Preben Kristensen
Preben Kristensen (Skive 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. In 1979 he created the musical and comedy group "Linie 3" together with Thomas Eje and Anders Bircow.Kristensen is the localized Danish voice of "Lumiere" in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, "Genie" in Disney's Aladdin, and "Woody" in Toy Story 1, 2, and 3.Kristensen has received several awards for his acting, and was in 2003 knighted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
