Cool facts about Michael Fassbender
By: Jake Rajala
Michael Fassbender is the most underrated actor (in entertainment) in my opinion. He’s been an authentic, intense, and bright gem in the following films: X-Men, Steve Jobs, Prometheus, Inglorious Bastards, Assassins Creed, and Slow West. Fassbender has arguably been at his best in his role as the powerful, brutal, and extremist Magneto in X-Men. With that stated, I’m going to untwine 10 fascinating facts about Michael Fassbender.
- Fassbender is married to Alicia Vikander
Fassbender was a bit of a late bloomer with his love life, but it was clear that his patience paid off. He got married to Alicia Vikander in 2017 at the age of 40. Vikander is well-known for her role in Ex Machina, Jason Bourne, The Light Between Oceans (where she met the other main actor in Fassbender), and The Danish Girl. She is 12 years younger than Fassbender, but it’s clear that are both emotionally mature and gifted individuals. They both share a one-year-old son, as well.
- Fassbender is a race car driver
Fassbender flexed his uniqueness (and rage) with his push in Le Mans. It should be noted that he’s admitted that racing was his first dream. He was a part of the Porsche championship and then with the Le Mans series in 2020. The rangy actor was also even involved in a scary crash in 24 hours of Le Mans qualifying. Hopefully, he can follow Matt Damon and Christian Bale in playing a future role in a racing movie.
- He has been phenomenal in the Alien series
As previously mentioned, Fassbender is featured in the Alien series. He plays David – who is a robot helping the humans. Fassbender is versatile, smooth-talking, and on-the-dot, in the role of David. He plays David in Prometheus and Walter in Alien Covenant. He is quite unpredictable in Alien Covenant, to say the least. Prometheus obtained a 73% Rotten Tomatoes score and 84% of Google users liked the movie. Covenant snatched a lesser impressive RT score (65).
- Fassbender is an INFJ personality type
As a Michael Fassbender stan and INFJ personality type myself, I really believe he is an INFJ. He’s been pegged as an INFJ and he’s also been rumored to be many other MBTIs – which could explain his INFJ versatility. INFJ stands for introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judgment. The INFJ personality type is a true ambivert. It’s also a very intense and honestly weird personality type. Other famous INFJs include Gandhi, Carl Jung (who is also played by Fassbender in a Dangerous Method), JK Rowling, and Adrien Brody.
- 300
Fassbender may not be a lead character in 300, but he certainly was a bright addition to the epic 300 film. The spartan movie features Gerald Butler as Leonidas – as he leads 300 brave Spartan warriors into battle. Fassbender, who was 26 years old at the time, plays Stelios in the film. The film only garnered a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score, but it was really an underrated gem in 2006.
- Fassbender was on another level in Steve Jobs
Fassbender was constantly witty and upbeat in his lead role as Steve Jobs. Jobs garnered an impressive 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, too. The Jobs movie was blatantly marvelous as it was well-directed by Danny Boyle and it also yielded superb cinematography.
Although, Fassbender didn’t enjoy his 16-hour work slate that was often demanded by Boyle. Nonetheless, he (w/ help from advice from his dad) stuck with the highly valuable role.
- Best supporting actor
Fassbender won the best supporting actor for his role as the wicked slave owner in 12 years as a slave. He even won his first academy award nomination in 2012 for best supporting actor in the movie.
- Born in Heidelberg, Germany
Fassbender was born in Heidelberg, Germany on April 2nd, 1977. He’s been involved with German culture in a few different ways in his films. Jackson Browne, Necar Zadegan, and Ian Harding are also from the same town in Germany. He’s also fluent in German and Spanish.
- Fassbender and James McAvoy are best pals
Fassbender (who plays Magneto) and McAvoy (who plays Charles Xavier) aren’t only best pals in X-Men, as they often engage in chess warfare. But, they are also very close friends off the camera.
It’s also a fitting time to portray the last chess dual between the fantastic duo.
- Frank
Fassbender’s face wasn’t shown in Frank (as the main character always wears a fake head), but his character and high verbal IQ were present in the film. The musical comedy even obtained a very favorable score from Rotten Tomatoes: 92%. It was directed by Lenny Abrahamson, who also directed “Room”, “The Little Stranger”, and “Garage”.
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