Gunnar Haugan
{{Short description|Norwegian actor (1925–2009)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|8|1}}
| birth_place = Trondheim, Norway
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|9|29|1925|8|1}}
| death_place = Oslo, Norway
| occupation = Character actor
| years_active = 1960s—1980s
}}
Gunnar Haugan (1 August 1925 – 29 September 2009) was a Norwegian character actor most commonly associated with his appearance on radio and television programs.{{cite web |url= http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article3294459.ece |title= Radioprofilen Gunnar Haugan er død |publisher = Aftenposten |date = 29 September 2009 |url-status= dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113555/http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article3294459.ece |archivedate = 29 June 2011 }}
Biography
Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. He led many programs on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) radio and television. He was perhaps best known for his comedy role in the popular humor and satire radio program Hørerøret which was broadcast by NRK from 1966-1967.
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Haugan also appeared on the television comedy series Wesensteen from 1967 until 1970. He later appeared in the television shows Og takk for det (1969), Fleksnes Fataliteter (1972) and Herfra til Haglemoen (1980). In 1972, he worked together with Rolv Wesenlund in the Norwegian satirical comedy film Norske byggeklosser which was directed by Pål Bang-Hansen. Haugan died in 2009 at the age of 84 in Oslo.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.nrk.no/programmer/radio/norgesglasset/1.895751 NRK Norgesglasset]
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- [http://www.abcnyheter.no/node/96621 ABC Startsiden]
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Category:Male actors from Trondheim
Category:Norwegian male radio actors
Category:Norwegian male comedians
Category:Norwegian male television actors
Category:Norwegian radio personalities
Category:20th-century Norwegian comedians
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