Casper Lindholm Christensen (born 22 August 1968) is a

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. He has hosted many shows including ''

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'', the Danish airing of '' Shooting Stars'' and ''

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'' ('' Husk lige tandbørsten''), and the Danish version of ''

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''. He also had a leading role in the Danish

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s '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (Far from Las Vegas) and ''

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'' (Clown/Fool).

Life and career

Christensen was born in

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. He started his TV-career in the Danish children's show '' Hvaffor en Hånd?'' (Which Hand?) in 1991 but is also well known for hosting the very successful

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'' Tæskeholdet (The Whack Pack)''. One of Casper Christensen's characteristics early in his career was his appearance, often including big glasses, whacky hairstyle, and an abstract clothing style. Christensen was also well known for his energetic appearance on screen. In this period, Christensen's most notable appearances were

, Tæskeholdet and

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. In later years, Christensen has toned down his crazy appearance, and made a career shift towards more serious projects. Casper Christensen has also become one of the most sought after Danish TV hosts; hosting more mainstream shows like Grib mikrofonen, Deal no Deal and

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, Da; 9 ud af 10. On 1 February 2007, Casper returned to radio with the programme

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(The King of Denmark) on the Danish radio station TV 2 Radio. Casper Christensen quickly left TV2 Radio and instead began writing on the 5th and 6th season of

with his long-time colleague

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. The 6th season aired on

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in the spring of 2009. On 2 October 2009, he aired his latest project for the first time on TV 2. It is a live talk show called ALOHA!.

Television work

Filmography

Radio

References

External links

* 1968 births Living people Danish male comedians Danish stand-up comedians Danish television presenters Danish male television actors Danish male film actors 20th-century Danish male actors 21st-century Danish male actors People from Kerteminde Municipality {{Comedian-stub