Victor Borge
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-01-03
Day of Death
2000-12-23 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
København
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.
Acting
Victor Borge Classic Collection
as Himself
(2009)
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
as Him self
(2008)
A Tribute to Victor Borge
as Himself
(2008)
(2006)
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
as Himself
(2005)
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
as Himself
(2004)
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
as Himself
(2004)
The Victor Borge Collection
as Himself
(2004)
(2004)
The Legendary Victor Borge
as Himself
(2004)
(2002)
(1996)
(1996)
(1992)
Victor Borge: Then & Now
as Himself
(1990)
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
as himself
(1989)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self
(1982)
The King of Comedy
as Victor Borge
(1967)
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
as Self
(1966)
The Daydreamer
as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
(1943)
Higher and Higher
as Sir Victor
(1939)
De tre måske fire
as Kontorist - Bøjesen
(1938)
Alarm
as Tjener Cæsar
(1938)
(1937)
Der var engang en vicevært
as Komponist Bøegh
(1937)