Victor Borge

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Alarm

    Alarm

  • Small World

    Small World

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy

  • The Daydreamer

    The Daydreamer

  • The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2

    The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2

  • De tre måske fire

    De tre måske fire

  • Der var engang en vicevært

    Der var engang en vicevært

  • The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II

    The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II

  • Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Hanna-Barbera's 50th

  • Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.

    Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.

  • Frk. Møllers jubilæum

    Frk. Møllers jubilæum

  • I Folkets Navn

    I Folkets Navn

  • Higher and Higher

    Higher and Higher

  • Lørdagshjørnet

    Lørdagshjørnet

  • Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One

    Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One

  • Victor Borge's Funniest Moments

    Victor Borge's Funniest Moments

  • The Legendary Victor Borge

    The Legendary Victor Borge

  • The Victor Borge Show

    The Victor Borge Show

  • Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore

    Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore

  • Victor Borge Nytårs-show

    Victor Borge Nytårs-show

  • Gyldne tider på St. Croix

    Gyldne tider på St. Croix

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand

    Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand

  • Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II

    Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II

  • Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two

    Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two

  • Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy

    Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy

  • Victor Borge: Then & Now

    Victor Borge: Then & Now

  • A Tribute to Victor Borge

    A Tribute to Victor Borge

  • The Victor Borge Collection

    The Victor Borge Collection

  • Victor Borge: På hjemmebane

    Victor Borge: På hjemmebane

  • Victor Borge Classic Collection

    Victor Borge Classic Collection