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 47
self 38
Movies 27
TV Shows 20
The Muppet Show (1976)
Dinah! (1974)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Daydreamer (1966)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Victor Borge Show (1951)
What's My Line? (1950)
Higher and Higher (1943)
De tre måske fire (1939)
Alarm (1938)
Der var engang en vicevært (1937)
Frk. Møllers jubilæum (1937)
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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 - 2000)
ChildrenVebe Borge
FatherBernhard Rosenbaum
CitizenshipsKingdom of Denmark, United States
Also Known AsBørge Rosenbaum
Awardscommander 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, Honorary craftsman
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