Famous People with Name Waage

Waage Sandø            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Waage Sandø: is an acclaimed Danish theatre, film and television actor. Sandø has worked in both theatre, cabaret, radio, television and film, and from 1990 onwards he has been permanently attached to the Royal Danish Theatre. In 1991 he became head of Det Danske Teater. He appeared in films like Min fynske barndom (1994), Kun en pige (1995), At kende sandheden (Facing the Truth, 2002). From television he is particularly remembered from hit series Landsbyen (The Village, 1991–1996, alongside Danish superstars Peter Schrøder and Niels Skousen), Rejseholdet (Unit One, with Lars Bom) and most recently as director Kaj Holger Nielsen in Krøniken (The Chronicle, 2003–2006). When popular actor Ole Søltoft died in 1999 many Danish film entusiasts regretted that he and Waage Sandisland never got to work together. Waage Sandisland is currently married to actress Pia Jondal.

Geir Norten Waage            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Geir Norten Waage: is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. Since 2007 he is the mayor of Rana. Waage was one of the four mayors that fronted his municipality and seven others in the Terra Securities scandal.

Roy Waage            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Roy Waage: is a Norwegian politician for the Coastal Party, the current mayor of Skjervøy. He was originally a member of the Christian Democrats, serving as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms during the term 1997–2001. He switched to the Coastal Party after it was created in the late 1999. He was top candidate for the party in Troms in the 2001 election but marginally failed to get elected. In the 2003 local elections he was elected member for the Troms county council and re-elected mayor of Skjervøy, something he has been since 1995. On March 13, 2005 he was appointed chairman of the party, a position he held until May 1, 2007. The party failed to get legislative representation in the 2005 election, but Waage was again re-elected mayor of Skjervøy in the 2007 local elections.