Thomas Eje (born March 15, 1957) is a
Danish actor
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and
entertainer
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Types of entertainers
* Acrobat
* Actor
* Archimime
* Barker (occupation), Barker
* Beatboxer
* Benshi
* Bouffon
* Cheerleader
* Circus arts, Circus perform ...
. Considered one of the most popular entertainers in Denmark, he trained at the Odense Conservatory of Music and as an actor at the
Aarhus Theatre
The Aarhus Theatre (Danish: ''Aarhus Teater'') in Aarhus, is the largest provincial theatre in Denmark.
The present theatre house was constructed in the late 19th century, as a replacement for the old theatre, nicknamed "''Svedekassen''" (The Sw ...
, and has appeared in musicals and been honored with the ''Årets Dirch'' at the annual Danish "Review of
Revue
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s", but is best known for his work with comedy trio
Linie 3 together with
Preben Kristensen
Preben Kristensen (born 14 March 1953) is a Danish actor. He first came to attention as one of the musical comedy trio Linie 3 in 1979.
He was educated from the drama school of Aarhus Theatre in 1978 and has since the played at most major th ...
and
Anders Bircow
Anders Bircow (born 15 December 1951 in Helsinge) 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, and attended schools in Nærum, Ramløse and Helsinge. He ...
, as well as for a number of one-man shows.
[ On November 15, 2006 he made his ]Las Vegas
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debut at the Suncoast Casino, under the moniker ''Tom Dane''. After four years in Las Vegas he returned to Denmark, and Linie 3 held a successful comeback show followed by a tour.
Eje is accredited for his musical talent, being able to play "an impressive number" of different musical instruments.
Katherine Scrivens
References
External links
*
Thomas Eje Website
Danish male actors
1957 births
Living people
Danish male comedians
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