Per Inge Torkelsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Per Inge Torkelsen
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Mar 21, 1953(1953-03-21)
Age	71
Date Of Death	2021-06-22
Birthplace	Stavanger
Country	Norway
Birth City	Rogaland
Horoscope	Pisces

Per Inge Torkelsen Biography

Per Inge Torkelsen is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on March 21, 1953 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Per Inge Torkelsen (born 21 March 1953) is a Norwegian comic author, radio personality, author and self-declared clown. He is well-known for the Norwegian term “Gi ungdommen en flaske brennevin for idretten tar dem” (English”Give the young an alcohol-based drink prior to their loss in athletics ). In 2007, he was elected to the city council of Stavanger with the Liberal Party of Norway. In 2003-2007,, he was the head for Eiganes og Valand borough council. Eiganes og Valand borough council. He is identified as a clown by the phone book.

In 2000, there was a lot of discussion and anger among the general public after Torkelsen published his publication Den storestygge eldreboka the book he initially thought of calling Drep the eldre (English meaning: Kill the old ). The book includes a variety of negative characteristics that are characteristic of the older. As a result, he’s received death threats and confronted in the street. In the same year the newspaper he was reporting to Rogalands Avis to police over the presence of a person who wrote to the newspaper informing pensioners to kill Torkelsen. After the report was rejected, he filed an action to the publication, however the newspaper was not found to be the cause of the incident. Within the publication, Torkelsen said, in addition, that pensioners who have excessive funds should be able to take care of themselves, so that pensioners with no earnings, mothers who are single or families who are just starting out will benefit from it. Torkelsen states that there will not be any requirement to pay for themselves, but. He’s stated that the idea was to create an uproar following his clash with conservatives in older people, but didn’t anticipate threats of death or physical violence.

In 2006, he was the master of ceremonies for the theatre festival in Sandnes where there were 13 different theatres. From the fall of 2006 until the spring of 2008 he was a director for Teaterverkstedet Ganddal in cooperation with Rogaland amateur theatre.

There was controversy also when he published one of his books from the past, Den store norske begravelsesboka in 1996. In 1992, earlier, he published Den store stygge Idrettsboka in which he took on sports. Following the publication of the book in 1992, he was accused of trespassing by javelin-thrower Trine Hattestad, who believed that he had insulted her. The matter was settled by a court and Torkelsen stated that he was prepared to pay 100,000 NOK damages.

Per Inge Torkelsen Net Worth

Per Inge Torkelsen is one of the richest Writer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Per Inge Torkelsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was just 15 when he first became famous in the national press. He fooled the archaeologists in Norway by putting five Chinese coins dating to the 10th century on an excavation site in Stavanger. At the end of the 60s Stavanger jail and other structures in the market district of Stavanger were demolished while archaeologists began excavating. Stavanger museum issued press releases regarding the discovery in the early days, and then the find was recognized all over the globe. However, after a while, Torkelsen contacted regional newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad in order to reveal what the real story was about these coins. Oddmund Mollerop, the director of the Stavanger archaeological museum at the time, claimed that Torkelsen was able to plant the coins in a perfect location. The coins were placed in a place that the the land that archaeologists were excavating was the same that the coin. If the coins had been put in a different location within the excavation area, the archaeologists would be aware that they were buried there.

In Stavanger, Torkelsen is a qualified teacher of English However, he is more famous for his comedy. He’s worked as scrap dealer, postman illusionist, and the Norwegian magician’s champion. He has also given talks for corporations and participated in discussions. He also served as the host of children’s TV shows in Norway and for a period his role was consistent in his longest- running NRK program Norge Rundt. In the year 1980 the year he became a member of the council of municipalities in his hometown of Stavanger. Now, he is the head of the Eiganes and Council of Valand, a city district in the Liberal Party of Norway.

Since 2003, he has been a permanent weekly radio columnist for the radio program Norgesglasset on NRK radio.

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Per Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Per Inge Torkelsen celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.