David Hellenius (born 28 February 1974) is a

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and actor, often co-operating with Peter Magnusson.

Career

Hellenius started his television career at ZTV and later

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. In 2004, he led the first season of the Swedish Idol series, "

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", on

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with Peter Magnusson. and Magnusson were later joined by

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to make the comedy show ''

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''. Between 2006 and 2020, he presented '' Let's Dance'' (Swedish version of ''

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'') which is broadcast on TV4. Hellenius has also hosted ''Tack gode gud'' (Swedish version of '' Thank God You're Here''), and he was one of the regular hosts of '' Fredag Hela Veckan'', a Swedish version of ''

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''. In 2012, he presented the first and so far only season of the talent singing show X Factor. Hellenius and Magnusson also features in the Swedish films Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi (2009) and En Gång i Phuket (2012). Since 2010, Hellenius presents his own talkshow called Hellenius hörna on

. In 2014, he made a much publicized interview with the

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. He won a Kristallen award for "Best male television presenter" in 2010, 2013 and 2014. Hellenius is an

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ambassador since April 2011. On 24 June 2012, Hellenius hosted an episode of the Sveriges Radio series Sommar i P1. It was reported in December 2015, that Hellenius had been made an offer by SVT to host Swedish coverage of the 2016

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, but turned it down. In 2021, Hellenius will present the first season of

Masked Singer Sverige ''Masked Singer Sverige'' is the Swedish version of '' Masked Singer''. The first season premired on 26 March 2021 on TV4. The presenter of the show is David Hellenius. The expertpanel for the show consists of Nour El Refai, Felix Herngren, Per ...

, which will be broadcast on TV4.

Personal life

David Hellenius has been married to television presenter

Renée Nyberg Eva ''Renée'' Agneta Nyberg, (born 17 May 1966) is a Swedish television presenter and journalist. She made her television debut at the TV4 news show in the early 1990s. She then worked for TV3 until 2014 presenting several shows such as ''Blås ...

since 2009, and the couple has one son together who was born in 2006.

Films

*2009 -

Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi ''A Midsummer Night's Party'' ( sv, Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 July 2009, directed by Staffan Lindberg. Cast * Peter Magnusson as Göran * David Hellenius as Ale ...

*2011 - Stockholm - Båstad *2012 -

En gång i Phuket ''Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' (Swedish: ''En gång i Phuket'') is a 2012 Swedish film directed by Staffan Lindberg. Synopsis Sven (Peter Magnusson), an average Swede, from Vallentuna, is bored with his life and wants to experience new adventures. ...

*2014 - Kärlek deluxe *2014 - Micke & Veronica *2023 - Ett sista race (2023 film)

Television

*'' Fredagspuls'',

1997–98 (with

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)Tilde de Paula from Fredagspuls till Nyhetsmorgon
Retrieved 2 January 2015 *'' Ventil'', ZTV *'' Rallyplaneten'', TV4' *'' Pyjamas'', ZTV *'' Pass På'', ZTV *'' Slussen'',

*''

'', TV4 *'' Stadskampen - med David och Peter'', TV4 *''

'', TV4 *'' Let's Dance'', TV4 *'' Tack gode gud!'', TV4 *'' Fredag hela veckan'', TV4 *'' Det sociala spelet'', TV4 *'' Humorgalan'', TV4 *''

Kändisdjungeln ''Kändisdjungeln'' (English: ''The Celebrity Jungle'') was the first and only season of the Swedish version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. The first of the 16 episodes was broadcast on 11 September 2009. The show's hosts were Da ...

'', TV4 *'' Hellenius hörna'', TV4 *'' Stockholm - Båstad'', TV4 *'' X Factor'', TV4 *''

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'', TV4 *'' Finaste Familjen'', TV4

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellenius, David 1974 births Swedish television personalities Swedish comedians Swedish male film actors 21st-century Swedish male actors Living people People from Järfälla Municipality