Exhibit (n)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the registration
statement on Form N-6 (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated January
21, 2003, relating to the financial statements of The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and of our report dated January 30, 2003, relating to the
financial statements of Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account, which appear
in such Statement of Additional Information, and to the incorporation by
reference of such reports into the Prospectus which constitutes part of this
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Statement of Additional Information.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 28, 2003