Simon Jul

{{Short description|Danish actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Simon Jul | image = | alt = | caption = | other_names = {{hlist|Buddahglitter|Simon Luke-Poulsen}} | birth_name = Simon Jul Jørgensen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|01}} | birth_place = Seoul, South Korea | citizenship = Denmark | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|filmmaker|singer|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = | website = }} '''Simon Jul Jørgensen''' (born 1 July 1977) is a Danish actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. He is best known for appearing in the controversial Danish documentary ''The Red Chapel''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fraser |first=Nick |date=January 31, 2010 |title=Sundance film festival roundup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jan/31/sundance-film-festival-nick-fraser |access-date=January 31, 2010 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Early life == Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jørgensen was adopted by a Danish couple as an infant. He was raised in Grenaa and Roskilde.<ref name="uh">{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2017 |title=Simon Jul om 'Vild med dans': - Jeg gør det for pengene - TV 2 |url=https://underholdning.tv2.dk/kendte/2017-08-08-simon-jul-om-vild-med-dans-jeg-goer-det-for-pengene |access-date=September 23, 2017 |website=underholdning.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref>

== Career == He is best known for the satirical series Banjos Likørstue (2001) and Torsdag i 2'eren (2002), as well as the feature film Slim Slam Slum (2002) and his appearances in commercials for Sonofon and Toyota. He also appears in Mads Brügger documentary series Det røde kapel (The Red Chapel) from 2006. In 2007, he released the DVD Slik mig hvid (Lick Me White). Simon has also appeared in TV 2 Zulu comedy series Mørk og Jul (Dark and Jul), where he plays one of two news anchors alongside comedian Brian Mørk.

He is also an inactive musician in the rock band Den Franske Revolution, and has been a live musician on tour with Niarn and Suspekt.

Jørgensen has also done a lot of radio work. In 2007, he joined Morgenhyrderne as a morning radio host on Radio 100FM on January 9 and has since hosted the program Shangri-La on the same radio channel. On Radio24syv, he hosted the program Halløj i betalingsringen, and in 2016–17, he and Jan Elhøj hosted the satirical program Bæltestedet on the same channel.

He regularly hosts major events and appears on television. On April 4, 2010, he hosted the Danish DeeJay Awards 2010 at Valby-Hallen,<ref>{{cite web |last=Skibye |first=Lena Lee |date=March 12, 2010 |title=Simon Juul: Vært ved Danish DeeJay Awards |url=http://www.seoghoer.dk/Nyheder/KortNyt/Simon%20Juul%20vaeret%20ved%20DJ%20awards.aspx |url-status=dead |access-date=April 3, 2010 |publisher=}}</ref> and in the same year he was the master of ceremonies at Kapsejlads at Aarhus University together with Rasmus Bjerg, which they repeated in 2015.

In 2016, it was announced that Jørgensen had purchased a farm at a foreclosure auction together with Frank Erichsen, known from the program Bonderøven, where they offer courses in self-sufficiency and sustainability. The two met at the Folkemødet festival in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2016 |title=Bonderøven i samarbejde med komiker Simon Jul {{!}} stiften.dk |url=https://stiften.dk/aarhus/bonderoeven-i-samarbejde-med-komiker-simon-jul |access-date=October 11, 2016 |website=stiften.dk |language=da}}</ref> He has worked in the kitchen at Jan Friis-Mikkelsen and since then as a kitchen assistant at many restaurants both in Denmark and abroad, but he is not a trained chef. He has used his enthusiasm for food in many food events and on TV, and he is co-owner of a butcher's shop.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 May 2016 |title=Simon Jul klar til karriere med Bonderøven: Man skal fucking ikke nøjes! |url=https://www.bt.dk/kendte/simon-jul-klar-til-karriere-med-bonderoeven-man-skal-fucking-ikke-noejes |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241202162105/https://www.bt.dk/kendte/simon-jul-klar-til-karriere-med-bonderoeven-man-skal-fucking-ikke-noejes |archive-date=2 December 2024 |access-date=11 October 2016 |work= |language=da}}</ref>

He participated in the 2017 version of Strictly Come Dancing, where he danced with professional dancer Claudia Rex.<ref name="uh" /> The couple finished in eighth place.

In 2020, he created the cooking program Oraklet fra fondue.

Simon Jul is one of the participants in Stormester season 6, which he won.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2021 |title=Nu er alle afsløret: Her er de nye deltagere i Stormester |url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/tv/tv-2/nu-er-alle-afsloeret-her-er-de-nye-deltagere-i-stormester |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=BILLED-BLADET |language=da}}</ref>

In 2023, Francis Cardenau, Umut Sakarya, and Simon Jul created the food program ''Tre sultne mænd'', in which they travel to their respective home countries and sample the local food culture.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="2" |2002 |''Slim Slam Slum'' |Slam | |- |Nytår i 2'eren |Ulla Tordenskjold | |- |2006 |''Easy Skanking'' | | |- |2008 |Journey to Saturn |Fisse-Ole (voice) | |- |2009 |The Red Chapel |Himself | |- |2010 |The Olsen Gang Gets Polished |Allan (voice) | |- |2011 |Jensen & Jensen |Politiassistent (voice) | |- |2012 |''Talenttyven'' |Tolk |Direct-to-video |- |2014 |''Kolbøttefabrikken'' |Ethan | |- |}

==See also== * Denmark–South Korea relations

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb name|1189809}} * {{Instagram|simonjul1977}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jul, Simon}} Category:1977 births Category:21st-century Danish male actors Category:21st-century Danish screenwriters Category:Danish people of Korean descent Category:Danish writers Category:Living people Category:Danish male film actors Category:People from Seoul Category:People from Roskilde