Nils Gaup
- January 9, 2024
- Film Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Nils Gaup |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 12, 1955(1955-04-12) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Kautokeino |
| Country | Norway |
| Birth City | Finnmark |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Nils Gaup Biography
| Name | Nils Gaup |
| Birthday | Apr 12 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Kautokeino |
| Home Town | Finnmark |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Children(s) | Mikkel Gaup |
Nils Gaup is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on April 12, 1955 in Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway. Nils Gaup (born 12 April 1955) is a Sámi film director from Norway.
In 2008 he made Kautokeino-opprøret which is about the Kautokeino rebellion of 1852 of the town with the same name in Norway. It is the true story of the riots of the Sami people against the church and state domination on alcohol sale.
Nils Gaup Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Film Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nils Gaup is one of the richest Film Director from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nils Gaup 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gaup was born in Kautokeino, Finnmark County in Northern Norway. He first intended to become an athlete but from 1974 to 1978 he went to drama school and studied at the Beaivváš Sámi Theatre in Kautokeino. He also founded the first Sami language theatre ensemble.
After acting in several movies, he rose to international prominence in 1987 with his film Ofelaš (international English title Pathfinder). It was the first full-length movie with all of the dialogue in Northern Sámi. This movie earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign language film and the Grand Prize award at the 1990 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. After that he made the Disney-financed movie Haakon Haakonsen (Shipwrecked), based on the youth adventure novel Haakon Haakonsen. En norsk Robinson (Haakon Haakonsen. A Norwegian Robinson) by Norwegian author O. V. Falck-Ytter. In 1993 he shot his most successful film to date Hodet over vannet (Head Above Water). For this film, he won the Amanda Award (the most important Norwegian Film Award). In 1996 it was remade as an American movie with Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel in the leading roles. His next movie was Tashunga (also known as North Star), a project by Christopher Lambert. This film was panned by both the box office and the critics.
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Facts & Trivia
Espen Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Nils Gaup celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.