Casper Christensen


Casper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars (British [TV series)|Shooting Stars] and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal. He also had a leading role in the Danish sit-coms Langt fra Las Vegas and Klovn.

Life and career

Christensen was born in Munkebo. He started his TV-career in the Danish children's show Hvaffor en Hånd? in 1991 but is also well known for hosting the very successful radio program Tæskeholdet .
One of Casper Christensen's characteristics early in his career was his appearance, often including big glasses, whacky hairstyle, and an abstract clothing style. He is one of the most famous danish actors. Christensen is also well known for his energetic appearance on screen. In this period, Christensen's most notable appearances were Casper & Mandrilaftalen, Tæskeholdet and Safari. In later years, Christensen has toned down his crazy appearance, and made a career shift towards more serious projects. Casper Christensen has also become one of the most sought after Danish TV hosts; hosting more mainstream shows like Grib mikrofonen, Deal no Deal and 8 out of 10 Cats, Da; 9 ud af 10.
On 1 February 2007, Casper returned to radio with the programme Kongen af [Danmark (radio show)|Kongen af Danmark] on the Danish radio station TV 2 Radio. Casper Christensen quickly left TV2 Radio and instead began writing on the 5th and 6th season of Klovn with his long-time colleague Frank Hvam. The 6th season aired on TV2 Zulu in the spring of 2009. On 2 October 2009, he aired his latest project for the first time on TV 2. It is a live talk show called ALOHA!.

Television work

TVBroadcasterYearCredit
Hvaffor en håndDR1Host
TransitDR1Host
A.T.O.M. TVTV3Host
Husk Lige TandbørstenDR1Host, writer
SafariDR1Host, writer
Dansk Grammy 1997Host
Stand-up.dkTV2 Zulu
Casper og Jan på Sankt HansTV2
Darios JointTV2Host, writer
80 års fødselsdagenDR2Actor
Danish Deejay Awards 2001TV2Host
Casper og drengene fra BrasilienDVDHost, writer
Hvor svært kan det være1 episodeActor
Zulu AwardsTV2 ZuluHost
Shooting StarsTV2 ZuluHost
TræmandTV2 ZuluHost
Zulu RoyalTV2 ZuluHost, writer
Grib MikrofonenTV2Host
Ni ud af tiTV2Host
Deal No DealTV2Host
Casper & MandrilaftalenDR2Actor, writer
Langt fra Las VegasTV2 Zulu, TV2Actor, writer
DerouteDR2Actor
KlovnTV2 Zulu, TV2Actor, writer
Aloha!TV2Host
Live fra BremenTV2Actor, writer

Filmography

Feature FilmsDirectorYearCredit
Hannibal & JerryWilke & Rasmussen1997Actor
CollectorLasse Spang Olsen2004Actor
The Boss of It AllLars von Trier2006Actor
Journey to Saturn 2008Voice
KlovnMikkel Nørgaard2010Actor, writer
I Sandhedens TjenesteTBA2011Writer
Klown ForeverMikkel Nørgaard2015Actor, writer
Nikolaj Peyk2016Writer
Dan-DreamJesper Rofelt2017Actor, writer
The HustleChris Addison2019Actor
Klovn the FinalMikkel Nørgaard2020Actor, writer

Radio

ShowBroadcasterYearCredit
TæskeholdetDR, P3Host, writer
Kongen af DanmarkTV2 RadioHost, writer