Petter Schjerven

Born (1967-10-20) 20 October 1967 (age 58)

AlmamaterUniversity of Oslo

OccupationTelevision host

RelativesErik Aleksander Schjerven (brother)

Petter Schjerven
Petter Schjerven in 2019.
Born	(1967-10-20) 20 October 1967 (age 58)
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Occupation	Television host
Relatives	Erik Aleksander Schjerven (brother)

Petter Wilhelm Blichfeldt Schjerven (born 20 October 1967) is a Norwegian television host, known from Typisk norsk^[1] which aired on NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Schjerven has previously worked as the host and scriptwriter for the children's program Midt i smørøyet [no] and as the producer of the radio program Holger Nielsens Metode [no] on NRK P3, among others. After Typisk norsk he hosted the shows Eva og Adam^[2] and Tingenes tilstand^[3] on NRK and Typisk deg [no] on TVNorge.^[4]

Schjerven was awarded Gullruten, a Norwegian television award, for best male television host in 2005.^[5]

Schjerven began his entertainment career at Nordstrandrevyen [no], a school revue.^[6]

He has a cand.mag. degree and has studied psychology, Norwegian, media studies, and philosophy.^[7]

He is the older brother of actor Erik A. Schjerven.