Hans Pilgaard (born 2 August 1963) is a Danish

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

and

television host A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garne ...

. Since 1995 he has worked in

Nordisk Film Nordisk Film A/S (lit. "Nordic Film") is a Danish entertainment company established in 1906 in Copenhagen by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind the Gaumont Film Company, Pathé, and Titanus ...

. However, he is usually rented to TV2. After his training as a journalist in

Berlingske Tidende ''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, ''Berling's Times''), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske'' ...

, he started working in TV2 Denmark and the first program he hosted was the game show ''Eleva2ren''. In 1997 Hans Pilgaard started hosting the morning program ''Go'Morgen'' on TV2 as well. Hans Pilgaard was also a rolling host of the Danish version of the British game show ''

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...

(Hvem vil være millionær?)'' and ''Gi' Mig 5'' the Danish version of the game show Power of Ten. Pilgaard had a minor role in the movie ''Clash of Egos (Sprængfarlig bombe)''.

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