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.
Filmography
all 45
self 36
Movies 25
TV Shows 20
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2 (2018)
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand (2009)
Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter! (2008)
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy (2008)
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane (2006)
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore (2005)
The Victor Borge Collection (2004)
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments (2004)
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One (2004)
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two (2004)
The Legendary Victor Borge (2004)
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II (2002)
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C. (1996)
Victor Borge: Then & Now (1992)
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II (1990)
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (1990)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th (1989)
The King of Comedy (1982)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Lørdagshjørnet (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Dinah! (1974)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
The Daydreamer (1966)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Concentration (1958)
Tony Awards (1956)
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955)
The Victor Borge Show (1951)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Higher and Higher (1943)
De tre måske fire (1939)
Alarm (1938)
Der var engang en vicevært (1937)
Frk. Møllers jubilæum (1937)
Victor Borge Around Australia
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-01-03
Deathday2000-12-23 (91 years old)
Birth NameBørge Rosenbaum
Birth PlaceCopenhagen, Denmark
RelationshipsSarabel Sanna Scraper (1953-01-01 - 2000-01-01)
ChildrenVebe Borge
FatherBernhard Rosenbaum
CitizenshipsKingdom of Denmark, United States of America
Also Known AsBørge Rosenbaum
AwardsHonorary craftsman, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav, Kennedy Center Honors, Order of the Falcon, Royal Order of Vasa, Order of the White Rose of Finland
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