Peter Frödin (born 7 January 1964) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer.
[Who is ... Peter Frödin?](_blank)
The Copenhagen Post, 17 December 2011 His career began in 1984 on ''Merkurteatret'' as an actor.
Later he played with
Paprika Steen
Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films '' Festen'', '' The Idiots'', Mifune, and '' Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nell ...
,
Hella Joof
Hella Joof (born 1 November 1962) is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty.
Joof directed '' En kort en lang'' (2001), '' Oh Happy Day'' (2004) and ...
and
Martin Brygmann on ''Cafe Teatret'', which led to many years of cooperation in the comedy-groups ''Lex & Klatten'' (Saturday night satire show),
[Charles Ferro ] and ''Det brune punktum''. Together with
Hella Joof
Hella Joof (born 1 November 1962) is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty.
Joof directed '' En kort en lang'' (2001), '' Oh Happy Day'' (2004) and ...
, he hosted a show called ''Bullerfnis'' (1990-1992). He has had a lot of parts in Danish movies like ''Hannibal & Jerry'', ''Motello'', ''Mirakel'', ''Grev Axel'', ''Jul I Valhal'' and ''En kort en lang''.
He is also known for participating in several TV-commercials for
Tuborg and
TDC.
The music from ''Lex & Klatten'' and ''Det brune punktum'' have been big radio-hits in
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
where his talent as a singer has been revealed. Peter Frödin sang a song together with Jimmy Jørgensen that was called ''Vent på mig'' and was the most played song in the radio in the period from 1995-2010. In the TV-show called
Her er dit liv' on
DR1 Jarl Friis Mikkelsen called Peter Frödin 'one of Denmark's best singers'.
Peter collaborated on
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (7 December 1924 – 28 July 2020), better known internationally as Bent Fabric, was a Danish pianist and composer.
Biography
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He started a jazz ensemble after ...
's album ''
Jukebox
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'' in 2004.
Peter has worked with Søren Østergaard and they've made a circus called ''Zirkus Nemo'' which is a 'comedy-circus' that tours Denmark in the summer months.
Frödin is
openly gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
، he has been in a relationship with Jon Jørgensen since 1996, they entered into a
registered partnership
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in 200
References
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Danish male actors
Danish male comedians
Danish satirists
20th-century Danish male singers
Living people
1964 births
People from Tårnby Municipality
Danish gay actors
Danish gay musicians
Danish LGBTQ singers
Danish LGBTQ comedians
Gay comedians
Gay singers
21st-century Danish male singers
20th-century Danish LGBTQ people
21st-century Danish LGBTQ people