Jakob Margido Esp

Jakob Margido Esp (7 June 1943 – 12 December 2023) was a Norwegian drag queen known as particularly as drag persona "Flettfrid Andresen".^[1][2]

Jakob Margido Esp
Born	(1943-06-07)7 June 1943 Byneset Municipality, German-occupied Norway
Died	12 December 2023(2023-12-12) (aged 80) Gran Canaria, Spain

Personal life

Esp was born in Byneset Municipality (later merged with Trondheim Municipality) in 1943, a son of farmer Aksel Esp and Agnes Ervik.^[1] He died in Gran Canaria on 12 December 2023, at the age of 80.^[3]

Awards

Esp was awarded the Tabuprisen (no) (Taboo prize) in 1995, the first recipient of this prize, for being open about his mental health problems, having toured speeking about the issue and written a book about his personal experiences.^[2]

He received the Leonard Statuette in 2008.^[2][4]

In 2010 he was named honorary member of the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association.^[2]

Selected works

• Flettfrid (LP, 1984)
• Opp alle jordens velsoignerte. Illustrated by Jan O. Henriksen. Oslo: Tiden. 1990. ISBN 9788210033506.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
• Det er typisk norsk å være Gro. Illustrated by Hans Normann Dahl. Oslo: Tiden. 1994. ISBN 9788210038495.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
• Hvis du kommer langt nok ut. Oslo: Tiden. 1995. ISBN 9788210039317.