Preben Kristensen

Preben Kristensen (born 14 March 1953) is a Danish actor. He first came to attention as one of the musical comedy trio Linie 3 in 1979. Educated from the drama school of Aarhus Theatre in 1978 and has since the played at most major theaters in Denmark. Kristensen has starred in shows and plays including roles like "Tony" in West Side Story, "King Claudius" in Shakespeare's Hamlet, "McMurphey" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, "George" in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, "Arnold" in Torch Song Trilogy, "Albin" in La Cage Aux Folles and "Phantom" in Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Max Bialystok in Mel Brooks' musical comedy The Producers. In 1979 he created the musical and comedy group Linie 3 together with Thomas Eje and Anders Bircow. He has performed with the best Symphony orchestras in Denmark. Kristensen is the localized Danish voice of "Lumiere" in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, "Genie" in Disney's Aladdin, Berkeley Beetle in Don Bluth's Thumbelina (1994 film), and "Woody" in Toy Story 1, 2, and 3. Ramon in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two On Television Kristensen was one of the main characters in season two of The Killing and also appeared in the final season of Borgen Kristensen has received several awards for his acting, and was in 2003 knighted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.