Tino Struckmann

Tino Christian Struckmann born Tino Christian Nobel Von Struckmann May 27 1971 is a DanishAmerican actor and former soldier and celebrity bodyguard He has been involved in the personal protection business for over fifteen years where he was formerly known as Bodyguard totheStars He served 10 years in the ARMY and finished his military service as an instructor in Germany He was born in Denmark where he attended college and earned his degree in business management and History he also studied Military history and wrote about it He came to Los Angeles filled with enthusiasm and aspirations He slept in his car for months while he learned the ropes of personal protection and competed in fitness and martial arts After a few years he joined the Army and later trained parts of the US Army in Germany he also served as a contractor internationally and worked as a bodyguard and tour manager for many international artists before returning to Los Angeles where he is now lives He was also the lead in a national recruitment commercial that won years best commercial award He owns the international security firm International Special Service Inc He has worked as personal security for numerous celebrities including Microsoft founder Bill Gates actor Robert DeNiro recording artist Gloria Gaynor model Naomi Campbell and Sir Cliff Richard International clients have also included the Saudi Royal Family and Queen Margrethe of Denmark His company has also provided security for the concert tours of Britney Spears Cher and The Rolling Stones as well as security detail for highranking United Nations officials He finally made his home in Los Angeles where he wrote the book Stalked What You Can Do About It which was published in 2005 He founded the Struckmann Foundation in order to raise funds and create awareness to help rape victims and victims of sex slavery it is worth noting that of all the films Tino produce parts of the profits are donated to charities for women He started as a consultant on a TV show soon after to be cast as actor on TV series as Ering Numbers CSI and Crossing Jordan followed by more acting roles In 2006 he teamed up with renowned writer Warren Lewis Black Rain and The 13th Warrior They have produced several films and TV pilots together since and their films have won awards and an Oscar nomination and their feature film Brothers War where Tino played his first lead role He produces several feature films every year with several in development and various stages of production He specializes in War and Action films When not seen on TV he is serving with the California Guard Hes also appeared as a security and military expert on many cable news shows and networks including CNN Fox Geraldo ABC News and Entertainment Tonight speaking on womens safety issues Info from iMDb