Halvor Kleppen

Halvor Kleppen (born 3 September 1947 in Bø, Telemark) is a Norwegian media personality, theme park owner and writer.

He was hired in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1973, and worked in the entertainment department. In the summer of 1982 he presented the show Sumarteltet, where he toured with a circus and made an entertainment show from that.{{cite news|title=Hvor tok de veien?|last=Kreutz-Hansen|first=Hanne|author2=Ovind, Jan|date=21 May 2000|work=VG|language=no}} In 1982 he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.{{cite news|title=Frøya med Årets TV-navn for femte gang|date=22 December 2009|work=Hitra-Frøya|page=13|language=no}} He left the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation later that year to become a freelancer. He later hosted the show Starshot on TVNorge, where celebrities were invited to try skeet shooting.

He also co-owns Bø Sommarland, a waterpark in Bø i Telemark. He has also hosted a TVNorge summer show from here, Sommer i Sommarland.{{cite news|title=Badesesongen lagt på is|last=Hansen|first=Jon-Inge|author2=Nicolaysen, Haugar|date=16 November 1999|work=VG|page=15|language=no}} He has written several books, mostly about local history or skiing.[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=kleppen%2C+halvor&op=and&fid=bd&term=&bibliografi=ingen&arstall=&sortering=sortdate&treffPrSide=50 List of publications] in BIBSYS In 2007 he took a master's degree at Telemark University College.[http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/show?pid=071526145&kid=biblio Master's thesis] in BIBSYS