| Profession: | Artists / Designers |
| Date of Birth: |
September 30, 1972 |
| Age: | 48 |
| Heritage: |
10 million |
| Place of birth: |
Arhus
|
| Height (m): |
1.76 |
| Religion: |
Christendom |
| Marital status: |
In relation |
Ari Behn was a Norwegian author, playwright, and painter/sculptor. As an author, he has written four novels, two collections of short stories, a play, and became a part of other creative and artistic endeavors, such as designing a porcelain set called “Peacock.” Until 1996, he went by the name Mikael Bjørshol. Furthermore, he also gained notoriety for his successful collection of literary short stories, Trist som faen in 1999, which sold around 100,000 copies.
In addition, he worked as a visual artist from 2013 until his death. Behn passed away on December 25, 2019 at her home in Lommedalen. Her spokeswoman released a statement citing that she died by suicide. Furthermore, he had been married to Princess Märtha Louise, the eldest daughter of King Harald V. from 2002 to 2017. Scroll on to learn more about his personal life and relationships.
Subtitle: Ari Behn, the late visual artist and writer.
Source: Deadline
Ari Behn: biography, family, career
The artist was on September 30, 1972 as Ari Mikael Bjørshol in Århus, Denmark. He is the son of father Olav Bjørshol and mother Marianne Rafaela Solberg. His father worked as a technical writer and photographer while his mother, a teacher. His parents divorced and remarried his friends Jan Pehle and Tone Bjerke, who were previously a couple. He grew up together with his two younger siblings, Anja Sabrina and Espen.
Additionally, he changed his last name from Bjørshol to Behn by taking his maternal grandmother’s maiden name. In addition, her younger brothers took the surname. In the early days of his career, he became a founding member of Den Nye Vinen in 1993 in Oslo together with Bertrand Bisigye, Henning Braathen and Per Heimly. In addition, he had written several other books, including his successful first collection titled Trist som faen.
He worked as a freelance writer for several newspapers and magazines, as well as for television documentaries. He also appeared in the 2004 comedy films Team Antonsen and 2006 Long Flat Balls. Until his death, he was active as a painter and had achieved commercial success by Norwegian standards.
Ari Behn was a Norwegian author, playwright, and painter/sculptor. As an author, he has written four novels, two collections of short stories, a play, and became a part of other creative and artistic endeavors, such as designing a porcelain set called “Peacock.” Until 1996, he went by the name Mikael Bjørshol. Furthermore, he also gained notoriety for his successful collection of literary short stories, Trist som faen in 1999, which sold around 100,000 copies.
In addition, he worked as a visual artist from 2013 until his death. Behn passed away on December 25, 2019 at her home in Lommedalen. Her spokeswoman released a statement citing that she died by suicide. Furthermore, he had been married to Princess Märtha Louise, the eldest daughter of King Harald V. from 2002 to 2017. Scroll on to learn more about his personal life and relationships.
Subtitle: Ari Behn, the late visual artist and writer.
Source: Deadline
Ari Behn: biography, family, career
The artist was on September 30, 1972 as Ari Mikael Bjørshol in Århus, Denmark. He is the son of father Olav Bjørshol and mother Marianne Rafaela Solberg. His father worked as a technical writer and photographer while his mother, a teacher. His parents divorced and remarried his friends Jan Pehle and Tone Bjerke, who were previously a couple. He grew up together with his two younger siblings, Anja Sabrina and Espen.
Additionally, he changed his last name from Bjørshol to Behn by taking his maternal grandmother’s maiden name. In addition, her younger brothers took the surname. In the early days of his career, he became a founding member of Den Nye Vinen in 1993 in Oslo together with Bertrand Bisigye, Henning Braathen and Per Heimly. In addition, he had written several other books, including his successful first collection titled Trist som faen.
He worked as a freelance writer for several newspapers and magazines, as well as for television documentaries. He also appeared in the 2004 comedy films Team Antonsen and 2006 Long Flat Balls. Until his death, he was active as a painter and had achieved commercial success by Norwegian standards.