Charles Peter Magnusson (born 9 December 1974) is a Swedish actor, writer and

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Career

Magnusson was the presenter of the first season of ''

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'' in

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along with

David Hellenius David Hellenius (born 28 February 1974) is a Swedish comedian, television presenter and actor, often co-operating with Peter Magnusson. Career Hellenius started his television career at ZTV and later TV3. In 2004, he led the first season of ...

. Along with David Hellenius and Christine Meltzer he was also a member of a group of comedians who hosted the comedy sketch-show '' Hey Baberiba'' on TV4, in which they parodied Swedish celebrities. He was the presenter of the comedy show '' Situation Magnusson'', which was premiered on TV4 on 8 February 2007. Magnusson traveled around

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in disguise, displaying bad and loud behaviour in front of unsuspecting people who were being filmed by a

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. His most noted character was Mike Hunt, a reporter from

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. Magnusson was also one of the regular hosts of '' Fredag Hela Veckan'', a Swedish version of

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. In 2009 Magnusson appeared as the three main characters of the TV4 miniseries "Blomstertid": Kenneth, Steven and Anders. Magnusson wrote and acted in the film '' A Midsummer Night’s Party'' in 2009 and '' Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' in 2012.

Films

*'' A Midsummer Night's Party'' (2009) *'' Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' (2012) *'' Lasse-Majas detektivbyrå – von Broms hemlighet'' (2013) *'' Tillbaka till Bromma'' (2014) *'' 10 000 timmar'' (2014) *'' Micke & Veronica'' (2014) *'' I nöd eller lust'' (2015) Sommaren med släkten, (2017 г.)

TV shows

*''

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'', ZTV, 2001–2002 *''

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'', TV3, 2002 *'' Pass På'' (Be alert), ZTV, 2003 *'' Godafton Sverige'' (Good afternoon Sweden), TV3, 2003–2004 *''

'', TV4, 2004 *'' Stadskampen'' (Cityfighters), TV4, 2005 *'' Lilla kycklingen'' (Chicken little), 2005, Swedish vocal *'' Hey Baberiba'', TV4, 2005–2006 *'' Situation Magnusson'', TV4, 2007 *'' Fredag hela veckan'' (Friday all week), TV4, 2007- *''

Hjälp! ''Hjälp!'' () was a Swedish situation comedy television series, broadcast on the TV4 (Sweden), TV4 network. It revolved around a psychologist, Jeanette Placzycks, played by Stina Ekblad, who treated patients with a variety of problems. The serie ...

'' (Help!), 2008 *''Blomstertid'', 2009 *'' Stockholm-Båstad'', 2011

References

External links

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Situation Magnusson, TV4.seHey Baberiba
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusson, Peter 1974 births Living people Swedish television personalities Swedish male comedians Male actors from Stockholm Comedians from Stockholm