Hans Leutenegger

Hans " Hausi » Leutenegger (born 16 January 1940 in Bichelsee ) is a Swiss entrepreneur, former bobsledder and actor.

Life

Sports

Before Leutenegger came to bobsleigh, he was National Turner. In 1972 he won the four-man bobsleigh pilot Jean Wicki at the Olympic Games in Sapporo the gold medal.

Entrepreneur

In 1965 Leutenegger in Geneva its own assembler, which was converted in 1972 into Hans Leutenegger AG. The company specializes in staffing services in the areas of construction, chemistry, technology and industry. Today it employs about 1000 employees and achieved a turnover of around CHF 100 million annually.

Actor

After 1985 Leutenegger operated as an actor. He starred in around 35 productions, including 1985 on the side of Lewis Collins, Manfred Lehmann and Klaus Kinski in command Leopard. In 1988 he turned to Collins and Lehmann The Commander. He was also seen in several Tatort episodes and an episode of Eurocops.

To Kinski he had a good relationship by its own account; This brought him in the early days when a lot about acting. Because of its resemblance to Burt Reynolds, he was also known as Burt Reynolds in the Alps. But he gave up a more intense acting career and devoted himself to the more his company and his family.

Private

Leutenegger is remarried and has a daughter and a son. For his life's work and his fame far beyond the frontier, he was awarded by the voters in 2009 made ​​an honorary citizen of his home town Bichelsee -Balterswil.

Autobiography

In February 2009, Leutenegger's book A little luck appeared was also there, which he co-wrote with journalist Karl Wild. It was a few weeks on the bestseller list in the category of non-fiction. The book contains several anecdotes that he experienced as a farmer 's son from the Thurgau Bichelsee to jetsetters in St. Moritz.