Anders Bircow (born 15 December 1951 in
Helsinge
Helsinge is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 9,719. ) 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
Helsinge is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 9,719. , and attended schools in
Nærum
Nærum () is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Quartered by the Helsingør Motorway running north–south and Skodsborgvej running east–west, Nærum is bounded by Jægersborg Heg ...
,
Ramløse and
Helsinge
Helsinge is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 9,719. . He received an education as a bank worker in Helsinge, and later worked as a school teacher in Vorgod in
Herning
Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025) . He received an education as an actor at
Aarhus Theatre, and have had roles at most of the teatres in Copenhagen.
Bircow played
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
and bass in a band called Cokes from the age of 13 until adulthood. He joined Skuespillerskolen (Drama school) at the
Ã…rhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Ã…rhus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
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.
[Jan Eriksen, Esben Skrumsager, Mikkel Gottlieb and James Kristoffer Miles]
"Preben hjælper de to venner i nød"
'' BT'', 22 March 2011, updated 23 September 2012 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
Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...
in Denmark.
In addition to acting and entertainment, he was the chief representative of
Amway
Amway Corp. (short for "American Way") is an American multi-level marketing (MLM) company that sells health, beauty, and home care products. The company was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos and is based in Ada Township, Michi ...
in Denmark for many years.
["Bircow tjener fedt på fup"]
, ''Ekstra Bladet
is a Danish tabloid newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen.[About](_blank)
(in Danish) . Retrieved 22 Se ...
'', 4 February 2008 He lodged a successful complaint against a newspaper which characterised this as investment in a
pyramid scheme
A pyramid scheme is a business model which, rather than earning money (or providing Return on investment, returns on investments) by sale of legitimate product (business), products to an end consumer, mainly earns money by recruiting new members ...
.
[
Bircow is married to Marion Bircow and has three daughters, Caroline, Julia and Sophia.][Jan Bergman]
"Anders Bircow tvunget til at flytte fra huset"
''Billed-Bladet'', 7 July 2012
References
External links
Anders Bircow's personal home page
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1951 births
Living people
Danish male actors
Danish guitarists
People from Gribskov Municipality
Danish male comedians