{{Short description|Danish actor (born 1953)}} {{for|the Danish cyclist|Preben Lundgren Kristensen}} {{multiple issues| {{autobiography|date=January 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2012}} }} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Preben Kristensen | image = Portræt af Preben Kristensen.jpg | alt = | caption = Preben Kristensen in 2008 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Skive, Denmark | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor }}
'''Preben Kristensen''' is a Danish actor. He first came to attention as one of the musical comedy trio Linie 3 in 1979.
==Early life and education== Preben Kristensen was born in Skive, Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Preben-Kristensen/ |title=Preben Kristensen |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors |date=1953-03-14 |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
He was educated from the drama school of Aarhus Theatre in 1978.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
==Career== Kristensen has starred in shows and plays including roles like Tony in ''West Side Story'', King Claudius in William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', McMurphy in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', George in ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', Arnold in ''Torch Song Trilogy'', Albin in ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Phantom in Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billedbladet.dk/Kendte/Nyheder/2009/3/Preben%20Kristensen%20afloeser%20Flemming%20Enevold.aspx |title=Billed-Bladet - Preben Kristensen afløser Flemming Enevold |publisher=Billedbladet.dk |date=2009-03-26 |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref> and Max Bialystok in Mel Brooks's musical comedy ''The Producers''. In 1979 he created the musical and comedy group Linie 3 together with Thomas Eje and Anders Bircow. He has performed with the best symphony orchestras in Denmark.
Kristensen is the localized Danish voice of Lumiere in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyonline.dk/news/?id=406 |title=DKs største uofficielle Disney-side |publisher=DisneyOnline.dk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref> Genie in Disney's ''Aladdin'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyonline.dk/news/?id=407 |title=DKs største uofficielle Disney-side |publisher=DisneyOnline.dk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref> Berkeley Beetle in Don Bluth's ''Thumbelina'', Woody in ''Toy Story'' 1, 2, 3 and 4,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyonline.dk/news/?id=436 |title=DKs største uofficielle Disney-side |publisher=DisneyOnline.dk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref> and Ramon in ''Happy Feet'' and ''Happy Feet Two''.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
On television, Kristensen was one of the main characters in season two of ''The Killing'' and also appeared in the final season of ''Borgen''.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
Kristensen has received several awards for his acting, and was in 2003 knighted by Margrethe II of Denmark.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0471576}}
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