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Biography
Finn Nørbygaard (8 March 1952 in Esbjerg) is a Danish actor, entertainer and musician. Nørbygaard was originally educated as a school teacher but had his breakthrough in a TV role as a bus conductor with Jacob Haugaard wherein they popularized the regional expression Ja-dak. The pair also made the Jydekompagniet movies and acted in popular TV-commercials for Tuborg Squash. Another of Nørbygaards successes was the comedy/music show Musik og Fisin 1994 which he made with the singer Jette Torp. The show also became known as Finn og Jette Show.
Nørbygaard invested in JMI invest, the primary owner of IT Factory. When IT Factory collapsed Nørbygaard lost about 250 million Danish crowns worth of investment. After the financial difficulties of the early 2000s Nørbygaard has focused more on holding lectures and speeches about the ups and downs of his life.
Filmography
- Jydekompagniet]] (1988)
- Jydekompagniet 3]] (1989)
- Springflod (1990)
- Finn Og Jacob – På Vejen Igen (1996)
- Skyggen (1998)
- Kærestesorger (2009)
- Den Sidste Rejse (2011)
TV shows
- Finn'sk fjernsyn (1999, 2001)