Victor Borge

Biography

Børge Rosenbaum, born January 3, 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a prodigious pianist who began studying music at age two and gave his first recital at eight. He later pursued a career in classical music, making his major concert debut in 1926, before evolving into a comedian and actor known as Victor Borge, blending music and comedy to achieve widespread popularity in North America and Europe.