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Rederiet
''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute episodes were broadcast weekly on Thursday nights on the public-service channel SVT1 and normally had between one and two million viewers. For ten years, ''Rederiet'' was the number-one rated show on Swedish television, along with the rival TV4 show '' Tre Kronor''. The competition for viewers can be compared to that between ''Dynasty'' and ''Dallas''. ''Rederiet'' also gained popularity in Finland on Yle TV2, and the show was a hit in Norway too on TV2. The first season of the show was also sold to Egypt. The later seasons of the series were produced in collaboration with YLE, which led most notably to Finnish actor Åke Lindman appearing in the series. Rapper Ken Ring also appeared as an extra in the show in 1996. On April Fools' Day 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Brost
Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs '' Stjärnhuset'' and ''Rederiet''; in ''Rederiet'' he appeared in 318 episodes. In 2013, he won a Guldbagge award for his role in the film ''Avalon''. He also had several roles in theater. Biography Early life Born in Stockholm on 25 September 1946, Brost was the son of author and journalist , and film and theater actor Gudrun Brost. The musician and actor —father of television and radio host Gry Forssell—was his half brother. As a child, he did not want to be an actor like his mother, whom he sometimes accompanied to work. He later chose to start acting and applied to the Royal Dramatic Theatre drama school, but failed in the first round of auditions. He took private acting lessons with director and then he successfully applied to the Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. He graduated in 1970. After graduation he was emplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Samuelson
Mikael Gustaf Lennart Samuelson (born 9 March 1951) is a Swedish baritone opera singer, actor, and composer. Samuelson, born in Njutånger in Hälsingland, central Sweden, is the son of the musician and music arranger . Mikael Samuelson has been considered one of the greatest Swedish musical performers and composers, especially for his versions of the songs of Evert Taube and Fred Åkerström. Career Samuelson studied singing, conducting, and violin at Musikhögskolan in the 1970s, and he is a well-known face in the Swedish musical and theatre industry. During his youth, he performed at Norrlandsoperan and sang the parts of Papageno in ''The Magic Flute'' and the title role in '' The Marriage of Figaro'', among others, with outstanding results. In the 1980s, he moved to the Royal Swedish Opera and in Stockholm, singing the parts of Escamillo in '' Carmen'' and Tevje in '' Fiddler on the Roof''. Major roles His breakthrough was playing the part of the Phantom in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert-Åke Varg
Bert-Åke Varg (né Lundström, 27 April 1932 – 31 December 2022) was a Swedish actor and singer."Bert Åke-Varg" , bibliographical entry in '''' Life and career Varg was born in Eva Redvall"'Man ska ha kul i livet'" , '' Sydsvenskan'', 25 April 2007 and received his theatrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Boije Af Gennäs
Louise Gunvor Catharina Lagercrantz Boije af GennäsLouise Gunvor Catharina Lagercrantz Boije af Gennäs (born ''Boije af Gennäs'' 1 November 1961) is a Swedish writer, feminist, and co-creator of ''Rederiet'', the longest-running Swedish soap opera in history. Boije af Gennäs best-selling novel, the semi-autobiographical ''Stjärnor utan svindel'' (Stars Without Vertigo) from 1996, is based on the author's relationship with the prominent feminist Mian Lodalen. The story unleashes the tale of 32-year-old Sophie, who enjoys conjugal contentment with a businessman while building a career as a novelist and journalist. The couple's ''bourgeois'' life amid Stockholm's jet set lurches toward the wild side, however, when the lesbian radical feminist Kaja enters the scene, the friendship between the two women erupts into a passionate love affair. Bibliography * ''Ta vad man vill ha'' (1991) * ''Ju mer jag ser dig'' (1992) * ''Ingen människa en ö'' (1994) * ''Stjärnor utan svindel'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Reuter
Suzanne Alexandra Maria Reuter (; born 14 June 1952) is a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1978. Filmography Film Television Awards * Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Guldbagge for Best Actress in a Leading Role is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to actresses working in the Swedish motion picture industry. ... (1994) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reuter, Suzanne 1952 births Swedish soap opera actresses Actresses from Stockholm Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Ring (rapper)
