Kjetil Try

Norwegian advertising executive (born 1959)

Kjetil Dyrendahl Try (born 24 July 1959) is a Norwegian advertising agency executive and crime fiction writer.²

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Born Jul 24, 1959.¹

Companies

Try ReklamebyråChief executive officer¹³
Try ReklamebyråFounder¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedOslo Cathedral School³

Career

Occupation: writer, businessperson, ice hockey player.⁷

Date not recordedFounded Try Reklamebyrå⁴
Date not recordedChief executive, Try Reklamebyrå⁵
Date not recordedChairperson, Try Reklamebyrå⁶

Try made his literary debut in 1997 with the crime fiction novel Stø kurs. Later novels are Pavlovs hunder (2002), La de små barn komme til meg (2008), and Frels oss fra det onde (2011).

Try is known as a close friend to Labour Party politician and former prime minister Jens Stoltenberg; they graduated together from Oslo Cathedral School in 1978. Starting from 1989, Try has been involved in designing many election campaigns for the Norwegian Labour Party. In his autobiography from 2016, Stoltenberg revealed that Try had advised him on several occasions.

Try won a Cannes Golden Lion in 1990 for a film commercial for "Polly" potato chips.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kjetil Try (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornJul 24, 1959, Norway⁸
CitizenshipNorway⁹
SpousesIngunn Yssen Until 2000^{10 11}; Kari Marstein married 2008^{10 11}

Try grew up at Manglerud in Oslo. He has played ice hockey for the club Manglerud Star, and participated in the 1983 film Hockeyfeber, where he played the character "Pettern". He was married to Ingunn Yssen from 1982 until they divorced seventeen years later.

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WikidataKjetil Try: Founded Try Reklamebyrå, on Wikidata
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WikidataKjetil Try: Chairperson, Try Reklamebyrå, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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WikidataKjetil Try: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataTry Reklamebyrå, Chief executive officer

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Early life and education

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