Personal Life
He was born in Oslo as a son of civil engineer Reidar Frank Agdestein (1927–2002) and secretary Unni Jørgensen (1934–). He is a maternal grandson of runner and botanist Reidar Jørgensen. In October 1996 he married Marianne Aasen, a later Member of Parliament. The couple had two children, but separated in 2008. Currently, Simen Agdestein works at Valler Upper Secondary School.
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