Victor Borge trivia

Reportedly Borge was high on the "most expendable" list of the Nazis, particularly those in Denmark, because they were objects of his humor. He managed to get a visa out of the country because of his American wife.

Borge's start in America was not a huge success. In fact, at one point he was broke and applied for a job at a gas station, but did not get it because his English was not good enough. However, shortly after that he landed a spot on the Bing Crosby radio show - and the rest is history.