Victor Borge
Acting
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
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movieThe King of Comedy
1982
Victor Borge
tvThe Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
tvDinah!
1974
Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieThe Daydreamer
1966
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Mr. Willoughby
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host / Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958
Self - Host
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Panelist / Self
movieHigher and Higher
1943
Sir Victor
movieDe tre måske fire
1939
Kontorist - Bøjesen
movieAlarm
1938
Tjener Cæsar
movieDer var engang en vicevært
1937
Komponist Bøegh
