Jump to content

Adam Price (screenwriter): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
C/e for assorted issues of style, grammar, and syntax. Corrected to English-language idioms. Reference added.
 
(24 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{unreferenced|date=June 2020}}{{short description|Danish screenwriter and TV-chef}}
{{short description|Danish screenwriter and TV-chef}}
[[File:Adam Price 4 (14268492946).jpg|thumb|right|upright|'''Adam Price''' in 2014.]]
{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}[[File:Adam Price 4 (14268492946).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Price accepting the [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] for ''[[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]'' (2014)]]

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
'''Adam Price''' (born 7 May 1967) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] screenwriter, playwright, and restaurateur.
'''Adam Price''' (born 7 May 1967) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] screenwriter, playwright, and restaurateur.

==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
⚫
Price's father [[John Price (Danish actor)|John]] was a Danish actor and [[theatre director]]. His ancestors were British, and moved to Denmark from London in the late 18th century. Price studied law at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in the early 1990s, but had already begun professional script writing in the mid-1980s.
{{expand section|date=June 2020}}
⚫
His father [[John Price (Danish actor)|John Price]] was a Danish actor and [[theatre director]]. His ancestors were British, and moved to Denmark from London in the late 18th century. Adam Price studied Law at the [[University of Copenhagen]] in the early 1990s, but had already begun professional script writing in the mid 1980s.{{cn|date=June 2020}}


==Career==
==Career==
{{expand section|date=June 2020}}
[[File:Brodrene Price lagar mat pa Kulturnatten 2010 (9).jpg|thumb|Adam Price (right) and his brother co-presenting ''Spise med Price'' in 2010.]]
[[File:Brodrene Price lagar mat pa Kulturnatten 2010 (9).jpg|thumb|Adam Price (right) and his brother co-presenting ''Spise med Price'' in 2010.]]
Apart from writing, Price also stars as a television chef. With his brother, [[James Price (composer)|James Price]], he co-hosts the [[Danish Broadcasting Corporation]] television programme ''Spise med Price'' (Eat with Price), which began in 2008, and entered its twelfth series in 2020. He is the writer of several cookbooks, and co-owns six ''Brdr. Price'' restaurants in Denmark.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He has also worked as a freelance journalist, writing as a food-critic at the Danish newspaper [[Politiken]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} From 2001-2005 he was Head of Drama for the Danish broadcaster [[TV 2 (Denmark)]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}
Apart from writing, Price also stars as a television chef. With his brother, [[James Price (composer)|James Price]], he co-hosts the [[Danish Broadcasting Corporation]] television programme ''Spise med Price'' (Eat with Price), which began in 2008, and entered its twelfth series in 2020. He is the writer of several cookbooks, and co-owns six ''Brdr. Price'' restaurants in Denmark. He has also worked as a freelance journalist, writing as a food-critic at the Danish newspaper [[Politiken]]. From 2001 to 2005 he was Head of Drama for the Danish broadcaster [[TV 2 (Denmark)]].


==Work==
==Work==
Price has written a number of television series that have reached a broad audience in many countries around the world.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He was a staff writer on the television series [[Taxa (TV series)|Taxa]] for DR Drama (1997-98).{{cn|date=June 2020}}
Price has written a number of television series that have reached a broad audience in many countries around the world. He was a staff writer on the television series [[Taxa (TV series)|Taxa]] for DR Drama (1997–98).
His television series ''[[Ride Upon the Storm]]'' ([[DR (broadcaster)|DR]], 2017 - 2018) has been sold widely around the world and was awarded the 2019 C21 Media international drama award in the category Best Non-English Language Drama.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.c21media.net/the-international-drama-awards-2019-winners/ |title = The International Drama Awards 2019 |last= |first= |author= |date= |year= |editor-last= |editor-first= |publisher = C21 Media |location= London|page= |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status=live |access-date = 10 June 2020 |quote= }}</ref> Price created the critically acclaimed television series ''[[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]'' (DR Drama 2008-2012), which was awarded a [[BAFTA]] award for Best International Drama.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
His television series ''[[Ride Upon the Storm]]'' ([[DR (broadcaster)|DR]], 2017 - 2018) has been sold widely around the world and was awarded the 2019 C21 Media international drama award in the category Best Non-English Language Drama.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.c21media.net/the-international-drama-awards-2019-winners/ |title = The International Drama Awards 2019 |last= |first= |author= |date= |year= |editor-last= |editor-first= |publisher = C21 Media |location= London|page= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813120457/https://www.c21media.net/the-international-drama-awards-2019-winners/ |archive-date=13 August 2019 |url-status=live |access-date = 10 June 2020 |quote= }}</ref> Price created the critically acclaimed television series ''[[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]'' (DR Drama 2008–2012), which was awarded a [[BAFTA]] award for Best International Drama. Price wrote [[Ragnarok (TV series)|Ragnarok]] (2020).

