Anders Bircow (born 15 December 1951 in

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) is a

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actor and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy act Linie 3. Anders Bircow was born in the town of

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, and attended schools in

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and

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. He received an education as a bank worker in Helsinge, and later worked as a school teacher in Vorgod in

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, and have had roles at most of the teatres in Copenhagen. Bircow played

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and bass in a band called Cokes from the age of 13 until adulthood. He joined Skuespillerskolen (Drama school) at the

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city’s local theatre. In 1979 he formed the comedy group Linie 3 along with

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, with whom he had previously had the four-man group Barbershop Harmony, and Thomas Eje. Linie 3 premiered their first TV show in 1980. In 2001 Linie 3 appeared in a millennium show called ''Rundrejsen 2001'' that was seen by more than 300,000 people. Linie 3 had their 25th anniversary-show in 2004. They then broke up for some years and Eje spent time in the US; they reformed in 2011.Jan Eriksen, Esben Skrumsager, Mikkel Gottlieb and James Kristoffer Miles
"Preben hjælper de to venner i nød"
'' BT'', 22 March 2011, updated 23 September 2012 Their comeback show in April 2012 at the Tivoli Theatre in Copenhagen was a success and was followed by a nationwide tour. Bircow has also appeared in his own one-man-show, mostly at company and private events. He has directed plays and translated drama and animated cartoons. He has voiced many cartoon characters and is the official voice of

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in Denmark. In addition to acting and entertainment, he was the chief representative of

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in Denmark for many years."Bircow tjener fedt på fup"
, ''

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'', 4 February 2008 He lodged a successful complaint against a newspaper which characterised this as investment in a

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. Bircow is married to Marion Bircow and has three daughters, Caroline, Julia and Sophia.Jan Bergman
"Anders Bircow tvunget til at flytte fra huset"
''Billed-Bladet'', 7 July 2012

References

External links

Anders Bircow's personal home page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bircow, Anders 1951 births Living people Danish male actors Danish guitarists People from Gribskov Municipality