Ulf Peter Apelgren (born 13 February 1959) is a

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artist and comedian. He is married to Anna Mannheimer. Apelgren has worked at

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. As comedian he is well known for

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his humour, which he does in the programs. In 2005 he made the Christmas show ''Cabaretfantomen på taket'' at Trädgårn Restaurant in

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. He has appeared in the humour program ''Lycka till'' broadcast by

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. He appeared at the opening of the

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where he showed his own picture on

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. Apelgren and

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won ''

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'' 2010/2011.

References

External links

Peter Apelgren - Nöjestorget

Peter Apelgren - Talarforum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apelgren, Peter 1959 births Living people Male actors from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish artists Swedish male comedians