Charles Peter Magnusson (born 9 December 1974) is a
Swedish actor, writer and
comedian
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.
Career
Magnusson was the presenter of the first season of ''
Idol 2004
The first season of Sweden's ''Idol (Sweden), Idol'' premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner.
Auditions
Auditions were held in the Swedish citi ...
'' in
Sweden
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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
Europe
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in disguise, displaying bad and loud behaviour in front of unsuspecting people who were being filmed by a
hidden camera
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. His most noted character was Mike Hunt, a reporter from
Sky News
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in
London
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.
Magnusson was also one of the regular hosts of ''
Fredag Hela Veckan'', a Swedish version of
Saturday Night Live
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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
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A Midsummer Night's Party'' (2009)
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Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' (2012)
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Lasse-Majas detektivbyrå – von Broms hemlighet'' (2013)
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Tillbaka till Bromma'' (2014)
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10 000 timmar'' (2014)
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Micke & Veronica'' (2014)
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I nöd eller lust'' (2015)
Sommaren med släkten, (2017 г.)
TV shows
*''
Pyjamas
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'', ZTV, 2001–2002
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Slussen
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'', TV3, 2002
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Pass På'' (Be alert), ZTV, 2003
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Godafton Sverige'' (Good afternoon Sweden), TV3, 2003–2004
*''
Idol 2004
The first season of Sweden's ''Idol (Sweden), Idol'' premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner.
Auditions
Auditions were held in the Swedish citi ...
'', TV4, 2004
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Stadskampen'' (Cityfighters), TV4, 2005
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Lilla kycklingen'' (Chicken little), 2005, Swedish vocal
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Hey Baberiba'', TV4, 2005–2006
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Situation Magnusson'', TV4, 2007
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Fredag hela veckan'' (Friday all week), TV4, 2007-
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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
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Stockholm-Båstad'', 2011
References
External links
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Situation Magnusson, TV4.seHey Baberiba
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1974 births
Living people
Swedish television personalities
Swedish male comedians
Male actors from Stockholm
Comedians from Stockholm