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Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur, Icelandic actor, director, and producer

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Born
February 27, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1966

About Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla. In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his then wife, Lilja Pálmadóttir. For his film Jar City, Baltasar won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. Baltasar's first wife was Lilja Pálmadóttir, and their son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper. His 2024 film Touch, based on the eponymous novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, became the closing film at Filmfest München.

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Baltasar Kormákur timeline

  1. In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his then wife, Lilja Pálmadóttir.
  2. For his film Jar City, Baltasar won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.
  3. His 2024 film Touch, based on the eponymous novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, became the closing film at Filmfest München.

The world when Baltasar Kormákur was born

Baltasar Kormákur was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Baltasar Kormákur's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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