Background
Behn was born in Århus, Denmark. Both his parents are Waldorf teachers who have worked at the Waldorf School in Moss. His father has a degree in special education while his mother was trained as a Waldorf teacher.
Behn was born in Århus, Denmark. Both his parents are Waldorf teachers who have worked at the Waldorf School in Moss. His father has a degree in special education while his mother was trained as a Waldorf teacher.
University of Oslo.
He has written three novels, two collections of short stories and a book about his wedding. His 1999 short stories collection Trist som faen ("Sad as hell") sold in about 100 000 copies and received several favourable reviews. His books have been translated into Swedish, Danish, German, Hungarian, and Icelandic as well as French.
In the spring of 2011, Ari Behn made his debut as a playwright with Treningstimen, directed by Kim Sørensen and staged at Rogaland Teater.
He is the eldest child of Olav Bjørshol (b 1952) and Marianne Rafaela Solberg (b 1953). However, in 2007 the parents of Ari Behn were married again.
Behn"s original surname was Bjørshol. The name Behn has German origin.
He has two younger siblings, Anja Sabrina and Espen, neither of whom use the name Behn.
He has a bachelor"s degree in history and religion from University of Oslo. He subsequently published two novels. However, the reviews of these works were less positive.
He has also participated in various creative projects, for example, the design of china for Magnor Glassverk, and has been a model for a clothing chain.
Behn made the headlines of Norwegian newspapers in the autumn of 2006, when he revealed that he voted for the Norwegian Labour Party. His friendship with the current Minister of Culture and Labour leader Trond Giske has attracted criticism from newspapers and politicians.
In January 2009, Behn received massive media coverage in the Norwegian press after going on a "personal vendetta" against former palace official Carl-Erik Grimstad, accusing him of spreading tabloid nonsense regarding Behn and his family.