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Acting

Casper Christensen

Profession
Acting
Born
August 22, 1968 · Kerteminde, Danmark

Biography

Casper was born in Birkerød, Denmark in 1968. In 1987, he bought a tape Of American stand up comedian Steve Martin. Casper admired the Oscar-host to-be greatly. As did his co-workers on _Casper & Mandrilaftalen (1999)_, Frank Hvam, Lasse Rimmer and Lars Hjortshøj, Casper started out in stand-up comedy. His work in this business led to a deal with Danish TV-network DR, and Casper started doing a children's show called Hvaffor en hånd (1991). After doing a couple of shows for the young Danish people, Casper hit the big time with quiz show _"Husk lige tandbørsten" (1994)_, which he hosted, with help from Annette Toftgårdm whom he later married. _"Husk lige tandbørsten" (1994)_ had made Casper the darling of Danish television. A status which was jeopardized with Casper's follow-up: Safari (1996), which he made with his friend Lars Hjortshøj.

Known for

The Hustle poster
The Hustle
Film · 2019 · ★ 6.2
The Boss of It All poster
The Boss of It All
Film · 2006 · ★ 6.6
Robots poster
Robots
Film · 2023 · ★ 5.5
To Each His Own Cinema poster
To Each His Own Cinema
Film · 2007 · ★ 6.4
Klown poster
Klown
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.5
Klown Forever poster
Klown Forever
Film · 2015 · ★ 5.8
The Eclipse poster
The Eclipse
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.0
jerks. poster
jerks.
Series · 2017 · ★ 7.9
Journey to Saturn poster
Journey to Saturn
Film · 2008 · ★ 5.8
Klovn poster
Klovn
Series · 2005 · ★ 8.4
Hannibal and Jerry poster
Hannibal and Jerry
Film · 1997 · ★ 5.0
Dan Dream poster
Dan Dream
Film · 2017 · ★ 5.5

Filmography