Pelle Hvenegaard

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Pelle Hvenegaard
Born (1975-08-29) 29 August 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actor
TV host
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Lotte Svendsen (2000-2001)
Caroline M. Gullacksen Hvenegaard (2012-present)
Children1

Pelle Hvenegaard (born 29 August 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish actor and writer, best known for his role in the award-winning film Pelle the Conqueror (1987).

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Hvenegaard is named after the title character of Pelle from Danish author Martin Andersen Nexø's 1910 novel Pelle the Conqueror . [1]

At age 11, director Bille August chose Hvenegaard to play the character he is named for, after the crew auditioned 3,000 children. August decided on Hvenegaard, who he said demonstrated concentration, patience and self-control. [2]

Since 2008, Hvenegaard has been the host of Dagens Mand, the Danish version of Taken Out . [3] In 2012, he was a host on the Danish morning talk show Go' Morgen Danmark . [4]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryResultRef(s)
European Film Awards Best Young Actor/ActressWon [5]
Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor in a Foreign Film [6]

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References

  1. Ebert, Roger (3 March 1989). "Pelle the Conqueror". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. Russell, Candice (19 March 1989). "Great Expectations At Heart Of Oscar-nominated Film". Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. "Dangens Mand". tv2.dk. Retrieved 17 September 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Go' morgen Danmark hele sommeren". omtv2.tv2.dk (in Danish). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "European Film Awards 1988". European Film Academy . Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "Tenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1987-1988". Young Artist Awards . Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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