For the theatre, Price has written a number of plays and musicals, lately the critically acclaimed ''A Conversation Before Death'' (the Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen 2014).{{cn|date=June 2020}}
For the theatre, Price has written a number of plays and musicals, lately the critically acclaimed ''A Conversation Before Death'' (the Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen 2014).


==Awards==
==Awards==
*Danish TV Award for Best Drama in 2006 for his TV series [[Anna Pihl]] (TV 2 Drama)
*Danish TV Award for Best Drama in 2006 for his TV series [[Anna Pihl]] (TV 2 Drama)
* He was behind the original idea of the Emmy Award-winning [[Nikolaj og Julie]] (DR Drama).
* He was behind the original idea of the Emmy Award-winning [[Nikolaj og Julie]] (DR Drama).


== References ==
== References ==
Line 25: Line 26:


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{commonscat|Adam Price}}
*{{IMDb name|0696769}}
*{{IMDb name|0696769}}


Line 31: Line 32:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Adam}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Adam}}
[[Category:Danish screenwriters]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Danish male writers]]
[[Category:Danish male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Danish restaurateurs]]
[[Category:Danish male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Danish chefs]]
[[Category:Danish chefs]]
[[Category:Danish cookbook writers]]
[[Category:Politiken writers]]
[[Category:Politiken writers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Danish newspaper writers]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize]]
[[Category:Danish people of British descent]]
[[Category:Danish people of British descent]]
[[Category:Writers from Copenhagen]]
[[Category:Price family (Denmark)|Adam]]
[[Category:International Emmy Award–winning screenwriters]]

Latest revision as of 12:01, 2 November 2024

Price accepting the Peabody Award for Borgen (2014)

Adam Price (born 7 May 1967) is a Danish screenwriter, playwright, and restaurateur.

Early life and education

[edit]

Price's father John was a Danish actor and theatre director. His ancestors were British, and moved to Denmark from London in the late 18th century. Price studied law at the University of Copenhagen in the early 1990s, but had already begun professional script writing in the mid-1980s.

Career

[edit]
Adam Price (right) and his brother co-presenting Spise med Price in 2010.

Apart from writing, Price also stars as a television chef. With his brother, James Price, he co-hosts the Danish Broadcasting Corporation television programme Spise med Price (Eat with Price), which began in 2008, and entered its twelfth series in 2020. He is the writer of several cookbooks, and co-owns six Brdr. Price restaurants in Denmark. He has also worked as a freelance journalist, writing as a food-critic at the Danish newspaper Politiken. From 2001 to 2005 he was Head of Drama for the Danish broadcaster TV 2 (Denmark).

Work

[edit]

Price has written a number of television series that have reached a broad audience in many countries around the world. He was a staff writer on the television series Taxa for DR Drama (1997–98). His television series Ride Upon the Storm (DR, 2017 - 2018) has been sold widely around the world and was awarded the 2019 C21 Media international drama award in the category Best Non-English Language Drama.[1] Price created the critically acclaimed television series Borgen (DR Drama 2008–2012), which was awarded a BAFTA award for Best International Drama. Price wrote Ragnarok (2020).

For the theatre, Price has written a number of plays and musicals, lately the critically acclaimed A Conversation Before Death (the Betty Nansen Theatre, Copenhagen 2014).

Awards

[edit]
  • Danish TV Award for Best Drama in 2006 for his TV series Anna Pihl (TV 2 Drama)
  • He was behind the original idea of the Emmy Award-winning Nikolaj og Julie (DR Drama).

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The International Drama Awards 2019". London: C21 Media. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Price (screenwriter).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Adam_Price_(screenwriter)&oldid=1254942059"