Ari Behn Death
Ari passed away on December 25, 2019 at the age of 47 in Lommedalen, Norway. Ari's cause of death was suicide.
When did Ari Behn die?
December 25, 2019How did Ari Behn die? What was the cause of death?
SuicideHow old was Ari Behn when died?
47Where did Ari Behn die? What was the location of death?
Lommedalen, Norway
Ari Behn Birthday and Date of Death
Ari Behn was born on September 30, 1972 and died on December 25, 2019. Ari was 47 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: September 30, 1972
Date of Death: December 25, 2019
Age at Death: 47
Ari Behn - Biography
Ari Mikael Behn (né Bjørshol, born 30 September 1972) is a Norwegian author and husband of Princess Märtha Louise. 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.
Behn's original surname was Bjørshol. In 1996, he changed his name to Ari Behn when he took his maternal grandmother's maiden name. The name Behn has German origin. He had two younger siblings, Anja Sabrina and Espen, neither of whom use the name Behn. In 2009, it was made public that Behn's de jure paternal grandfather, the Tromsø lawyer Bjarne Nikolai Bjørshol, was not his biological grandfather. Behn's father met his biological father, Terje Erling Ingebrigtsen (1933-2009), a retired car mechanic from Tromsø, for the first time, but Ingebrigtsen died before Behn had a chance to meet him.
Behn married Princess Märtha Louise on 24 May 2002. Behn remained a citizen and held no title or special privileges during the marriage; since 1814 Norway has no nobility and no concept of commoners, only citizens. They had three daughters, all of whom are also untitled citizens: Maud Angelica Behn (born 2003 in Oslo), Leah Isadora Behn (born 2005), and Emma Tallulah Behn (born 2008).
On 5 August 2016, the Royal Court announced that Princess Märtha Louise and Behn had started divorce proceedings and intended to have joint custody of their three daughters. They were divorced in 2017.
