Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1909-01-03
Day of Death
2000-12-23
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.
Filmography (27)
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
2009Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
2008
A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
2005
The Victor Borge Collection
2004
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
2004
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
2004
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
2002
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992
