{{Short description|Danish comedian (born 1968)}} {{distinguish|Kasper Kristensen (disambiguation){{!}}Kasper Kristensen}} {{Expand Danish|topic=bio|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person | name = Casper Christensen | image = Casper Christensen (cropped).jpg | caption = Christensen in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|8|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Munkebo, Denmark }}
'''Casper Lindholm Christensen''' (born 22 August 1968) is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including ''Casper & Mandrilaftalen'', the Danish airing of ''Shooting Stars'' and ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'' (''Husk lige tandbørsten''), and the Danish version of ''Deal or No Deal''. He also had a leading role in the Danish sit-coms ''Langt fra Las Vegas'' (Far from Las Vegas) and ''Klovn'' (Clown/Fool).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rabøl |first1=Laura Byager |title=Casper Christensen frygter ikke at blive "cancelled": - Vi er ikke bange, men vi er bevidste |url=https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2021-07-06-casper-christensen-frygter-ikke-at-blive-cancelled-vi-er-ikke-bange-men-vi-er-bevidste |access-date=30 September 2021 |work=Underholdning |date=11 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rakes' Debauched Progress in Denmark |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/movies/a-look-at-klown-a-raunchy-danish-comedy.html |access-date= 6 November 2022 |work= The New York Times|date=20 July 2012 |last1=Baron |first1=Zach }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Casper C. takker sine børn for at holde ryggen rank - trods |url=https://tv.tv2.dk/2015-08-28-casper-c-takker-sine-boern-for-at-holde-ryggen-rank-trods-alt |access-date= 6 November 2022 |work= |date= 28 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Casper Christensen afslører: Sofie Linde er med i "Klovn" |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/kendte/casper-christensen-afsloerer-sofie-linde-er-med-i-klovn |access-date= 6 November 2022 |work= |date= 2 July 2021}}</ref>
==Life and career== Christensen was born in Munkebo. He started his TV-career in the Danish children's show ''Hvaffor en Hånd?'' (Which Hand?) in 1991 but is also well known for hosting the very successful radio program ''Tæskeholdet (The Whack Pack)''.
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 (The King of Denmark) 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!.
He is a born again Christian having converted when he was 52 and is a member of the Hillsong Church.<ref>{{cite news |title=Casper Christensen har udskiftet kokain og fest med fadervor og kirke: - Jeg har levet et ret vanvittigt liv |url=https://echo.tv2.dk/2025-05-09-casper-christensen-har-udskiftet-kokain-og-fest-med-fadervor-og-kirke-jeg-har-levet-et-ret-vanvittigt-liv |access-date= 8 March 2026 |work=TV2 Echo|date= 11 May 2025}}</ref>
==Television work==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! TV !! Broadcaster !! Year !! Credit |- | Hvaffor en hånd || DR1 || (1991-1995) || Host |- | Transit || DR1 || (1992) || Host |- | A.T.O.M. TV || TV3 || (1994) || Host |- | Husk Lige Tandbørsten || DR1 || (1996) || Host, writer |- | Safari || DR1 || (11 episodes, 1996) || Host, writer |- | Dansk Grammy 1997 || || (1997) || Host |- | Stand-up.dk || TV2 Zulu || (1 episode, 1997) || |- | Casper og Jan på Sankt Hans || TV2 || (1998) || |- | Darios Joint || TV2 || (5 episodes, 1998) || Host, writer |- | 80 års fødselsdagen || DR2 || (2000) || Actor |- | Danish Deejay Awards 2001 || TV2 || (2001) || Host |- | Casper og drengene fra Brasilien || DVD || (2002) || Host, writer |- | Hvor svært kan det være || || 1 episode || Actor |- | Zulu Awards || TV2 Zulu || (2002, 2003) || Host |- | Shooting Stars || TV2 Zulu || (2004) || Host |- | Træmand || TV2 Zulu || (2004) || Host |- | Zulu Royal || TV2 Zulu || (2003, 2004, 2006) || Host, writer |- | Grib Mikrofonen || TV2 || (2006) || Host |- | Ni ud af ti || TV2 || (2006) || Host |- |Deal No Deal|| TV2 || (2006) || Host |- | Casper & Mandrilaftalen || DR2 || (67 episodes, 1999) || Actor, writer |- | Langt fra Las Vegas || TV2 Zulu, TV2 || (2001-2003) || Actor, writer |- | Deroute || DR2 || (1 episode, 2008) || Actor |- | Klovn || TV2 Zulu, TV2 || (60 episodes, 2005–2009)(10 episodes, 2018)(2021) || Actor, writer |- | Aloha! || TV2 || (18 episodes, 2009–2010) || Host |- | Live fra Bremen || TV2 || (18 episodes, 2009-2013 ) || Actor, writer |}
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Feature Films !! Director !! Year !! Credit |- | ''Hannibal & Jerry'' || Wilke & Rasmussen || 1997 || Actor |- | ''Collector'' || Lasse Spang Olsen || 2004 || Actor |- | ''The Boss of It All'' || Lars von Trier || 2006 || Actor |- | ''Journey to Saturn ''|| || 2008 || Voice |- | ''Klovn'' || Mikkel Nørgaard || 2010 || Actor, writer |- | I Sandhedens Tjeneste || TBA || 2011 || Writer |- | ''Klown Forever'' || Mikkel Nørgaard || 2015 || Actor, writer |- | ''{{ill|Undercover (2016 film)|lt=Undercover|da|Undercover (film)}}'' || Nikolaj Peyk || 2016 || Writer |- | ''Dan-Dream'' || Jesper Rofelt || 2017 || Actor, writer |- | ''The Hustle'' || Chris Addison || 2019 || Actor |- |Klovn the Final |Mikkel Nørgaard |2020 |Actor, writer |}
==Radio==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Show !! Broadcaster !! Year !! Credit |- | Tæskeholdet || DR, P3 || (1997) || Host, writer |- | Kongen af Danmark || TV2 Radio || (2007) || Host, writer |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *{{IMDb name|id=0159745}}
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