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Thomas Seltzer (born 27 July 1969 in Hamar, Norway), also known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is a musician who is the bassist (originally drummer) and main songwriter for the band Turbonegro.[1] He is famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor's uniform. He has also gone under the names "Tom of Norway" and "Bongo".

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Thomas Seltzer
Seltzer in 2006
Background information
Also known as	Happy-Tom
Born	(1969-07-27) 27 July 1969 (age 52)
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Punk rock, rock'n'roll, hardcore punk, glam punk, death punk, heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal, black metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, TV host
Instruments	Bass, drums

Seltzer was born to an American father and a Norwegian mother. Although he was born in Norway and has lived in Norway since his early childhood, Seltzer retains his U.S. citizenship and has never been a citizen of Norway de jure. Seltzer applied for Norwegian citizenship in 2016, but got rejected due to Norwegian laws prohibiting multiple citizenship.[2] The Seltzer family hails originally from Midland, Texas in the United States, but together with his five-year-older brother he grew up in Superior, Wisconsin. At six, in 1975, he moved to Nesodden in Akershus, Norway.

He has also played in the bands Akutt Innleggelse, The Vikings, Oslo Motherfuckers, and Scum.

Seltzer is currently living in Oslo where he is working as a talkshow host and documentarist for the public Norwegian national television channel NRK.[1]

He also owns a company named Menneskekjøtt Engros,[3] translating to Human Meat Wholesale Inc.

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