Michel Friedman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michel Friedman
Occupation	Television Presenter
Date Of Birth	Feb 25, 1956(1956-02-25)
Age	68
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Aquarius

Michel Friedman Biography

Michel Friedman is one of the most popular and richest Television Presenter who was born on February 25, 1956 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Michel Friedman, German pronunciation: [mi’Sel ‘fRi:tman] was born 25 February 1956 in Paris. He is a German lawyer and former politician for the CDU. Friedman served as vice president of Germany’s Central Council of Jews from 2000 to 2003 and was president of Europe Jewish Congress between 2001 and 2003. He hosted his own program on German television from 1998 to 2003. He has hosted a weekly talk program on N24, Studio Friedman, since 2004. Friedman is a lawyer by trade and has studied philosophy and law.

Friedman’s TV career began with Caution, a talk program called by Friedman. Friedman was a public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk’s 1998 talk show. He has been the host of “Studio Friedman”, a German television program, since 2004. His talk show Auf ein Wort premiered on Deutsche Welle in 2017.

In 2003, Friedman was convicted in a case involving prostitution and drug usage. Friedman had been accused of offering cocaine to Ukrainian prostitutes he had ordered through an escort service that was being investigated for forced prostitution. Friedman’s crime was discovered almost by chance, when police wiretaps for the investigation into forced prostitution led them to the name “Paolo Pinkas”, which turned out to be Friedman’s alias when using the service. However several Jewish leaders claimed Friedman’s arrest was part of an anti-Semitic witch-hunt. Investigators raided his home and found small quantities of cocaine. He was fined €17,400 for possession of cocaine, on 8 July 2003. The settlement enabled him to avoid a trial. After publicly admitting to the drug possession Friedman stated “I have made a mistake. Drugs are no help. I am resigning from all public offices that I hold.” As well as resigning from the Central Council of Jews Friedman also resigned from the Christian Democratic Party.

Since July 2004 Friedmann has been married to Bärbel Schäfer, a former German TV celebrity. They got married at Park East Synagogue. The couple has two sons, Samuel (2005) and Oscar (2008 – named after Oskar Schindler).

Friedman started his medical studies, but he switched to law after completing his doctorate. Friedman graduated from law school in 1988, and was a doctor in law in 1994. He has an Israeli brother.

Michel Friedman Net Worth

Michel Friedman is one of the richest Television Presenter from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michel Friedman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Friedman was the son of a Polish-Jewish couple. His grandparents, who were Schindlerjuden (i.e. Oskar Schindler had recruited them as slave labor and rescued them from a concentration camp. They were exterminated at Auschwitz- Birkenau, which is the most notorious of all concentration camps. His family opened a fur shop at Paris after the Second World War. The family moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1965 after they returned to Germany.

Friedman was a qualified lawyer in 1988 and became a partner at an international law firm that specialized in media and financial law. Friedman is a professor of media and real estate law.

From 2000 until 2003, Friedman served as President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC).

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Who is Michel Friedman Dating?

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Michel Ranked on the list of most popular Television Presenter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Michel Friedman celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.