Mark Levengood, (born 10 July 1964 in Lejeune Base Camp,

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, in the

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), is a Finnish

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, and television host who works in

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. He is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in

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. He was married to

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between 2011 and 2023. They have one child each, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's child. Levengood was born to an American father and a Sweden-Finnish mother. On April 1, 2008, Levengood was named UNICEF ambassador. He is a member of the board of the University of Gotland. Until 2018, Levengood has been a summer host this summer in P1 six times: June 27, 1993, June 22, 1996, July 4, 1999, June 24, 2007, June 25, 2011, and 28, 2018. Levengood was Vegas Summer Tapers in 2014. Levengood belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Amongst other shows, he has hosted

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1964 births Living people People from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Finnish journalists Swedish journalists Finnish LGBTQ writers Swedish LGBTQ writers Finnish Roman Catholics Swedish Roman Catholics LGBTQ people from North Carolina Finnish people of American descent Swedish people of American descent Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish-speaking Finns {{Sweden-writer-stub