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Dansk vært og komiker som med sin grænseoverskridende humor og en række succeser i dansk fjernsyn har placeret sig i toppen af den danske komediescene. Han hører til den første gruppe af danske stand-up komikere, noget som han fik smag for under sine high school years i USA.

I 1991 fik han tv-debut som vært for børneprogrammet 'Hvaffor en Hånd' på DR1. Efter et par ungdomsprogrammer blev Casper Christensen vært for underholdningsshowet 'Husk lige tandbørsten', som fik stor seersucces. Han blev gift med showets medvært Anette Toftgaard og fangede dermed sladderpressens interesse.

Casper Christensnes karriere udviklede sig i retning af bl.a. radioprogrammet 'Tæskeholdet' (1997) med Jan Gintberg og sketchprogrammet 'Casper og Mandrilaftalen' (1999), som blev en stor dansk kultsucces. De efterfølgende succeser omfatter tv-serierne 'Langt fra Las Vegas' og 'Klovn'. Sidstnævnte er med stor kommerciel succes blevet omdannet til to spillefilm, Klovn: The Movie og Klovn Forever.

English (en-US)

Name

Casper Christensen

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.

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