Personal Life
Helnwein has four children with his wife Renate: Cyril, Mercedes, Ali Elvis and Wolfgang Amadeus, who are all artists. He moved to Dublin, Ireland in 1997. In 1998, he bought castle Gurteen de La Poer in Kilsheelan County Tipperary where he now lives with his family. In 2004 Helnwein received Irish citizenship. On December 3, 2005, Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese were married in a private, non-denominational ceremony at Helnwein's castle. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director Alejandro Jodorowsky, Gottfried Helnwein was best man. The wedding pictures appeared in the March 2006 edition of Vogue under the heading "The Bride Wore Purple". In the past, Helnwein has supported the Church of Scientology's Narconon organizations. His daughter Mercedes Helnwein is also a fine artist, a writer, and video artist. His son Cyril Helnwein is a photographer and his son Ali Helnwein is a composer and musician .
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