Victor Borge
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
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Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
2009
as Him self
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Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
2008
as Self
A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008
as Himself
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Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006
as Himself
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
2005
as Himself
The Victor Borge Collection
2004
as Himself
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004
as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
2004
as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
2004
as Himself
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004
as Himself
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
2002
as Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996
as Self
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992
as Himself
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
1990
as himself
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self
The King of Comedy
1982
as Victor Borge
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
Carpenters Very First Television Special
1976
as Self
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Gyldne tider på St. Croix
1967
as Self
The Daydreamer
1966
as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Higher and Higher
1943
as Sir Victor
De tre måske fire
1939
as Kontorist - Bøjesen
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I Folkets Navn
1938