Leif Juster (born Leif Normann Nilsen) (14 February 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ran the theater ''Edderkoppen''. Characterised by his unusually tall, lanky figure and squeeky voice, his signature act was the monologue "''Mot normalt''".
He also acted in several successful comedies on the big screen, notably ''
Den forsvundne pølsemaker
''The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' ( no, Den forsvundne pølsemakere) is a 1941 Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Private investigators Gløgg (Diesen) and Rask (Juster) h ...
'' (1941), ''
Det æ'kke te å tru'' (1942), ''
En herre med bart
''En herre med bart'' ( en, A Gentleman with a Moustache}) is a 1942 Norwegian comedy film directed by Alfred Maurstad, based on a play by Finn Bø, and starring Per Aabel and Wenche Foss. Attorney Ole Grong (Aabel) and his wife Cecilie (Fos ...
'' (1942) and ''
Fjols til fjells
''Fjols til fjells'' or ''Fools in the Mountains'' is a Norwegian situation comedy film released in 1957. It is one of the most popular Norwegian films of all time. It is considered one of Edith Carlmar's best films and is one of her few forays i ...
'' (1957).
He was the uncle of another of Norway's most beloved comedians, the late
Rolf Just Nilsen.
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1910 births
1995 deaths
Norwegian male comedians
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
Leonard Statuette winners
20th-century Norwegian male actors
20th-century Norwegian male singers
20th-century comedians