Finn Nørbygaard (born 8 March 1952,
Esbjerg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...
) is a Danish actor, entertainer, musician and psychotherapist. Nørbygaard was originally educated as a school teacher but had his breakthrough in a TV role as a bus conductor with
Jacob Haugaard wherein they popularized the regional expression ''Ja-dak''. The pair also made the ''Jydekompagniet'' movies and acted in popular TV-commercials for
Tuborg Squash
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. Another of Nørbygaards successes was the comedy/music show ''Musik og Fis'' in 1994 which he made with the singer
Jette Torp. The show also became known as ''Finn og Jette Show''.
Nørbygaard invested in ''JMI invest'', the primary owner of
IT Factory
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. When IT Factory collapsed, Nørbygaard lost about 250 million Danish kroner worth of investment. After the financial difficulties of the late 2000s, Nørbygaard has focused more on holding lectures and speeches about the ups and downs of his life.
He has a seven year education in
gestalt therapy
Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes Responsibility assumption, personal responsibility and focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist–client relationship, the environmental and social c ...
and is practising as a
psychotherapist
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. In relation to his therapeutic interests he has made a large number of radio interviews with famous Danes, known as ''Finnsk Terapi''.
Filmography
* ''Jydekompagniet'' (1988)
* ''Jydekompagniet 3'' (1989)
* ''Springflod'' (1990)
* ''Finn Og Jacob – På Vejen Igen'' (1996)
* ''
Skyggen'' (1998)
* ''Kærestesorger'' (2009)
* ''Den Sidste Rejse'' (2011)
TV shows
* ''Finn'sk fjernsyn'' (1999, 2001)
References
External links
www.noerbygaard.dk*
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1952 births
Danish male comedians
Danish male actors
People from Esbjerg
Living people