Jens Blauenfeldt (born 16 January 1968 in

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) is a

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as well as a

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and

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for Denmark's national broadcasting channel

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(DR). He currently hosts the progra
''Kender du typen?''
which can be roughly

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into

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as ''Recognize the type?'' It has run for four

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with thirty-seven

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s, twenty-three starring himself. He also wrote episodes for the Danish version of ''Big Brother''.

Controversy

On the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Blauenfeldt stated on the

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progra
''Aftenshowet''
or ''The Evening Show'': ::I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but my initial thoughts were-- "Hey? It’s the ::Americans! Now, they're getting spanked. This serves them right!" One of his co-hosts asked, "Did you really think that?" He replied: ::Yes, I'm not even lying and I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it. But it was like-- ::"Finally, someone is striking back!” The network did not rebroadcast the program as planned. Lisbet Lambert, DR's news division head, said Blauenfeldt violated employee rules and regulations. Blauenfeldt has responded that he regrets his statement and considers himself "utterly not

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". Blauenfeld later gained fame, by claiming that the radioshow De sorte spejdere had unlawfully used the sound of his laughter. A claim the hosts admitted to and apologized for by playing the recording, which was revealed to be the sound of a man vomiting, on the air.

External links

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His statement on the attacks

One possible English translation of his statement

Report on the controversy in Danish
by

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1968 births Living people Danish television directors Danish male television actors {{Denmark-actor-stub