Espen Eckbo

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Espen Andersen Eckbo (born on 22 April 1973) is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian.

He has no formal training as an actor, having studied Law at the University of Oslo.

Internationally, he is best recognised for having helped to create the fictional boy band Boyzvoice and the subsequent mockumentary Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced (2000) together with Henrik Elvestad.

He first appeared on Norwegian television in 1998, when he got his own segment in the news satire programme Mandagsklubben, where he would portray a different character every week in a mockumentary style. These segments were also the launching pad for Boyzvoice.

The short-lived show I kveld, with Thomas Giertsen and Rebekka Strandenes, followed in 1999.

He later made fun of the reality TV phenomenon in the mock reality show Nissene på låven (2001). This show introduced two of his most familiar characters, Asbjørn Brekke and Rhino Thue. By that time, he had established the production company Seefood together with Kristian Ødegård.

Espen and his characters have also featured in the game show TV2-nøttene presented by Kristian Ødegård, a parody of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation programmes Julenøtter and Påskenøtter.

His characters also featured in Henrik Elvestad's mock talk show Tonight med Timothy Dale (2003) and Espen's show Tett på tre (2008).

He had segments in Otto Jespersen's Rikets røst.

In 2006 he created the live show Team Eckbo along with Atle Antonsen, Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen.

[Source: Wikipedia, 08/06/2022.]