Acting
Dec 14, 1951
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Anders Bircow
Acting
Biography
Anders Bircow, (Helsinge, 15 December 1951) is a Danish actor and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy act Linie 3. Anders Bircow was born in the town of Helsinge, and attended schools in Nærum, Ramløse and Helsinge. He received an education as a bank worker in Helsinge, and later worked as a school teacher in Vorgod in Herning. He received an education as an actor at Aarhus Theatre, and have had roles at most of the teatres in Copenhagen. Bircow played guitar and bass in a band called Cokes from the age of 13 until adulthood. He joined Skuespillerskolen (Drama school) at the Århus city’s local theatre. In 1979 he formed the comedy group Linie 3 along with Preben Kristensen, with whom he had previously had the four-man group Barbershop Harmony, and Thomas Eje. Linie 3 premiered their first TV show in 1980. In 2001 Linie 3 appeared in a millennium show called Rundrejsen 2001 that was seen by more than 300,000 people. Linie 3 had their 25th anniversary-show in 2004. They then broke up for some years and Eje spent time in the US; they reformed in 2011. Their comeback show in April 2012 at the Tivoli Theatre in Copenhagen was a success and was followed by a nationwide tour. Bircow has also appeared in his own one-man-show, mostly at company and private events. He has directed plays and translated drama and animated cartoons. He has voiced many cartoon characters and is the official voice of Mickey Mouse in Denmark. In addition to acting and entertainment, he was the chief representative of Amway in Denmark for many years. He lodged a successful complaint against a newspaper which characterised this as investment in a pyramid scheme. Bircow is married to Marion Bircow and has three daughters, Caroline, Julia and Sophia
Feature Films (12)
An old religious married couple discovers something mysterious and possibly godly about one of their hens.
Holy Hen
Torben is a shiny young apple with a dream: making it to the bright lights of the supermarket fruit section. But his dream is shattered one sunny morning when a worm pokes her head out of his perfect skin. Sylvia is her name, and she is really very nice.
The Apple & The Worm
- Compliments: sketch (Tom Dooley; Lise let på tå) - Thank you for coming: sketch (Bamse's birthday; Pass me by) - Evergreens: sketch (Tom Dooley) - Don't sit under the apple tree - Idioms: sketch - I would be delighted to drive (Thanks is just a poor word; Deep in my belly - Deep in my dream; Anders was in Bodil Kjer - Anna was in Anders' heart; We're going on a picnic - Stesolider and 3 weeks of wine) - Strong political, social satire: sketch (Cheap tomatoes; Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Real friends; Alone all week) ACT II - Be my life's companion - Mills Brothers medley (Intro; Opus one; Basin Street blues; Paper doll; Bye bye blackbird) - Band introduction - At the grassroots level (Uh ha da da) - Rock mothers (Pass me by; That's right; The one I love; Venus; Barndommens gade; Venus; Den jeg elsker; Woodoo; Det er ikke det du siger; Ka' du se, hva' jeg sa'; Fy fy skamme; Vi maler byen rød; Side by side) - TV køkkenet: sketch (Galopbanen; Tommy Kenter; Dronning Margrethe)
Linie 3 - 10 års jubilæumsshow
Line 3 has achieved Denmark's absolute highest sales record. For the performances in the Glass Hall in Tivoli, the Circus Building, and the national tour, a quarter of a million tickets were sold in advance before the premiere.
Linie 3 Show
Television & Series (15)
Sømanden Otto (Brandenburg) har bugseret sit gode skib ”Julia” ind i Skilteskoven. Her nyder han freden og roen, alene med sin trofaste følgesvend, papegøjen Bounty (Søren Thorup), og ugentligt besøg af Landhandelens Karen-Marie (Karin Jagd), indtil borgmesterens datter ”Henry” (Amalie Ihle Alstrup) farer vild, og søger nattely på skibet… Duftforhandleren Viggo Velva (Axel Strøbye) har dog ikke tænkt sig, at Otto skal blive i granskoven. Han forsøger, på alle (lovlige og ulovlige) måder, at overtage skoven, for at kunne brænde den ned, så han kan bruge duften af afbrændt gran til sit nyeste projekt ”Jul på Dåse”. I bunden af skibet ”Julia”, det sted Otto kalder Sumpen, bor de tre nisser; Kogle, Multe og Stub (LINIE 3). De gør alt hvad der står i deres magt for at hjælpe Otto, Henry og Karen-Marie mod Velvas miljøfjendske planer. Og det bliver ikke lettere, da Velvas nevø, popsangeren Willy Vox (Tommy Kenter), dukker op…
Skibet i Skilteskoven
A young and innocent man's joys and sorrows of adulthood and the temptations of Aarhus, the big city.
My Life as Bent
One Big Family is a Danish television series in 12 episodes, first broadcast in 1982-1983. The series was directed by Bent Mejding, while the script was written in turns by Lise Nørgaard, Paul Hammerich and Jane Aamund. The series is produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio.
