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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 3, 1909Deathday
December 23, 2000Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
KøbenhavnAlso known as
Børge RosenbaumCast credits
Higher and Higher
Sir VictorVictor Borge - In Concert & Encore
HimselfDer var engang en vicevært
Komponist BøeghDe tre måske fire
Kontorist - BøjesenThe Daydreamer
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
HimselfVictor Borge: Then & Now
HimselfVictor Borge's Funniest Moments
HimselfThe Legendary Victor Borge
HimselfLost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
HimselfAlarm
Tjener CæsarFrk. Møllers jubilæum
The King of Comedy
HimselfThe Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
himselfVictor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
SelfVictor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
SelfHanna-Barbera's 50th
SelfThe Victor Borge Collection
Himself