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Geir Børresen

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Geir Børresen
Born(1942-11-16)16 November 1942
Oslo, Norway
Died25 July 2022(2022-07-25) (aged 79)
Bærum, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Actor, entertainer

Geir Børresen (16 November 1942 – 25 July 2022) was a Norwegian actor and entertainer.

Biography

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Børresen was born in Oslo on 16 November 1942. He made his film debut in Liv in 1967, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1968. He was a presenter on Lekestue, based on BBC's Play School, for NRK from 1975–1981.

He played the characters "Labbetuss" and "Max Mekker" in the television series Sesam Stasjon (a Norwegian spin-off of Sesame Street) in the 1990s.[1] He provided the voice of Trigger in the Norwegian dub of Robin Hood (1973 film).

He is known for songs based on the comics series The Smurfs, and his albums I Smurfeland (1978), Sommer i Smurfeland (1979) and Alle gode ting er Smurf (1979) sold a total of nearly 400,000 copies.[2]

Børresen died in Bærum on 25 July 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Geir Børresen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 183. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.