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Victor Borge
AKA: Børge Rosenbaum
Acting
Born: 1909
København
15 Global Credits
🔥 0.3 Popularity
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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.
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 Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978 · US
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976 · GB
Dinah!
Self
1974 · US
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 · US
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968 · US
The Dean Martin Show
Role
1965 · US
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mr. Willoughby
1964 · US
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Kennedy Center Honors | 1978 | Self |
| The Muppet Show | 1976 | Self - Special Guest Star |
| Dinah! | 1974 | Self |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | Self - Guest |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 1968 | Self |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965 | Contributor |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1964 | Mr. Willoughby |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962 | Self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self - Co-Host |
| Kraft Music Hall | 1958 | Self - Host |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Presenter |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950 | Self |
| What's My Line? | 1950 | Self |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1948 | Self |