Cårejånni Enderud (born 1966)

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Enderud has had a long career as a drag performer and is well known as a member of the 'Great Garlic Girls'. Together with Geir Lillejord, he has also achieved great success with the drag duo 'Ruth and Vigdis', including hosting a talk show on TV Norge.

In our life story interview, Enderud shares memories of growing up in Kongsvinger, where he developed an early interest in design, fashion, and clothing.

He was quite young the first time he performed on stage, and it eventually became a lifelong career—on stages across Scandinavia, in high heels. He has also been responsible for makeup, hair, and styling in a wide range of major productions for television, film, and theatre, including Skal vi danse, Alt for Rognan, På tråden med Synnøve, and Ungkaren.

In one excerpt from the interview, Enderud tells the story of what happened during his military service when the lieutenant colonel discovered he could sew dresses—something that shaped the rest of his time in the army. He also shares the experience of performing in drag for the very first time.

The full interview is available at Skeivt arkiv, part of the Special Collections at the University Library of Bergen.

Skeivt arkiv met Cårejånni Enderud in Oslo, February 2018.