Jon Almaas

 ( 1967 Births ) 

Jon Almaas (born 28 August 1967) is a Norway TV-host and actor, best known from the weekly comedy Nytt på nytt which he hosted for 17 years.

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Career Almaas got his start on TV3, before moving to the NRK in 1994. Although he initially worked as a producer for the NRK, he would eventually become a household name through hosting the popular show Nytt på Nytt, the Norwegian adaptation of Have I Got News For You. Almaas hosted Nytt på Nytt from its beginning in 1999 until December 2016, when he left NRK. He was replaced by Bård Tufte Johansen, a comedian.

Almaas has also published three books, Slik blir du husets herre ( English: This Is How You Become the Master of the House) (2002), Bare så du vet det ( English: Just So You Know) (2004) and Den store norske TV-boka: Alt du ikke visste om norske TV-kjendiser (og litt til) ( English: The Large Norwegian Television Book: Everything You Didn't Know about Norwegian Television Stars (and a Little Bit More)) (2006).

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Private life Almaas is married to Ellen Christin Heider (a doctor), and they have 2 children together. His sister, Astrid Nylander Almaas, is a physician and panelist on the TV-show Hva feiler det deg? [What's wrong with you?).

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Television appearances

+ !Year !Title !Network !Notes/Air Dates
1994	Penger på spill	NRK
1996–2016	Nytt på nytt	NRK	Host
2002; 2005	Først & sist	NRK	Guest
2006	Senkveld med Thomas og Harald	TV2	Guest
2010	Himmelblå	NRK	Episode 3.7
2011	Hvem tror du at du er?	NRK
2011	Åse Tonight	NRK	Episode: Åse går i bakken
2012	Hellstrøm inviterer	TV3	Competitor
2012	Brille	TVNorge	Panelist
2012	Lindmo	NRK	Guest
2013	70-talls-feministene	NRK
2013–present	Side om side	NRK	51 episodes. Role: Christian Kopperud
2014–2015	Over hekken	NRK	10 episodes. Role: Christian Kopperud
2017–present	Praktisk info med Jon Almaas	TVNorge	Host
2018	Huskestue	TV2	Competitor

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Awards

2002	Riksmålforbundets Lytterpris	Nytt på nytt
2002	Gullruten
2003
2011

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Bibliography

• Slik blir du husets herre (2002),
• Bare så du vet det (2003),
• Den store norske TV-boka - alt du ikke visste om norske TV-kjendiser (og litt til) (2006),

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