Andreas Widerberg (28 October 1766- 25 April 1810) was a Swedish stage actor. He belonged to the elite of the pioneer generation actors of the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

. He was famous for his roles as hero and lover and noticed for his attractive looks. Andreas Widerberg was the son of a bookkeeper in Gothenburg. He was a star actor of the comedy house ''

Comediehuset Comediehuset (The Comedy House) or Sillgateteatern (The Herring-Street Theatre) was a Swedish theatre, active in Gothenburg from 1779 until 1833. It was the first permanent Public theatre in Gothenburg and the only one until 1816. It was located at ...

'' in Gothenburg in 1780-90. He was its artistic director under the supervision of

Lovisa Simson Lovisa Concordia Simson, née ''Kliecnik'' or ''Lindström'' (1746 – 26 February 1808), was a Swedish theater director. She was the managing director of the theater ''Comediehuset Comediehuset (The Comedy House) or Sillgateteatern (The Herring-S ...

(1746–1808) from 1786-90. In 1790, he attracted the attention of King

Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...

and was engaged at the

in Stockholm. He was married to the actress

Anna Catharina Widebäck Anna Catharina Widerberg née ''Widebäck'' or ''Widebeck'' (1765-1824), was a Swedish stage actress and singer. She was engaged at the ''Comediehuset'' in Gothenburg, which was the only permanent theater stage in 18th-century Sweden outside of th ...

(1765-1824) and the father of Henriette Widerberg (1796–1872).

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* Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen, 1772-1842, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1917 1766 births 1810 deaths People from Gothenburg 18th-century Swedish male actors 19th-century Swedish male actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish theatre directors {{Sweden-actor-stub