Lasse Gjertsen is a Norwegian YouTube star. He is known in Youtube as lassegg. He is also an animator and musician. He is best known for his short pieces in the early years of Youtube. “Hyperactive” and “Amateur” are his most viewed videos on Youtube.
Lasse Gjertsen was born on 19 July, 1984 in Larvik, Norway. He studied at Kent Institute of Art & Design in England, and at Volda University College in Norway. The YouTube success has resulted in offers from international companies like Chevrolet and MTV. However he publicly said he considers advertisement below prostitution and declined such offers.
In 2007, He worked on a two-part music video collaboration, named Sogno ad Occhi Aperti, with the Italian Cellist Giovanni Sollima.