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Hotel Cæsar
''Hotel Cæsar'' is a Norwegian soap opera that aired on TV 2 from 24 October 1998 until 14 December 2017. From the start in 1998, the show was broadcast Monday to Friday, except during the autumn of 2006, where the show was broadcast Monday to Thursday only, and from 2010 until 15 December 2016, the show was again broadcast Monday to Thursday on TV 2. From 2 January 2017, the show started being broadcast online only, through TV 2's web player TV 2 Sumo. The show was cancelled later in 2017, and the last episode was published on TV 2 Sumo 14 December 2017. It was created by Swedish duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. The show consists of a total of 3,123 episodes, making it the longest running drama in television in Scandinavia. ''Hotel Cæsar'' is the second longest running drama in television in the Nordics after Finnish soap opera ''Salatut elämät'' (1999–). Plot The storylines are centered around a fictional hotel in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by " horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingar Helge Gimle
Ingar Helge Gimle (born 28 September 1956) is a Norwegian actor. He was born in Oslo, Norway. He made his stage debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1985, was employed at Oslo Nye Teater from 1989 and the National Theatre of Norway from 1996. For stage acting he won Komiprisen in 2009 and the Hedda Award in 2013. For screen acting he has won Amanda Awards in 1999, 2010 and 2018. Filmography *1994: '' Ti kniver i hjertet'' *1998. ''Hotel Cæsar'' *1999: '' Absolutt blåmandag'' *2002: ''I Am Dina'' *2002: ''Folk flest bor i Kina'' *2006: '' Etaten'' *2007: '' Tatt av Kvinnen'' *2008: ''Ulvenatten ''Ulvenatten'' (Night of the Wolf) is a Norwegian action and drama film from 2008 directed by Kjell Sundvall. It is based on Tom Egeland's 2005 novel of the same name. The film premiered in Norway on February 29, 2008. The film was seen by 61,67 ...'' *2011: '' Kong Curling'' *2012: '' Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead'' *2014: ''Dawn'' References * 1956 births Living people Male actors f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guri Schanke
Guri Annika Schanke (; born 14 December 1961) is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'', where she came in second. Career Her debut as an actress came in 1982 on Oslo Nye Teater. Since then she has been part of a number of successful musicals, such as ''Les Misérables'', ''Summer in Tyrol'' and '' Annie Get Your Gun''. She has taken part in a number of TV show and productions, for example the Norwegian TV series '' Hotel Cæsar''. She was married to comedian Øivind Blunck from 1991 to 2010. Every year, between Christmas and New Year's Eve, the Norwegian TV channel NRK airs the televised musical theatre comedy ''The Spanish Fly'' (1990), also starring Guri Schanke and her then future to be husband, Øivind Blunck. Melodi Grand Prix Guri won the 2007 Norsk Melodi Grand Prix with her song " Ven a bailar conmigo" written by Thomas G:son. Guri, won Norsk M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sossen Krohg
Sossen Krohg (born Sossen Anker Olsen; 18 December 1923 – 12 February 2016) was a Norwegian playwright and stage and film actress. Personal life She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of newspaper editor Kristoffer Anker Olsen and Ingeborg Cappelen Hille Finne. She was married to ski jumper Thorleif Schjelderup (1920–2006) from 1943 to 1947 and to painter Guy Krohg (1917–2002) from 1949. Career Sossen Krohg graduated from the Det Norske Teatret school of theater in 1946 and made her stage debut in the play ''Kranes konditori'' which was based on the novel from 1945 by Norwegian author Cora Sandel (1880–1974). She was appointed at Det Norske Teatret from 1948 to 1952, and at Folketeatret from 1952 to 1960. She made her film debut in ''Døden er et kjærtegn'' from 1949 directed by Edith Carlmar (1911–2003). Sossen Krohg lived and worked in Paris for several periods of his life, introducing in the 1960s. She established the stage '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Anker-Hansen
Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swedish) * Asta (diminutive) (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian) * Astrid (Swedish, Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Estonian, French, Spanish) * Astrida (Lithuanian) * Astride (French, Portuguese) * Ástríður (Icelandic) * Astrithr (North Germanic) * Astrud * Ásta (Icelandic) * Ástride, Astride (Portuguese) * Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish) People Arts and culture * Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer * Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress * Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Catalan-French actress * Astrid Carolina Herrera (born 1963), Venezuelan actress and Miss World 1984 * Astrid Hadad (born 1957), Mexican vocalist and performance artist * Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), Brazilian singer * Astrid Holm (1893–1961), Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toralv Maurstad
