Geir Børresen

Geir Børresen (born 16 November 1942) is a Norwegian actor and entertainer.

Geir Børresen
Born (1942-11-16) 16 November 1942
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor and entertainer

Biography

He was born in Oslo. He made his film debut in Liv in 1967, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1968. He played the characters "Labbetuss" and "Max Mekker" in the television series Sesam Stasjon.[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]

References

  1. 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.


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