Jon Almaas | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1967 |
Birth Place: | Bærum, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Education: | Oslo Waldorf School |
Known For: | TV presenter and author |
Spouse: | Ellen Christin Heider |
Children: | 2 |
Jon Almaas (born 28 August 1967) is a Norwegian TV-host and actor, best known from the weekly comedy Nytt på nytt which he hosted for 17 years.[1] [2]
Almaas got his start on TV3, before moving to the NRK in 1994. Although he initially worked as a producer for the NRK, he would eventually become a household name through hosting the popular show Nytt på Nytt, the Norwegian adaptation of Have I Got News For You. Almaas hosted Nytt på Nytt from its beginning in 1999 until December 2016, when he left NRK.[3] He was replaced by Bård Tufte Johansen, a comedian.
Almaas has also published three books, Slik blir du husets herre (English: This Is How You Become the Master of the House) (2002), Bare så du vet det (English: Just So You Know) (2004) and Den store norske TV-boka: Alt du ikke visste om norske TV-kjendiser (og litt til) (English: The Large Norwegian Television Book: Everything You Didn't Know about Norwegian Television Stars (and a Little Bit More)) (2006).[4]
Almaas is married to Ellen Christin Heider (a doctor[5]), and they have 2 children together.[6] His sister, Astrid Nylander Almaas, is a physician and panelist on the TV-show Hva feiler det deg? [What's wrong with you?).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/dette-er-kjendisenes-ukjente-sosken/64048497 |title=Dette er kjendisenes ukjente søsken |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 November 2016 |website=Dagbladet.no |publisher=Dagbladet |access-date=June 25, 2019 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> ==Television appearances== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Network !Notes/Air Dates |- |1994 |''[[Penger på spill]] |NRK||-|1996–2016|Nytt på nytt |NRK|Host|-|2002; 2005|Først & sist |NRK|Guest|-|2006|Senkveld med Thomas og Harald |TV2|Guest|-|2010|Himmelblå |NRK|Episode 3.7|-|2011|Hvem tror du at du er? |NRK||-|2011|Åse Tonight |NRK|Episode: Åse går i bakken|-|2012|Hellstrøm inviterer |TV3|Competitor|-|2012|Brille |TVNorge|Panelist|-|2012|Lindmo |NRK|Guest|-|2013|70-talls-feministene |NRK||-|2013–present|Side om side |NRK|51 episodes. Role: Christian Kopperud|-|2014–2015|Over hekken |NRK|10 episodes. Role: Christian Kopperud|-|2017–present|Praktisk info med Jon Almaas |TVNorge|Host|-|2018|Huskestue |TV2|Competitor|}[7]
Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | |
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2002 | Riksmålforbundets Lytterpris | Nytt på nytt | [8] | |
2002 | Gullruten for Best Male Television Presenter | [9] | ||
2003 | [10] | |||
2011 | [11] |