John Andreassen, a Norwegian television producer, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82.
He worked with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 and was behind a number of TV productions for the broadcaster. In 2000, he was the country’s only teacher of Multi-Camera Production and taught at Lillehammer University College.
Andreassen produced television programmes including Den store klassefesten, LørDan and Lørdagsredaksjonen, and also worked on the opening ceremonies for the 1994 Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 in Trondheim, the opening of Gardermoen in 1998, Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 and the Millennium Show at Rådhusplassen in Oslo.
John Andreassen (26 August 1943 – 25 March 2026) was a Norwegian television producer who was behind a number of TV productions for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was in 2000 the country’s only teacher of Multi-Camera Production and taught at Lillehammer University College. He was with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964.