John Friedmann (born 1926, Vienna, Austria) is an Honorary Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Social Research at UCLA. He was founding professor of the Program for Urban Planning in the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning at UCLA and served as its head for a total of 14 years between 1969 and 1996.In 1966 he developed the core-periphery four-stage model of regional development, explaining that "where economic growth is sustained over long time periods, its incidence works towards a progressive integration of the space economy". Nineteen years later, his article "The World City Hypothesis" generated a stream of research in economic geography, development studies, and planning. His 1987 book, Planning in the Public Domain: From Knowledge to Action, is widely used as a text in planning schools throughout the world.In 1988, Friedmann received the Distinguished Planning Educator Award from the American Collegiate Schools of Planning. His achievements have been internationally recognised, with Honorary Doctorates from the Catholic University of Chile and the Dortmund University of Technology. In 2006, he was the first recipient of the UN-Habitat Lecture Award "for his outstanding and sustained contribution to research, thinking and practice in the field of Human Settlements." And in 2008, he was appointed Honorary Advisor to the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design.His publishing record includes 16 sole-authored books, 11 co-edited books, and more than 150 chapters, articles, and reviews. Friedmann's current research focuses on processes of urbanization, particularly in China. His most recent books include The Prospect of Cities (2002), China's Urban Transition (2005), and Insurgencies: Essays in Planning Theory (2011). Many of his writings have been translated into various languages, including Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Persian, and Chinese.Friedmann is married to Leonie Sandercock. He was awarded his PhD in 1955 from the University of Chicago and is widely regarded as among the most authoritative living planning writers on sustainable international development and planning theory.
The character Erkan Maria Moosleitner was born on 24 December 1979 in Munich as son of Bruce Moosleitner, which refers to Bruce Boxleitner, and his wife Ayse. Even on imdb.com, the actor's faked date of birth was added, until he had uncovered his true identity.
After he and Florian Simbeck aka John Friedmann and Florian Simbeck uncovered their true identities in a TV interview for the first time on 2 December 2005, Friedmann announced that he wanted to be a "serious" actor in the future (19 February 2007).
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In 1996, he and Florian Simbeck created the comedy duo "Erkan und Stefan", two yobs living in a Munich suburb and speaking their neighborhood's typical Bavarian-Turkish slang, for a show on Radio NRJ Munich. As the audience loved the characters, they successfully performed their program on stage. After graduating from university, the comedians became popular nationwide due to their first movie Erkan & Stefan (2000) directed by Michael Herbig.
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Has a degree in architecture from the University of Munich.
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