Bo Sigfrid ("Bosse") Parnevik (born 20 March 1938, in Gothenburg) is a

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artist and

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. He is member of '' Lokalrevyer i Sverige'' and gives the "Parnevik Scholarship" to good revue artists every year. His son is professional golfer

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Biography and career

Parnevik moved with his family from Gothenburg to

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when he was 2 years old. There his career as an artist started by performing imitations at

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s as a teenager. He debuted on a TV program that was broadcast from Nalen in Stockholm on 31 December 1957, together with

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and

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, among others. Parnevik was a good athlete and moved to Stockholm where he studied to be a gymnastic director. His talent became well-known after his performance at the Folkparkernas Artistforum in

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in 1959. He appeared on the radio program '' Karusellen'' in 1963 and on the TV program ''

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'' from 1965–67. By the late 60s, Parnevik was so established that he did about 300 performances at

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s from May–September. In 1971, he made his first TV program ''Harpsundspartaj''. From 1978–79, he hosted ''

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'' which became very popular. His most memorable performances were when he

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programs and spoke in another person's voice. Besides this, he was skilled in wearing masks which made him look like another person, such as

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, Sven-Bertil Taube,

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and

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. Together with

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, Parnevik later established himself as restaurateur and bought restaurants in Stockholm such as ''

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''. Later he was partner of

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, where he performed in his first revue show ''Parneviks revyparty'', along with

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and

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, among others. In 1987, he performed the revue ''Parneviks Oscarsparty'' at

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. From 1993–94, he performed ''Parneviks Cirkusparty'' at the

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in Stockholm. In November 2007, his revue ''Parneviks gubbröra'' premiered at

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* *http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3369&artikel=3014867 {{DEFAULTSORT:Parnevik, Bosse 1938 births Living people People from Gothenburg Swedish impressionists (entertainers)