Åsleik Engmark

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Åsleik Engmark

Åsleik Engmark (born 27 December 1965 in Oslo) is a Norwegian comedian, actor and director, living in Nesodden outside Oslo.

Engmark was one of the co-founders of the Norwegian cabaret group Lompelandslaget in 1987. In 1988 at the age of 22, he appeared at Det Norske Teatret (The Norwegian Theatre) in Oslo, in the Norwegian original cast of Les Misérables, the third Cameron Mackintosh Les Mis production in the world. He stayed in the ensemble of the Det Norske Teatret until 1999.

In Norway he became known during the nineties through Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), especially on the weekly satire Egentlig, an equivalent to Saturday Night Live. Today Engmark is working as a director, writer, songwriter, comedian and a singer. He performs comedy in both Norwegian and English. In Norway he is also well known for his many dubbing film voices, such as Timon in the Norwegian version of The Lion King and Tintin in The Adventures of Tintin.

In 2009 Engmark made his debut as a film director, with the children's movie Knerten (Twigson English version) (Mein Freund Knerten German version), based upon the books of Norwegian author Anne-Cath. Vestly. Knerten became a huge box office hit and has been seen by over 370000 viewers in Norway. Among many festivals, it participated in the official Generation K Plus section of the Berlinale 2010 in Berlin and at Sprockets Film Festival 2010 in Toronto.

At the Norwegian Film Awards 2010 Amandaprisen Knerten was awarded for Best Childrens movie, Best Art Design and Best Visual Effects.

Autunm 2010 he won the Norwegian version of Strictly come dancing, called Skal vi danse

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[edit] Film and television actor appearances

[edit] Theatre and stage appearances

  • 2011 Sommerlatter 2011 stand up summer show Latter
  • 2010 Sommerlatter 2010 stand up summer show Latter
  • 2008-2011 Improvised concert for comedian and guitarist stand up / concert, Stand Up Norge
  • 2007-2009 Latter Comedy Club Oslo, MC, Stand Up Norge
  • 2006 Lufta er for alle! (Air is for all!) solo concert with Norwegian Airforce Band and Ole Edvard Antonsen
  • 2005 Kveiteprinsen (The Halibut Prince) comic opera, Latter Oslo
  • 2001-2003 Dødsgøy (Dead funny) stand up, Stand Up Norge
  • 2001 A romantic evening solo singer with The Norwegian Ladies Ensemble (Stilett) and Ingrid Bjørnov.
  • 1999 Personkrets 3:1 by Lars Norén, as Heiner. Theatre, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1998 The Black Rider as Uncle/The Duke. Musical, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1997-1999 Åsleik Engmark utleverer sine venner (Å.E. is outing his friends) stand up, Artistpartner
  • 1995-2002 Kristian Qvart Comedy Club Oslo, MC, Stand Up Norge
  • 1995-1997 Dette er Stand Up Comedy! (This is Stand Up Comedy) stand up
  • 1992 Mio, my Mio by Astrid Lindgren, as Mio. Theatre, DNT
  • 1992 ULV-ULV! (Wolf-Wolf!). Cabaret, Lompelandslaget
  • 1991 Dear Jelena by Ludmila Razumovskaya, as Vitja, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1991 Sweeney Todd as Toby, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1990 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas/Simon, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1989 Blood Brothers as Mickey, Det Norske Teatret
  • 1989 Treasure Island as Israel Hands. Musical, Chateau Neuf Oslo
  • 1988 Les Misérables as Montparnasse/Bamatabois/Grantaire. Det Norske teatret
  • 1987 Scrooge. Theatre, Teaterverkstedet
  • 1987 Skal de spise den her eller skal den pakkes inn? (Eat it here or wrap it in?) Cabaret, Lompelandslaget

[edit] Director, writer, composer

  • 2009 Knerten (Twigson) director. Film, Paradox
  • 2008-2010 Improvised concert for comedian and guitarist, co-composer
  • 2007 Det minner meg om Oslo 2 co-director, co-composer, writer. Cabaret, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)
  • 2006 Det minner meg om Oslo co-director, co-composer, writer. Cabaret, Oslo Nye Teater
  • 2006 Lufta er for alle! (Air is for all!) co-librettist. Concert, Norwegian Airforce Band
  • 2006 Ingen er så Moss director, writer, co-composer. Cabaret
  • 2005 Kveiteprinsen (The Halibut Prince) co-librettist. Comic opera, Latter Oslo
  • 2004 Cinderella director, writer. Theatre, Kruttårnteatret
  • 2001 The Emperor's New Groove voice director Norwegian version. Animated film, Disney
  • 1998 Så langt i livet co-writer with De Gyngende Seismologer. Novel/satire autobiography, Cappelen
  • 1994-2010 Written all his own stand up material.
  • 1993-1997 Egentlig co-writer. TV satire, NRK
  • 1992 ULV-ULV! director, co-writer. Cabaret, Lompelandslaget
  • 1990 Sammen er vi huntonitt (Together we are chipboard) director, co-writer. Cabaret, Lompelandslaget
  • 1987 Skal De spise de her...? (Eat it here or wrap it in?) director, co-writer. Cabaret, Lompelandslaget

[edit] References

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