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Tore Ryen
Tore Jarl Ryen (born 30 December 1946) is a Norwegian revue and television writer. He was behind several sitcoms aired on TV 2. ''Mot i brøstet'', ''Karl & Co'' and '' Karl III'' starred Nils Vogt as "Karl Reverud"; in addition Ryen created '' Holms'' and '' Radio 2''. He won a Gullruten Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV 2, TV3 and TV ... award in 2001. He is the father of Adam Ryen. References 1946 births Living people Television people from Oslo Norwegian television writers TV 2 (Norway) people {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 (''TV to'') is a Norwegian terrestrial television channel. Its headquarters are located in Bergen. TV 2 began test broadcasting on 13 November 1991, and a year later, it was officially launched on 5 September 1992, becoming Norway's first commercial free-to-air television channel. In 1992, TV 2 A/S was admitted as full active member of the European Broadcasting Union. As is common with television (and cinema) in Norway, most foreign-language shows and segments of local programmes with foreign language dialogues (e.g. interviews with foreigners) are subtitled in Norwegian, not dubbed (with a notable exception being children's programmes). Since 2012, TV 2 is owned by one of its co-founders, the Danish media company Egmont Group. History In 1990, the Storting opened the way for an advertising-financed alternative to NRK to be established. The license was announced on 31 January 1991, with the requirement that no owner could own more than 20 per cent of the shares in the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mot I Brøstet
''Mot i Brøstet'' is a Norwegian television sitcom created by Tore Ryen. Originally broadcast on TV 2 from 22 January 1993 to 8 December 1997, it was the first commercially produced comedy series in Norway, and as of 2023 is the longest running Norwegian comedy series ever created. Since its original broadcast the series has been repeated frequently and also released on DVD in 2007 and 2018. A very popular series with high viewing figures throughout all eight series, while being both controversial and often criticized, it lasted for 141 episodes and spawned two spin-offs, '' Karl & Co'' (1998-2001) and ' Karl III'' (2009). Overview The series follows Karl (Nils Vogt), economist and accountant, after he is fired from his job and subsequently divorced by his greedy wife. After being helped out by his former colleague, Nils (Sven Nordin) and a travelling salesman, Henry (Arve Opsahl), the three become roommates. The first three series usually focused on single-episode stories, like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl & Co
''Karl & Co'' is a Norwegian situation comedy created by Tore Ryen, starring Nils Vogt reprising his role as Karl Reverud from the popular sitcom ''Mot i brøstet''. It aired on TV 2, running for three seasons from 1998 to 2001, a total of 63 episodes. Cast Main *Nils Vogt as Karl Reverud *Knut Lystad as Ulf Rasch Ludvigsen *Harald Heide-Steen Jr. as Daniel Gasman Smestad *Grethe Kausland as Ruth Frantzen *Minken Fosheim as Vigdis Reverud Recurring *Turid Balke as Mrs. Smith *Eldar Vågan as Torstein *Wenche Foss as Karl and Vigdis' mother Plot Following the events of the last episode of ''Mot i brøstet'', Karl moves out of his old house and into a new apartment in downtown 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 .... There he gets acquainted with the chairman Ulf, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl III (TV Series)
''Karl III'' is a Norwegian sitcom that aired on TV 2 in 2009. It is a sequel to ''Mot i brøstet'' and ''Karl & Co''. Upon its release it was heavily criticized by both critics and viewers for departing from the series' original style. It was cancelled after one season. Cast Regulars: *Nils Vogt as Karl Reverud *Bjørn Sundquist as Roy Butler * Nina Woxholtt as Agnes Marie Stangfeldt * Håvard Bakke as Børre Tryvann-Larssen Plot The plot revolves around Karl Reverud, now a wealthy man, who has moved to Aker Brygge Aker Brygge is a neighbourhood in central Oslo, Norway. Since the 1980s and 1990s it has been a popular area for shopping, dining, and entertainment, as well as a high-end residential area. It was previously an industrial area. Location Aker Bry ... with his wife Agnes Marie and his butler Roy. Production Shooting of ''Karl III'' started in 2008, and a total of 12 episodes was ordered for the first season. The first episode premiered on TV 2 on 23 February 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Vogt (comedian)
Nils Henning Vogt (born ) is a Norwegian actor who is best known for some of his comedy roles, particularly as the temperamental small business owner Karl Reverud in the sit-coms ''Mot i brøstet'' (which he also directed) from 1993 to 1997, ''Karl & Co'' from 1998 to 2001 and '' Karl III'' in 2009. Vogt has also played in several theatrical roles, including musical comedy. Vogt started acting Arnfinn Lycke in the TV 2 soap opera ''Hotel Cæsar'' in January 2011. References and external links *Store norske leksikon The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique vis ..., entry on Nils Vogt.Online * 1948 births Living people Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian male soap opera actors {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio 2 (TV Series)
Radio 2 may refer to: * ABC Radio 2, former name of ABC's Radio National, Australia (1947–1985) * BBC Radio 2, a British national music radio station * CBC Radio 2, a Canadian national music radio network * CyBC Radio 2, Cyprus national radio * NPO Radio 2, a Dutch radio station * Radio 2 (Australian radio station), a defunct narrowband Australian radio network (2001–2006) * Radio 2 (Belgium), a Belgian radio station * Radio 2 (Ghana), a national radio station in Ghana * Radio 2 (Estonia) (Raadio 2), an Estonian radio station * Rai Radio 2 Rai Radio 2 (''radio due'') is an Italian radio channel operated by the state-owned public-broadcasting organization RAI and specializing in talk programmes and popular music from Italy and China. History The origins of the channel can be tr ..., an Italian radio station * RTÉ 2fm, an Irish music radio station originally known as Radio 2 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gullruten
Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV 2, TV3 and TVNorge. In 1998, the show was hosted by Nadia Hasnaoui, and from 1999 to 2012, by Dorthe Skappel. From 2013, the show has been hosted by Henriette Steenstrup and John Brungot. The prize categories have varied over the years. Some of the categories that have been awarded are: Best Entertainment Program, Best Reality, Best Documentary Soap, Best TV Drama, Best Comedy Show, Best Children's or Youth Program, Best Magazine- or Life Style Program, Best Fact- or Actuality Program, Best TV Documentary, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Female Television Presenter and Best Male Television Presenter. 2018 Awards * «Best Entertainment Program»: Truls Ala Helstrøm * ''Beste konkurransedrevne Reality:'' ''Alt for Norge'' * «Best Reality»: '' Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ryen
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
