Ulf Sigfrid "Uffe" Larsson (1 July 1956 – 28 September 2009) was a Swedish actor, revue artist, comedian and stage director. Ulf Larsson was born in

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, Stockholm, in 1956. In the early 1980s, he appeared in numerous television shows and stage productions. In the 1980s he also became well known by children in the ''Bröderna Olsson'' ("Olsson brothers"), and in ''Kusiner i kubik'' ("cousins cubed"), and told stories in ''Pratmakarna'' ("the talkers"). His real breakthrough, however, came as he hosted the popular entertainment-show ''Söndagsöppet'' ("open on Sunday"). Ulf Larsson also participated in stage productions such as '' Charley's Aunt'' at the '' Intiman'' Theatre in Stockholm. He produced most of his own material and also wrote a novel, ''Kvartingen som sprängdes'', where he describes his personal abuse of alcohol. Larsson died from an

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in his residence in

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in 2009.Låg död i hallen
, Aftonbladet, 29 September 2009.

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