famous german actor, director and movie producer; and singer.

[@ronweasly4839]

He is every Germans girl crush

[@biancabotha5355]

@@ronweasly4839 So it is 😍

[@lillyhallo6387]

@@ronweasly4839 Definitely not😂😂😂But still a cool dude

[@gerritsstrengthforge]

@@ronweasly4839 yeah. But only if the girl is not older as 15 years. German women like MEN. Not boys.

[@flashhtony2948]

Ich fand seine Rolle in Army of the dead sau witzig. Muss zugeben, dass ich noch nicht seinen neuen Film gesehen habe, aber ich gönn ihm den internationalen Erfolg. Jetzt ist der Padawan von Till Schweiger ein Jedi Meister 😂😂😂

[@sancheezzzy2712]

Needs to be in more films. Love the energy he brings to his character. I’d love to see him Star in a Tarantino film.

[@miri6600]

He's been in 2-3 movies a year since 2001! (And TV before that) When we say he's one of Germany's most famous actors, we mean it haha Not sure how much you'd enjoy German humor, but he's just as charming in them :)

[@reggaeville]

Guter Mann :)

[@sangria5931]

Mad - Sick - Reggaeville

[@MissPresley69]

War er mal, ja.....

[@karlsamohin3282]

Deutschester Kommentar ever

[@reggaeville]

@@karlsamohin3282 nee... ist ein Zitat aus "The Harder They Fall"

[@emmabohme9301]

Matthias Schweighöfer is such a good actor! makes me proud of being german although I am from Bolivia 🌻

[@SalKhayer]

This dude is fucking great. I love him so much already, and it's my first time laying eyes on him ever.

[@oreas1372]

You won't be disappointed he is a great talent, actor, director, producer, has a great sense of humor and a passionate love for movies and filmmaking 👍😎

[@MisterCubeX]

Haha that's the most American comment in the section 😄 German's are so much more hesitant to praise somebody

[@Damathus]

I am german and I kinda hate this guy. He is not funny and I also dont think that he ha great talent for acting. Also bad performance on the show here, he was most of the time just stumbling. I really dont understand why people here praise him. He simply walked up the ladder of fame because he did so many movies already and not beacause of great talent.

[@SalKhayer]

@@MisterCubeX Yeah, that makes sense. I'm Canadian, so this is like second nature for me 😅

[@turtellok4964]

@@Damathus but I don't mind that some Americans and also Germans praise him and like his performance on the show. It's not like I'm a fsn of him but I don't really have anything against him

[@iudex7888]

Matthias der charmante Lachanfall Schweighöfer hat es geschafft. Ich gönne es ihm sehr!

[@ReadDeadRedemption_]

I know him since I was five and I've watched so many movies, just because he was in them. I couldn't believe it when I saw the title. He deserves this so much, this is the greatest thing ever, honestly amazing 😍 Alles gute Matthias, auf den Erfolg auch in Amerika! 😁

[@haselnusszweig5533]

Kennst du noch Spuk aus der Gruft ? War früher mein Lieblingsfilm mit ihm ^^

[@sophieschierstaedt650]

I love Matthias Schweighöfer!! He is such a fun, German actor! Glad that english speakers can now enjoy his work as well!

[@Mikey-em8hs]

Yeah he’s really good. I’m hoping he shows up in more American movies.

[@PennyZelda]

Sooo cool to see him on American television😍 well deserved. I love his movies! Seine Lache 😂ich liebe es

[@mamique]

Watched the movie a few nights ago and it is by far one of the best movies I've seen in a while. A hundred times better than Army of the dead. And he steals the show in every scene he's in with his charm and comedic timing. Just brilliant.

[@Makawao573]

First time I seen him was on “ The Red Baron” and he had an awesome demeanor to his character. Good to see him moving up in hollywood

[@tjv-logs]

Yes! Same for me !