Joerg Lichtenstein was born in 1960 in Rostock 

He workedas an assistantdirector at Volkstheater Rostock 

Studied acting at 'Hans Otto' dramaschool in Leipzig

1984: actor at 'Schauspielhaus Leipzig' 

1995: actor at 'Vereinigte Bühnen Graz'

1999: actor at 'Staatschauspiel Hannover' 

2000: actor at 'Thalia Theater' Hamburg 

2002: actor at Bühnen Koeln

As a 'guest' actor he also worked at the State theatre of Stuttgart and the Salzburger Festspiele 

Joerg Lichtenstein taught at the universities for music and theatre in Leipzig and Graz 

2005: he became the head of the actors studio at the university for music an theatre in Leipzig while also working as an actor at the 'Neues Theater' Halle

Since 2011 he is a permanent 'guest' at Residez theater München