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.
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Movies (28)
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
2009 · Him self
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
2008 · Self
A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008 · Himself
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006 · Himself
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
2005 · Himself
The Victor Borge Collection
2004 · Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
2004 · Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
2004 · Himself
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004 · Himself
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004 · Himself
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
2002 · Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996 · Self
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992 · Himself
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
1990 · himself
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989 · Self
The King of Comedy
1982 · Victor Borge
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979 · Self
Carpenters Very First Television Special
1976 · Self
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
1967 · Self
The Daydreamer
1966 · Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Higher and Higher
1943 · Sir Victor
De tre måske fire
1939 · Kontorist - Bøjesen
I Folkets Navn
1938
Alarm
1938 · Tjener Cæsar
Der var engang en vicevært
1937 · Komponist Bøegh
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
Victor Borge Classic Collection
· Himself
TV shows (21)
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
2018 · Himself
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 1
2011 · Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
Lørdagshjørnet
1976
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Mr. Willoughby
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self
Small World
1958 · Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Victor Borge Show
1951 · Self - Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self