Nils Jørgen "Jøgge" Kaalstad (born 23 January 1979 in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

) is a Norwegian actor and musician who performs under the stage name Sideshow Jøgge. He is best known to international audiences as Dag Solstad from ''

Lilyhammer ''Lilyhammer'' is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York-based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway. The first season premiered on ...

'' and Arvid from ''

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'', both shown on

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Career

Acting

Nils Jørgen Kaalstad was a child actor in Bærum Children's Theater between the years 1985 and 1997. At the same time, he appeared in various short films, as well as playing the roles of Olaf in

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

's ''

The Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play. The ending i ...

'' and Anton in '' Det Lykkelige Valg'' at the National Theatre in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He graduated from the

Norwegian National Academy of Theatre The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in ...

in the spring of 2007. Since January 2009, he has been permanently employed as an actor at the National Theatre. From 2012 to 2014, Kaalstad had a recurring role on the

show ''

'' about a former New York gangster trying to start a new life in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

, Norway. In 2016, he landed a major role in the

comedy series ''

'', a parody of

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

life and customs. He kept the role for the duration of the show's three seasons, until March 2020. In 2019, Kaalstad received the

Hedda Award The Hedda Award (''Heddaprisen'') is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Ibsen's play ''Hedda Gabler''. Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Theatre Producti ...

in the category Best Male Actor for his role in the play ''Uten navn - Å miste sine nærmeste'' by Mattis Herman Nyquist and Fredrik Høyer.

Music

Kaalstad performs as an

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under the stage name Sideshow Jøgge, often with collaborator Olav Brekke Mathisen. They have made a number of music videos for other artists such as Snuten and

King Midas Midas (; grc-gre, Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom several myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house. The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ...

, as well as commercials, including for

Quart Festival The Quart Festival was an annual popular music festival that took place in Kristiansand, Norway in the beginning of July, from 1991 to 2008. It was the most visited music festival in Norway. It was first named ''Qvadradurmusivalen'' in 1991, but ...

2005. The duo released the album ''N*A*O*M*B'' (Nugatti All Ova Me Butty) in 2003.

Personal life

In 2018, Kaalstad married actress

Marian Saastad Ottesen Astrid Marian Saastad Ottesen (born 24 November 1975) is a Norwegian actress who has been performing in theatre, television, and film since 2001. She is best known to international audiences from the Netflix series ''Lilyhammer'' and ''Norsemen ...

, who also stars in ''

'' and ''

''.

Selected filmography

References

External links

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