Ken Ring (born January 29, 1979) is a Swedish rap artist. Career He was born in Hässelby, a suburb west of Stockholm, Sweden. Ken wrote the song "Mamma" about his mother becoming ill and dying of cancer when he was 13 years old; it was his breakthrough song, released in 1999. He released his first studio album later that year, entitled ''Vägen tillbaka'', with the hit single "Eld och djupa vatten". After a show on "Vattenfestivalen" in Stockholm later in 1999, Ken Ring got arrested for performing the song called "Spräng regeringen" in which he rapped about rushing the Royal Palace in Stockholm and raping Princess Madeleine. Because of this controversy Ken's record label ended their cooperation with the rapper, in the year 2000, however, before parting ways, Ken managed to release his second studio album ''Mitt hem blir ditt hem'', through the same label. After that album was released, Ken Ring became what is known as an underground rapper, being unable to find a willing re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Lindman
Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor. In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki 1952. He represented the football club HIFK in the Finnish league where he played 81 games and scored 9 goals, he also played in second division for 8 seasons. In the 1960s, the British English Football League club Swindon Town F.C. wanted to sign him, but he turned them down to focus on his acting career. Åke Lindman's breakthrough as an actor came with his role as the stubborn soldier Lehto in the Edvin Laine film'' The Unknown Soldier'' in 1955. Later, he would also achieve fame as captain Torsten Jansson in the Swedish soap opera '' Rederiet''. Lindman also found success as the director of, amongst others, the television series ''Stormskärs Maja'' and the film '' Framom främsta linjen'', a movie about the Finland-Swedish infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation. Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Krantz
Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a Swedish actor and revue artist. Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in Nacka south-east of Stockholm. He started off as a confectioner, but in 1945 turned into acting after having participated in a popular revue named ''Vi som vill opp''. He later became a permanent stage member of the well-known revue group ''Casino-gänget''. In 1951, Krantz made his film acting debut in ''91:an Karlssons bravader'', and later performed in popular comedies such as ''Åsa-Nisse'', and various television dramas such as ''Rederiet''. In 2005, Krantz published his biography called ''Krantz från glädjevården''. Krantz died in 2008 in Stockholm of heart failure due to an infection. Aftonbladet, December 26, 2008. Selected filmography *1951 ' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harryson
John Peter Kaj Harryson (born 2 April 1948) is a Swedish actor, singer and entertainer. He is the son of actor John Harryson (1926–2008). From 1994 until 2001, Harryson played antagonist Pehr Silver in the soap opera '' Rederiet''. He is also known from hosting the game show '' Så ska det låta''. In the 1980s, he worked extensively with dubbing cartoons into Swedish. Three of his most famous roles are that of pilot Roy Focker in the Swedish dub of the film '' Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' , Shaggy Rogers in the '' Scooby-Doo''-series, and Ernie in Svenska Sesam (The second Swedish version of Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000 ...). External links * 1948 births Living people Swedish male television actors Swedish male voice actors Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Birka Princess
MS ''Sea Diamond'' was a cruise ship operated by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines. She was built in 1984 by Valmet, Finland for Birka Line as ''Birka Princess''. The ship ran aground near the Greek island of Santorini 5 April 2007, and sank the next day leaving two passengers missing and presumed dead. History Originally named ''Birka Princess'', the ship was built by the Finnish state-owned company Valmet at their Vuosaari shipyard in HelsinkiVessel SEA DIAMOND - Exchange at a cost of 350 million Finnish markka ( |
Peter Emanuel Falck
John Peter Emanuel Falck (born 15 July 1952) is a Swedish television producer and screenwriter. He has created several Swedish-language daytime television serial dramas. The Stockholm-born son of director Åke Falck, he is a half-brother to author Caroline Falck and criminologist Mikael Rying, Peter's stepmother is Karin Falck; the two have created several television projects together. The first soap opera that he created was ''Lösa förbindelser,'' broadcast in 1985 and featuring Börje Ahlstedt and Evabritt Strandberg. His big breakthrough came in 1987, when he created and wrote the popular series ''Varuhuset ''Varuhuset'' (''The Department Store'') is a Swedish drama series that aired on SVT in 60 episodes between 19 March 1987 and 8 April 1989. Amongst the actors that appeared in the series were Görel Crona, Lena Endre, Sharon Dyall and Christi ...''. He and screenwriter Louise Boije af Gennäs co-created the series '' Rederiet'' which premiered on 20 August 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
