- Born
- Birth nameKarl Peter Frederic Albert Hermann
- Height1.96 m
- Peter Hermann lived in Germany until he was age 10. He met his wife,Mariska Hargitay,on the set ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).Before becoming an actor, Peter taught ESL and Special Ed as part of the Teach For America Program. After that, he became a fact-checker at Vanity Fair. He speaks four languages: English, German, Spanish, and French.- IMDb Mini Biography By: jessica
- SpouseMariska Hargitay(August 28, 2004 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenAugust Miklós Friedrich HermannAndrew Nicolas Hargitay HermannAmaya Josephine Hermann
- Peter andMariska Hargitayadopted a baby boy and named him Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann [October 19, 2011].
- He and his wife,Mariska Hargitay,became the parents of son August Miklós Friedrich on June 28, 2006. He weighed 10 pounds, 9 ounces.
- Peter andMariska Hargitayadopted a baby girl and named her Amaya Josephine Hermann [April 7, 2011].
- He and his wife,Mariska Hargitay,are expecting their first child [November 30, 2005].
- Engaged toMariska Hargitay.
- Language patterns solidify at 10, 11, 12, so I was able to learn English fairly easily, with no accent. I didn't do speech or vocal work to get rid of the German accent; I was just lucky.
- I was born in New York, but I was only here for two months. My parents are German, and I grew up in Germany for my first 10 years.
- Some days, I just love the physical space of the theater. I love theaters; they are heartbreakingly beautiful to me.
- I still speak to my parents only in German, and I have endless family over there.
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