Vidar Magnussen
Vidar Magnussen (born December 6, 1977 in Bergen ) is a Norwegian actor , comedian , screenwriter and director .
Life
Magnussen studied from 2000 to 2004 at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London . In 2006 he played his first Norwegian theater role in the Ibsen drama Hedda Gabler . He then played in Les Misérables in 2008 , in Jungelboka in 2011 and in Hamlet in 2014 . For his role in Shockheaded Peter he won an award at the Norwegian theater award Heddaprisen in 2014 . Magnussen worked as a presenter at the Komiprisen Comedy Prize in 2014 , where he finally won an award himself for his appearance in Shockheaded Peter . In 2017 he made his directorial debut for The Book of Mormon at Det Norske Teatret , for which he again received a Heddapris.
Since 2013 he has played the leading role Jonas Kvåle in the sitcom Side om side , which is broadcast by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). From 2013 to 2016 he was part of the ensemble of the comedy show Underholdningsavdelingen . There he played the role of Sherlock Holmes in several parodies of the British series Sherlock . In 2019, he starred in the comedy series Magnus , for which he also acted as a screenwriter. The series was named "Comedy Series of the Year" at the Nordic Series Days.
In February 2020 he finished second on the TV show Maestro , where celebrities compete against each other as conductors.
Filmography
- 2007–2008: Halvseint (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2011: Buzz Aldrin, where have you been in all this mess
- 2012: Lilyhammer (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2014: Kill Billy
- 2015: Wendy effects
- 2016: Norsemen (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2016: Snow world - a Christmas story (TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2018: Presten (TV series, 2 episodes)
- since 2013: Side om Side (TV series)
- 2013–2016: Underholdnigsavdelingen
- 2019: Magnus (TV series)
Awards
- 2010: Komiprisen (breakthrough of the year)
- 2010: Pernilla statuettes
- 2014: Heddaprisen (for Shockheaded Peter )
- 2014: Komiprisen (for Shockheaded Peter )
- 2018: Heddaprisen (Presentation of the Year for The Book of Mormon )
Web links
- Vidar Magnussen in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Vidar Magnussen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lillian Bikset: Vidar Magnussen . In: Store norske leksikon . March 8, 2019 ( snl.no [accessed May 18, 2020]).
- ↑ Hilde Ljøen: Komiprisen 2014. In: NRK. August 22, 2014, accessed May 18, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ^ Marthe Berg, Krister Sørbø: Bjarte kåret til årets morsomste. In: Verdens Gang. September 7, 2014, accessed on May 18, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Cathrine Elnan: Her er den nye Sherlock parodies. In: NRK. March 13, 2015, accessed on May 18, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Jacob Andersen: NRK-Komedie vinner tv-Kritikernes seriepris: - Hysterisk morsom og vanvittig smart. In: kampanje.com. September 25, 2019, accessed on May 18, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Alexander Fredriksen: 17 år gamle Herman Dahl vant «Maestro». In: NRK. February 23, 2020, accessed on May 18, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Inside pernilla statuettes. In: Bergen Teaterforening. June 18, 2013, accessed May 18, 2020 (Norwegian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Magnussen, Vidar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mountains |