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- Bjørge Lillelien studied journalism in the USA. After that he worked in newspapers in Chicago and New York, before returning home. In 1957 he was employed by NRK (the Norwegian State Broadcasting Corporation). From 1967 he started work at their news and sports desk, and through the years gained an increasing reputation as Norway's best sports commentator on both radio and television, specializing on ski-sports and football (soccer). Through the years Lillelien delivered several memorable outbursts of joy when commenting for Norwegian radio-listeners and TV-viewers. In 1985 he published a successful autobiography, but sadly he died only two years later.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Mike Patton <film@start.no>
- Legendary Norwegian sports journalist, known even outside Norway for being easily excited when commenting.
- "Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Sir Winston Churchill! Sir Anthony Eden! Clement Attlee! Henry Cooper! Lady Diana! Maggie Thatcher - can you hear me, Maggie Thatcher! Your boys took one hell of a beating! Your boys took one hell of a beating!" Lillelien is Norway's most popular radio sports commentator and this qoute is regarded by UK newspaper The Observer, to be the best piece of sports commentary ever. It is from when Norway beat England in soccer in Sept 1981.
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