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jon skolmen

jon skolmen -lrb- born 1 november 1940 -rrb- is a norwegian actor and comedian .
between 1963 and 1981 , he was employed by the norwegian state broadcasting company nrk , where he most notably co-wrote and appeared in `` the nor-way to broadcasting '' alongside trond kirkvaag , which won the golden rose of montreux and chaplin award at the montreux television festival in 1976 .
skolmen also found a big audience in neighbouring sweden co-starring in the five `` sällskapsresan '' films as ole bramserud , the norwegian sidekick of main character stig helmer-olsson who was played by swedish actor lasse Åberg .
in the 1980s he also co-starred in the wildly popular swedish sketch comedy show `` nöjesmassakern '' .
in 2007 , skolmen again collaborated with his former partner trond kirkvaag , when he starred in the nrk sitcom `` luftens helter '' , which was created shortly before kirkvaag 's death .
jon skolmen is the father of actors christian and tine skolmen , brother of director eli skolmen ryg and uncle of actors anne ryg and hege schøyen , with whom he played in the 1991 swedish comedy `` den ofrivillige golfaren '' .
in the film , skolmen and schøyen were supposed to play lovers .
the characters ' on-screen relationship was toned down to a near friendship to make the two actors less uncomfortable .
he received the norwegian comedy award 's honorary prize for lifetime achievement in 2009 .
skolmen has also appeared on british children 's television .
in 1971 he presented `` play school '' for the bbc , though for one week only .
in 1980 he appeared in a one-off special co-produced by the bbc and nrk called `` jon , brian , kirsti and jon '' in which he appeared with his compatriot kirsti sparboe , and the british performers brian cant -lrb- with whom skolmen co-wrote the script -rrb- and jonathan cohen .
