Jan Gintberg
Jan Gintberg | |
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Born |
Jan Michael Gintberg (born 3 December 1963 in
and television and radio host.Education
Gintberg originally planned a farming career, and has a farming diploma from Kalø Landbrugsskole in Jutland. He subsequently started on the agronomy programme at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (later merged into the University of Copenhagen). He has a bachelor's degree in agronomy.[1]
Career
He started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1992 where he was number three in the competition to be the best Danish stand-up comedian. In 1997 he got his breakthrough with the radio-program
Personal life
Gintberg is the youngest of four siblings, with two sisters and one brother. Despite a lot of joking about marriage, Gintberg married his longtime girlfriend Nina Sepstrup. They have two children, Eline (b. 1997), and August (b. 2004). Eline was born with Down syndrome. They currently live in Søborg, in Northern Zealand of Denmark.
Although Gintberg is known to be a rather political-centered comedian, he has not revealed his own political views or party.
References
- ^ Frydenlund, Sally (2022-03-17). "Jan Gintberg: »Jeg ramte kompetencemuren med 180 kilometer i timen«". Uniavisen. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
External links
- Jan Gintberg at IMDb.
- Official website