Trivia

Has academic degrees and university education in biochemistry, chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, game design, Artificial Neural Network, evolutionary robotics, Bio-business, E-business and holds over 20 Awards from this, and his work in cures for Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers.

Is biological father of more than 50 children.

For his part in "Lotto Tvillingerne" (Lotto Twins), Per had to be shaven bald, and get up at 3 a.m. for 4 hours of makeup. In most scenes he was tied closely to his co-actor with a tight corset, and Per had to carry the shorter 70 kilo actor with his back. On top of this strain Pers back was damaged in an accident a few years earlier, so physical therapy was administered to his back each night. In the same production Per was bitten by a race horse and had to run on a sprained foot. He was on crutches between takes. A camera man broke his arm during shooting of the race boat scene, where a camera boat hit the race boat with the actors.

Has "cheated death" many times, including but not limited to: 3 times revived as a child before the age of 7. Around the age of 10 he almost drowned in a 12" (4 meter) deep well with liquid manure, and had to pull himself up by nettles and thorn-bushes. Was narrowly missed by a speeding tank during a military exercise. Was unconscious in -21 degrees Celcius (minus 6 F) after an accident, but luckily woke up long enough to get inside before passing out again for 17 hours.

Has published a major article on HIV in a reputable academic journal.

Is former commando platoon leader with 8 years of experience in the army including anti-terrorism.

Per had to gain over 17 kilos (close to 40 pounds), in 3 weeks, for his part in "hier kommt die Sonne". He had to gain weight for 5 of his roles so far.

Had almost complete amnesia after a bad accident.

Was the first Danish astronaut candidate appointed by the Minister of Science. Was in a very bad traffic accident that almost killed him, and had to quit the race.

Per is undefeated champion of Jutland in fast beer drinking. In the finals, he drank 1 liter (0.26 US gallons) of 8% alcohol (16 proof) beer from a beer can in 8 seconds.

Thim has a university brew master degree, done in association with Carlsberg, Chr. Hansen and University of Copenhagen. As his primary exam, he achieved some remarkable results, experimenting with different yeast strains.

He gained a lot of weight for his role in the upcoming Copenhagen Cowboy. He weighed almost 250 pounds (morning weight without clothes).