Frank Hvam Nielsen, known professionally as Frank Hvam (born 12 September 1970) is a

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stand-up-comedian. Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. His legal name is Nielsen, but he uses only his

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professionally. After studying

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for 3 and a half years, he dropped out to try his luck as a comedian. He is known for his performance as the "geek" Kenny Nickelman in the Danish

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'' Langt fra Las Vegas'' and as a writer and performer in the

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comedy '' Casper og Mandrilaftalen''. His collaboration with

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on '' Casper og Mandrilaftalen'' was the beginning of a writing partnership that has yielded a number of comedy productions, including a Danish version of the British '' Shooting Stars'' and seven seasons of ''

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''. In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series ''

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'' in "

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", the finale of

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as a Citadel maester.

Filmography

Film

* '' Tid til forandring'' (2004) * '' Rejsen til Saturn'' (2008) * '' Æblet & ormen'' (2009) * '' Klovn - The Movie'' (2010) * '' Talenttyven'' (2012) * '' Klovn Forever'' (2015)

Television

* ''

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'' (1999) * ''Stig Römer Live'' (2001) * '' Kissmeyer Basic'' (2001) * '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (2001–2003) * ''Wulffs Magasin'' (2008) * '' Skæg med tal'' (2008) * ''

'' (2005–2009, 2018, 2021) * '' Live fra Bremen'' (guest host, 1 episode) * ''

'' (2016, 1 episode)

References

External links

* 1970 births Danish male comedians Danish stand-up comedians Danish television presenters Living people People from Viborg Municipality {{comedian-stub