Tom Mathisen (born 14 August 1952) is a

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comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. He usually handles bass, guitar and vocals. He was in the comedy group Prima Vera from 1976 to 1983 along with

Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen (27 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, His given name was Jan; he added the silent H later. F ...

and

Herodes Falsk Kim Bård Hansen (born 9 July 1954), better known by his stage name Herodes Falsk, is a Norwegian comedian, actor, author, and songwriter. Falsk is probably best known for his work with the musical comedy trio Prima Vera alongside Jahn Teigen and ...

. Later he continued to work with Herodes Falsk on many TV shows and records. He is also known as "Fortelleren" (The Narrator) in the

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series.

Performances

In addition to solo appearances with guitar and vocals, Mathisen has performed in several groups: *Tom Mathisen & Herodes Falsk - vocals, guitar, bass *Prima Vera - vocals, guitar, bass *Snu - vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, harmonica *Viggo og Reidar - guitar, vocals and several other instruments *Credo Zeppo - vocals *Mulens Portland Combo -

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References

1952 births Living people Norwegian male actors Norwegian male comedians Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Norwegian screenwriters {{Norway-actor-stub