Sven ''Anders'' Öfvergård, also known as ("The Angry Carpenter") (born 3 January 1968) is a Swedish engineer, entrepreneur and television personality. He owns and runs the engineer business A. Öfvergårds snickeri & bygg AB. He is best known for presenting the

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television show ' on Kanal 5. He has also owned four restaurants and bars, and worked for Lowe Brindfors. In 2014, he presented ' broadcast on Kanal 5, in the show he attempted to start a pop up restaurant with only inexperienced staff. Öfvergård participated as a celebrity dancer on the

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show ''

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''. He also presented the current affairs television series ' on TV4 from 2017 to 2019. From 2018, Öfvergård presented ''

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'' on TV4. In September 2021, TV4 announced that Öfvergård had been fired due to a scandal involving alcohol and a scuffle with a co-worker during a staff party in the

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after filming of ''Robinson'' had wrapped. In late June 2023, Öfvergård was apprehended by police, suspected of

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from an

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grocery store in Värmdö,

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. He reportedly attempted to leave the store with 3 unpaid packs of meat worth 400 SEK. He later stated he had no intention of stealing and claimed he merely forgot to scan some goods, but according to the store staff he supposedly "stole regularly." In August 2023 he was convicted of petty theft and imposed 40

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s of 1,000 SEK, totalling 40,000. Additionally, he was made to pay 1,000 SEK to the crime victim compensation fund.

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