Arne Hjeltnes

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Arne Hjeltnes
Arne Hjeltnes at Gladmat 2014
Born (1963-08-09) August 9, 1963 (age 60)
Kristiansand, Norway
Occupation(s)Television personality, writer
SpouseCathrine Gehrken
Children3
Writing career
GenreFood, nonfiction, travel

Arne Hjeltnes (born August 9, 1963) is a Norwegian writer, television personality, marketer and politician.

Biography

Hjeltnes was born in

Herreavdelingen for a short time.[3]

He made his literary debut in 1993 with the poetry collection Den sumaren eg fylte diesel (lit. transl. "The Summer I Filled Up with Diesel").[1] He later made his way as a humorist. The books Arne Hjeltnes ser på 549 TV-heltar and Når skaldyret vaknar followed in 1994 and 1995. In 1996 came Den vanvittige korte veien til rikdom og suksess (lit. transl. "The crazy short road to wealth and success"), written with Roger Nielman.[4]

In 1996 he made his breakthrough on television as the host of the TV 2 travel show Gutta på tur, together with chef

Se og Hør readers' TV Personality of the Year Award.[5]

Brimi and Hjeltnes published the book Gutta på tur (lit. transl. "The boys on a trip") in 1997.[1] They had previously published the book Utan mat og drikke. Offisiell kokebok for langrennslandslaget (lit. transl. "Without food and drink: The official cookbook for the national cross-country team") in 1995, and a new Gutta på tur book followed in 1999. Later books include Guttas greatest (2001) and Guttas villmark (2002). He wrote several other books about hiking and traveling. Hjeltnes also wrote documentary books such as Thor Heyerdahl og papirbåten som forandret verden (lit. transl. "Thor Heyerdahl and the paper boat that changed the world"; 1999), Mysterier fra fortiden. Arkeologiske gåter fra hele verden (lit. transl. "Mysteries from the past: Archaeological puzzles from around the world"; 2001) and Yst! Ei reise blant folk og ost i Norge (lit. transl. "Cheese! A journey among people and cheese in Norway"; 2003). In 2010 he published the novel Ivar Nimme.[4]

After Gutta på tur he had a professional career in other fields. From 2003 to 2005 he worked with promoting Norwegian

Marine Harvest for two years before becoming CEO of the marketing company Creuna (from "Creating Unique Net Advantages")[2] in 2008. He also appears on television from time to time. In 2010 he appeared in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation documentary series Vår ære og vår makt about Norwegian shipping history. He is also a sporadic columnist in Budstikka.[3]

Personal life

Hjeltnes lives in Snarøya in Bærum together with former television host Cathrine Gehrken and their three daughters.[2] He chaired the Young Conservatives in Voss in his youth, and in 2010 he became a central board member of the Conservative Party.[2] His wife is a municipal politician for the Conservatives.

References

  1. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Kvamsdal, Nils (17 April 2010). "Portrett". Hordaland (newspaper) (in Norwegian). p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Solheim, Stig (20 March 2010). "En glad gutt". Budstikka (in Norwegian). pp. 38–40.
  4. ^ a b List of publications in BIBSYS
  5. Hitra-Frøya
    (in Norwegian). 22 December 2009. p. 13.
Awards
Preceded by
Se og Hør
's TV Personality of the Year
1998, 1999 		Succeeded by
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