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.