Celebrity Name :  Victor Borge

Celebrity Real Name :  Borge Rosenbaum

Date of birth : 03 Jan 1909
Location : Copenhagen, Denmark

Born Borge Rosenbaum, his parents, Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum, were both musicians (Bernhard played violin in the Royal Danish Chapel, and Frederikke played piano). Borge took up piano like his mother at the age of 3, and it was soon realized that he was a prodigy. He gave his first piano recital when he was 8 years old, and was awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory in 1918, studying under Olivo Krause. Later on, he was taught by Victor Schiøler, Frederic Lamond, and Egon Petri.

Borge played his first major venue in 1926 at the Danish concert-hall Odd Fellow Palæet (The Odd Fellow Mansion). After a few years as a classical concert pianist, he started his now famous “stand up” act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes. He married American Elsie Chilton in 1933, the same year he debuted with his revue acts. Borge started touring extensively in Europe, where he began telling anti-Nazi jokes. This led to Adolf Hitler placing the outspoken Jew on his list of enemies to the Fatherland.[wikipedia]