Victor Borge
Acting
Born: 1909-01-03 in København
Biography
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish- American comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as "The Clown Prince of Denmark", "The Unmelancholy Dane", and "The Great Dane". He was born in Copenhagen and started out as a classic concert pianist, having his first major concert in 1926. In 1933 he started his now famous "stand up" act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes, and married American Elsie Chilton the same year. Borge started touring extensively in Europe, where he began telling anti-Nazi jokes. When Germany invaded Denmark on 9 April 1940, he was touring Sweden, and fled via finland to the USA with his American wife. Once in the USA, he took the name Victor Borge, and quickly managed to adapt his jokes to the American audience, learning English by watching movies. In 1941 he was hired by Bing Crosby for his Kraft Music Hall, and from then on, his fame just grew and grew.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Tony Awards
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The Merv Griffin Show
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What's My Line?
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The Dick Cavett Show
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Dinah!
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The Muppet Show
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The Dean Martin Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mr. Willoughby
Kraft Music Hall
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The King of Comedy
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Lørdagshjørnet
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
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The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
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Victor Borge Nytårs-show
The Daydreamer
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Higher and Higher
Sir Victor
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
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Carpenters Very First Television Special
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A Tribute to Victor Borge
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Der var engang en vicevært
Komponist Bøegh
Victor Borge: Then & Now
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De tre måske fire
Kontorist - Bøjesen
Alarm
Tjener Cæsar
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
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Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
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Frk. Møllers jubilæum
I Folkets Navn
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 1
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The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
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