Toralv Maurstad (24 November 1926 – 4 November 2022) was a Norwegian stage, film, and television actor. He was the son of actor Alfred Maurstad and actress Tordis Maurstad (née Witzøe), and half-brother of actress Mari Maurstad. His screen debut came in the 1937 film '' Fant'', which starred his father Alfred. Maurstad graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in 1949. Through the years he not only worked as a leading actor but was also a respected stage director, and was the head of Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) from 1967 to 1978. He was also head of Norway's National Theatre Nationaltheatret from 1978 to 1986. Maurstad was considered perhaps the greatest interpreter of Henrik Ibsen's '' Peer Gynt'', having played the part numerous times (he even performed excerpts from the play as late as the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City). Maurstad's only American film appearance was the 1970 box office and critical disappointment ''Song of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beate Eriksen
Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera ''Hotel Cæsar''. She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr. She is also the niece of alpine skier Stein Eriksen and is married to actor Toralv Maurstad. Family background Eriksen's father was Marius Eriksen, Jr., a fighter ace during World War II. After the war, Marius Eriksen became Norwegian slalom champion twice, in 1947 and 1948. His father Marius Eriksen, Sr. was a gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Marius Eriksen, Sr. was married to Birgit "Bitten" Eriksen, a pioneer in the Norwegian women's ski movement and an innovator in knitting design. Marius and Bitten's younger son Stein Eriksen was also an accomplished athlete who won a gold medal in giant slalom and a silver for slalom in the 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofie Cappelen
Sofie Stange Cappelen (born February 2, 1982) is a Norwegian actress. Biography Cappelen began her career as a child actor. She was a member of the Jorunn Kirkenær Children's Ballet, and made several TV appearances as a dancer and actor, including on NRK in the 1989 Christmas series ' and in the children's show '. At the age of 11, she made her stage debut at the National Theatre of Norway in Sverre Brandt's '' Reisen til Julestjernen''. At 13, she played the lead role of Rikke Eriksen in the feature film ''Aldri mer 13!'' ("Never Again 13!"), directed by .Ida B. Klokk"- Jeg skilte meg ut. Som 13-åring drakk, røyket og kysset Sofie Cappelen på lerretet" ''Nettavisen'', December 17, 2011 . She played Victoria Lunde on the long-running prime-time soap opera ''Hotel Cæsar'', from its first season in 1998, when she was 16. After four years' absence while living in New York and studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute, she returned to the role in 2009. In 2003 she play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lene Elise Bergum
Lene Elise Bergum (born November 19, 1971 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian actress. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her role as "Lene" in the movie ''Hodet over vannet'' (1993), which has later been remade as a Hollywood-movie, '' Head Above Water'', with Cameron Diaz in the lead role. She had a prominent role as "Camilla" in the TVNorge sit-com ''Tre på toppen'' (Three on the Top) in 1997. It was, however, with her role as "Alexandra ‘Alex’ Kvamme" in TV2's success soap Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are use ... '' Hotel Cæsar'' that she became a household name for most Norwegians. She acted on the show from 1998 to 2001, and made a comeback in 2004 before she left once more in May of that year. She also had a role in the TV2-show ''Far og sønn'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Frogner
Kristin Frogner (born 25 February 1978) is a Norwegian actress, musician and sculptor. Known for her role in Hotel Cæsar, where she played the role of ''Charlotte Iversen/Anker-Hansen''. Kristin Frogner lived for a while in Firenze, Italia where she studied at The Florence Academy of Art. She also studied philosophy in Bali and theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow .... Discography 2005: Just Another Girl 2009: Follow the Butterflies External links Kristin Frogner's official home pageContains music videos and pictures of her sculptures. Kristin Frogner's page on MySpace 1978 births Living people Norwegian soap opera actresses Norwegian sculptors 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes-Simonsen (born 20 April 1979, in Bergen) is a Norwegian actor and television host of '' Amigo'', '' Midt i smørøyet'' and ''Melodi Grand Prix''. Filmography Television ;Presenter *''De ukjente'' (2009) *''Gullruten'' (2006) *''Melodi Grand Prix 2006 and 2007'' (with Synnøve Svabø) *''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004'' (with Nadia Hasnaoui) *''Smørøyet'' (1998) *''Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2002'' (with Thomas Numme) *'' Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2003'' *''Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2004'', ''Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2005'' and '' Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2006'' (with Nadia Hasnaoui) *''Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007'' *'' Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2008'' *'' MGP Nordic 2007'' (with Nadia Hasnaoui) *'' MGP Nordic 2002'' (with Camilla Ottesen, Josefine Sundström) *''Eurovision Song Contest 2008'' (as spokesperson for Norway). *''Eurovision Song Contest 2009'' (as spokesperson for Norway). Acting *''Hotel Cæsar'' (1998–2000, television series) *''Bølgene'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
