Øystein Wiik
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Øystein Wiik (born 7 July 1956) is a Norwegian actor, singer, songwriter and novelist. He was born in
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. He has worked for
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,
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and
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, and played leading roles in several musicals. Among his albums are ''Too many mornings'' from 1991 and ''Stage'' from 1993. He published the crime novel ''Dødelig applaus'' in 2010. He appeared in the 10th Anniversary of ''
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'' (Dream Cast) 1995. Øystein has also written the libretto to the Norwegian musical comedy «Optimist» based on songs of Jahn Teigen which opened at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on 12 September 2019.


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1956 births Living people Musicians from Oslo Norwegian male singers English-language singers from Norway 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male musical theatre actors {{Norway-actor-stub