{"id":26288,"date":"2026-07-10T18:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=pilou-asbaek"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:21","slug":"pilou-asbaek","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=pilou-asbaek","title":{"rendered":"Pilou Asb\u00e6k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johan Philip &#8220;Pilou&#8221; Asb\u00e6k\u00a0(born 2 March 1982) is a\u00a0Danish\u00a0actor. 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