Anders Bircow

Who is Anders Bircow?

Anders Bircow, is a Danish rock musician and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy act Linie 3.

Anders Bircow was born in the town of Helsinge, and attended schools in Nærum, Ramløse and Helsinge. He received an education as a bank worker in Helsinge, and later worked as a school teacher in Vorgod in Herning.

Bircow played guitar and bass in a band called Cokes from the age of 13 until adulthood. He joined Skuespillerskolen at the Århus city’s local theatre. In 1979 he formed the comedy group Linie 3 along with Preben Kristensen, with whom he had previously had the four-man group Barbershop Harmony, and Thomas Eje. Linie 3 premiered their first TV show in 1980.

In 2001 Linie 3 appeared in a millennium show called Rundrejsen 2001 that was seen by more than 300,000 people. Linie 3 had their 25th anniversary-show in 2004. They then broke up for some years and Eje spent time in the US; they reformed in 2011. Their comeback show in April 2012 at the Tivoli Theatre in Copenhagen was a success and was followed by a nationwide tour.

Bircow has also appeared in his own one-man-show, mostly at company and private events.