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Victor Borge
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.
As actor
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
A Tribute to Victor Borge
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
The Victor Borge Collection
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
The Legendary Victor Borge
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
Victor Borge: Then & Now
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
The King of Comedy
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Carpenters Very First Television Special
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
The Daydreamer
Higher and Higher
De tre måske fire
Alarm
I Folkets Navn
Der var engang en vicevært
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
Victor Borge Classic Collection