Totto Osvold Explained

Totto Osvold
Birth Name:Werner Osvold
Birth Date:21 June 1941
Birth Place:Ålesund, German-occupied Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Children:1, including Katja
Spouse:Sissel Benneche Osvold
Occupation:Radio entertainer
Awards:Spellemannprisen (1973)

Werner “Totto” Osvold (21 June 1941 – 3 June 2023) was a Norwegian radio entertainer.

Personal life

Born in Ålesund on 21 June 1941, Osvold was married to journalist Sissel Benneche Osvold. Their daughter Katja was a vocalist in Life... But How to Live It?

Career

Osvold was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 to 2006, as entertainer, and from 1986 to 1990 as program editor. He is known from radio shows such as and , and for his cooperation with "Stutum" and with humorist Harald Heide-Steen Jr.[1] Bjørn Sand and Osvold were awarded Spellemannprisen in 1973 for their album Stutum Speaking.[2]

Osvold died on 3 June 2023, at the age of 81.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Totto Osvold . Øyvind . Holen . Øyvind Holen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 6 June 2023.
  2. Book: Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag . Bakke, Sven Ove . Hobbelstad, Inger Merete . Kvalshaug, Vidar . Nilsen, Morten Ståle . 147 . 978-82-430-0560-0 . Norwegian . Spartacus . Oslo. 2012.
  3. Web site: Mangeårig NRK-profil Totto Osvold (81) er død. no. NRK. 4 June 2023.