Cornelius Obonya

Actor&Director // Puls4

Cornelius Obonya was born on March 29, 1969 in Vienna, Austria.
His parents are Elisabeth Orth-Obonya and Hanns Obonya (d. 1978), his
Grandparents on her mother's side were Paula Wessely and Attila Hörbiger on her father's side
Marianne and Alois Obonya.
He completed elementary school in Vienna, Hietzing and high school in Schottenstift, im
Kalksburg College and BORG III. After reaching secondary school, he left at the age of 17
He went to the Max Reinhardt Seminar for years to study acting, but then left
a year and studied with the cabaret artist Gerhard Bronner. Bronner was one of them
important encounters in his profession as well as Emmy Werner, the former
Director of the Volkstheater Vienna and Andrea Breth, with whom he worked for many years
Schaubühne Berlin and also at the Burgtheater Vienna. His further path
took him to the Salzburg Festival and to film and television. Cornelius Obonya
is married to the director Carolin Pienkos and father of their son
Attila.
Vienna, March 2024