Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish
comedian
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,
actor
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, and member of ''
Killinggänget''.
[Robert Gustafsson](_blank)
entry in ''Nationalencyklopedin
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'', retrieved 12 April 2011 He has sometimes been called "the funniest man in Sweden".
Style of comedy
While ''Killinggänget'' is mostly known for its use of
irony
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Irony can be categorized int ...
and pop-culture references, Gustafsson usually employs a more traditional and physical style of comedy, such as
slapstick
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and playing characters with highly exaggerated personalities. He is well known for his range of voices and accents, and his tendency to play people who end up hurting themselves. This style is a lot more pronounced when he is working solo or with other people outside Killinggänget.
Some of the roles that Robert has portrayed include:
*Greger: An obviously
homosexual
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fireman dressed in a plaid
kilt
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.
*Various old people: Gustafsson is known for portraying old and often rather
senile
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individuals.
*Bertil: An accident-prone
gardener
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who has his own TV show ''Lost in my own garden''. This role was inspired by a 1980s Swedish gardening show where the host accidentally cut his thumb with a knife, but kept going as if nothing had happened. (The Julia Child spoof by Dan Aykroyd might have been an inspiration as well.) This role led to some of Gustafsson's more
gory comedy.
In addition, Gustafsson is a skilled imitator
and his many famous imitations include
Ingmar Bergman
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,
Sven Wollter
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,
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
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Biography
Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal Dr ...
,
Tony Rickardsson,
Robert Aschberg
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and
Magnus Härenstam
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as well as former
Prime Ministers
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Göran Persson
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Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliam ...
and
Carl Bildt
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.
Fame
Gustafsson is one of Sweden's most famous and beloved comedians, having appeared in many TV shows and films. He has also appeared on
Norwegian
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television, in the show
Åpen Post. Besides his iconic work with Killinggänget he has been a cornerstone of Swedish entertainment for many years. He has played in sitcoms such as ''Rena rama Rolf'', and been a regular guest on comedy shows such as ''Gäster med gester'' and ''
Parlamentet
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'', a popular panel show similar to
BBC's #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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''.
(Den Osannolika Mördaren)
*2018 - "The Truth Will Out" Television Series (Peter Wendel), 1 Season, 8 episodes
(Torsk på Tallinn)
*1997 - ''Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan''
*1996 - ''Att stjäla en tjuv''
*1995 - ''Alfred''
*1994 - ''Lust''
*1993 - ''
''
*1985 - ''Skrotnisse och hans vänner'' (voice)
In 2004, his performance in ''
.
", an indigenous people of Sweden. The sketch was widely accused of
, where most of the Sámi people live. More than fifty individual viewers have filed complaints about the sketch to the
.