Dana Schweiger (née Carlsen; born February 29, 1968) is an American television personality, entrepreneur and a former model.[1]

Dana Schweiger
Schweiger in 2012
Born
Dana Carlsen

(1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Television personality, entrepreneur, model
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 2014)
ChildrenValentin Schweiger
Luna Schweiger
Lilli Schweiger
Emma Tiger Schweiger

Early life

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Dana Schweiger was born in Seattle, Washington. She grew up there with her sister and her uncle.[2]

Career

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Schweiger first studied business management and was later educated at the Esthetic Skincare Institute in Seattle as a beautician. In the 1990s, she worked for Calvin Klein and H&M as a model. In 2009, she signed an advertising contract with Katjes.[3] In 2012, she was part of the jury of Deutschland sucht den Superstar - Kids.[4] She is the co-founder of Bellybutton, a mail order company for children's supplies.[5] Since 2021, Schweiger is ambassador of WW.[6]

Personal life

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Schweiger married actor Til Schweiger on June 19, 1995. They have four children: Valentin Florian Schweiger (b. 1995), Luna Marie Schweiger (b. 1997), Lilli Camille Schweiger (b. 1998), and Emma Tiger Schweiger (b. 2002). Dana and Til Schweiger separated in 2005 and were divorced in 2014.[7]

In July 2016, Schweiger's 19 year old daughter Luna Schweiger publicly announced that she would renounce her American citizenship if Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November that year. Schweiger herself concured with that idea.[8]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Inhaberinnen by bellybutton". June 6, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Steckbrief Dana Schweiger" (in German). GQ. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dana Schweiger feiert Werbedebüt für Katjes" (in German). horizont.net. January 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hunziker feiert "DSDS"-Comeback – in der Jury" (in German). DWDL.de. March 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Gründerinnen: Wer sind die bellybutton Gesichter?". www.bellybutton.de. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Dana Schweiger, -14 kg". www.weightwatchers.com (in German). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ ${time} (May 21, 2014). "Til und Dana Schweiger geschieden: Tatort-Kommissar offiziell solo" (in German). N24.de. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Tagesspiegel – Luna Schweiger will bei Trump-Sieg US-Staatsbürgerschaft abgeben, as of December 25, 2016
  9. ^ ""Pampers TV" bei RTL II". August 7, 2004.
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