Andreas Diesen (born 20 November 1945) is a Norwegian television presenter and revue historian. In 2005 he was awarded the

Leonard Statuette ''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Schanke, Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's ...

from the

Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association The Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association () is a trade union for writers of revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th ...

. Having been assigned with

NRK The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

since 1965, he was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in 2012, for his contributions to entertainment in Norway. Diesen was born in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, a son of actors

Ernst Diesen Ernst Diesen (6 April 1913 – 14 November 1970) was a Norwegian revue and film actor and theatre director. Personal life Diesen was born on 6 April 1913 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen (1881– ...

and

Kari Diesen Kari Diesen (née Heide-Steen; 24 June 1914 – 18 March 1987) was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 ...

, and is a grandson of

Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen (23 September 1881 – 12 November 1958) was a Norwegian physician. He was the city physician () in Oslo, and member of the Administrative Council (Norway), Administrative Council in 1940. Personal life Diesen was b ...

Harald Steen Harald Steen (April 2, 1886 – April 18, 1941) was a Norwegian tenor and actor. Steen debuted at the National Theater in Oslo in 1902 and remained there until 1908. He was engaged with the Central Theater from 1908 to 1927. With his spirited ...

and Signe Heide Steen.

Selected works

* Biography. *

References

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* 1945 births Living people Television people from Oslo Norwegian television presenters NRK people {{Norway-tv-bio-stub