Thomas Altheimer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Altheimer
Occupation	Filmmaker
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1972(1972-03-16)
Age	52
Birthplace	Odense
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Region of Southern Denmark
Horoscope	Pisces

Thomas Altheimer Biography

Thomas Altheimer is one of the most popular and richest Filmmaker who was born on March 16, 1972 in Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

In the spring of 2002, as a low-ranking employee of the newly formed Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs, Altheimer conceived and launched an online dating service called “Ticket to Denmark” with software similar to that of match.com and graphics by Dennis Orneborg. Danish citizens and immigrants were invited to upload dating profiles. The site listed two main profile options: “marry out of love” and “marry out of convenience”. The latter option was an opportunity for immigrants for a fast-track citizenship via marriage with Danish citizens, who on their side offered to marry out of convenience. The matching service was put in place to bypass new laws enacted by the Danish parliament and the right-wing Government, under the leadership of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, to curb immigration. The first marriage via Ticket to Denmark was announced in May 2002 – between a woman from Africa and a man from Denmark. Altheimer announced that his ambition was to fill the biggest stadium in Copenhagen in a “transnational festival of love” – with throngs of happy couples in the manner of the moonie mass weddings. The first profile on the site was Altheimer’s own, as he offered to marry an immigrant despite having a family of his own. The matter was discussed in the Danish Folketing’s question time. Altheimer was reported to the police by Morten Messerschmidt, member of the European Parliament for the Danish People’s Party. As a result of his effort, he lost his job and received multiple death threats.

In 2004 he toured Iraq with his Parallel Action collective, offering democracy from a box. When this attempt failed he went to the US in October to re- invigorate American democracy in the weeks leading up to the Presidential Election that saw George W. Bush re-elected.

Thomas Altheimer Net Worth

Thomas Altheimer is one of the richest Filmmaker from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Altheimer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Altheimer (also known as Tom Dane; born Thomas Skade-Rasmussen Strøbech, 1972) is a filmmaker, activist, comedian, conceptual and performance artist. He is an alumnus of a now defunct London Consortium (Birkbeck College) and holds a PhD in art practice from Goldsmiths College. He was awarded his doctorate in 2012 for the thesis “Fictioneering Rogues, or, The End of the Artist”. Altheimer is known for using his identity as a site for political experimentation and exploration. This work has led to a series of projects — so-called parallel actions — which seek to blur the boundaries between art and life. During the Presidency of George W. Bush, his work would often make use of political forms as conceptual readymades. Altheimer works in the Situationist tradition with détournement as a key tactic. In recent years the impact of several legal proceedings has foregrounded questions of fictionalisation and identity in his work. He has exhibited and performed internationally in artist-run spaces like Alma Enterprises in London and municipal art spaces like the ICA in London, Angel’s Gate in San Pedro and Nikolaj, Center of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen. His films have been broadcast by ZDF, Arte, DR and ORF and screened at several international film festivals. In 2007 Wiener Festwochen commissioned work from Altheimer in combination with performances on the theme of democracy. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

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Who is Thomas Altheimer Dating?

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In 2011 Altheimer lost a lawsuit against his former collaborator Claus Beck- Nielsen and the Danish publishing house Gyldendal at the High Court in Copenhagen (Courts of Denmark). The lawsuit took issue with Beck-Nielsen’s use of his biography, work and image in two consecutive novels, Selvmordsaktionen (The Suicide Campaign), Gyldendal 2005 and Suverænen (The Sovereign), Gyldendal 2008 (later published in Norway as Suverenen, Oktober Forlag, 2009). At the centre of the case was the decision by the publishing house to use Altheimer’s picture on the dust jacket of Suverænen as well as in promotional material without prior permission. The High Court dismissed all Altheimer’s claims in its ruling of 17 March 2011. Responding to the High Court decision, Altheimer is quoted for saying that he would never again visit Denmark. He also announced that his future work would deal solely with the nature of love.

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Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Filmmaker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Thomas Altheimer celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.