Lars Andreas Larssen
Lars Andreas Larssen ( born March 27, 1935 in Melbu in the community Hadsel, Nordland, † January 29, 2014 in Oslo) was a Norwegian actor and presenter.
Life
Larssen debuted in 1958 on Folketeatret in the piece Cherrys have. Then he was in the period 1959-1962 at Rogaland Teater active, and employed from 1968 on Nationaltheatret. Larssen quickly established itself for a main central person on Torshovteatret where he made there, especially as a comedian in Dario Fo piece Vi betaler ikke for attention. In addition, he was playing with in several Ibsen plays.
His film acting role he had in 1957 in the movie Where the forces rich (Ni liv ), but initially only in a supporting role. His first major role as a bishop 's son Leif Helmer in the film 1959 The Lord and his servants (men og hans tjenere ) and '1983 as mayor Pirates ( Piratene ). Otherwise Larssen had mostly it in more or less important supporting roles in several Norwegian films.
In the Norwegian television, he was his greatest fame through his role as rector in the family series Borgen skole known by the NRC between 1988 and 1991. He also ensured greater attention in the role of the " manner in the tower " in the betting game show series Commenced på Fortet, the Norwegian version of Fort Boyard, the mid- 1990s started at TV3.
Together with his then-wife Sonja Lid he began in 1962 a peace office ( Fredskontoret ) in Stavanger to form and then in other cities.
For negative attention and criticism made Larsen, as he was accused in 2004 in the TV show Team Antonsen, which he is said to have participants verbally attacked. In this mission he had provided the successes of candidates with appropriate comments, which interpreted the majority of viewers as condescending or beledigend. From the reactions occurred in connection to another television debate with Larssen and the moderator Kristopher show in the broadcast Redaksjon EN from NRK1. Larssen was called on in the Norwegian media to publicly apologize for it, and they named him and his shows as out of date. At this time, however, no one knew of his disease.
Since late 2004 he slowly withdrew from the public and appeared for the last time in 2005. In August 2007 his wife Monna Tandberg announced in Norwegian media that Larssen 've been suffering for some time from Alzheimer 's disease since 2003, and already the first symptoms with him had been felt. His wife wanted to look in the public understanding of her husband as well but also promote the acceptance of the general dealing with Alzheimer's patients and their families.
2008 in his hometown Melbu erected a bust of him and inaugurated by his sister, the politician Trude Drevland.
Larssen died in his sleep on January 29, 2014 in Oslo a nursing home, at the age of 78 years from the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Family
Larssen was the brother of the Norwegian politician Trude Drevland. He was the father of the writer Vetle Lid Larssen and Gaute Lid Larssen of the filmmaker, who came from his first marriage to actress and writer Sonja eyelid. With the actress Thrine Naumann was then married and had a son with her, the hip- hop rapper Lars Larssen Naumann and member of the music duo Multicyde. After divorcing Thrine Naumann he married actress Monna Tandberg.