Fadde Darwich (born May 5, 1966, in

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) is a

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stand-up comedian and former

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at the public central square

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. Darwich was together with the model Emma Withers and also had a highly publicized relationship with Linda Thelenius. He is often a topic of discussion in the leading Swedish tabloid ''

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''.

Biography

Darwich was born in 1966 in Qamishli, Syria, into a

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family, and then immigrated to Sweden. Darwich quit Spy Bar after making statements about

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in the restaurant industry, mainly at

. On April 18, 2007, Darwich was arrested for financial crime, accused of using black money (SEK 2.4-3 million) for, among other things, salary payments. He was sentenced for this to one year and four months in prison. Darwich made a documentary some years ago for

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before he became notorious for the relationship with the former '' Big Brother'' contestant

Linda Rosing Linda Maria Elisabeth Thelenius (born Linda Gedin on 21 January 1974 in Västerås, and also known as Linda Rosing) is a Swedish glamour model and singer. Thelenius (then Rosing) became known in Sweden when she was a housemate on '' Big Brother ...

(now known as Linda Thelenius). During the summer of 2007, the two also recorded a net-soap-project called "The Bitch Tour, med Linda och Fadde". The plan was to film up to 20 episodes. In the end only three episodes were filmed and shown. In 2008, Darwich's autobiographical book ''Fadde – Min story'' was published after collaboration with the author Lasse Jansson. Darwich inaugurated Rockbjörnen's 30th anniversary in 2009 together with Ebbot from

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. In March 2010, Darwich debuted as a stand-up comedian. In May 2010, he released the single "We Can Party". Nowadays, Darwich works as a personal trainer and restaurant consultant.

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Living people 1967 births Security guards Swedish people of Kurdish descent {{Sweden-comedian-stub