Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist. He was known for his radio and television works in the United States and Europe.

Borge was known as "The Clown Prince of Denmark". His best known work was in Comedy in Music, which became the longest running one-man show in the history of theater with 849 performances, a feat which placed it in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was born in Copenhagen.

Victor Borge

In 1999, he received the Kennedy Center Honors.

Victor Borge

Borge died on 23 December 2000 in his sleep in Greenwich, Connecticut following a concert, aged 91.

Victor Borge

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Victor Borge Official website

Kennedy Center honorees

1909 births

2000 deaths

Naturalized citizens of the United States

Danish musicians

American conductors

American pianists

Musicians from Connecticut

Comedians from Connecticut

People from Greenwich, Connecticut

People from Copenhagen

Jewish American musicians

Refugees from Nazism

Victims of Nazism