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Henrik Elvestad (born 3 July 1973) is a Norwegian actor, comedian, and television presenter. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

From 2006 to 2015, Elvestad hosted Norwegian television program Golden Goal with Johan Golden, where they invented bubble football. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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