Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in

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) is a Swedish

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and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Swedish TV with

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. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred as Axel in '' Swedish Dicks'' on Pop. In the spring of 2016, Johan Glans participated as team leader in SVT's new comedy program " Tror du jag ljuger?" together with Anna Mannheimer as program manager and Fredrik Lindström as team manager for the opposing team. All three have appeared in the same roles in later seasons. In 2018, he was awarded the Pirate Prize. He has a role in the 2020, Christmas calendar

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, which is broadcast on SVT. Glans is married to Sara Young and together they have two children. Glan's uncle is the author and culture writer

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. Glans is a cousin of the track and field athlete Dan Glans. In 2021, Glans is starring in ''Home Invasion'' on

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References

External links

Official website
* 1974 births Living people People from Eslöv Municipality Swedish male television actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male comedians Swedish stand-up comedians 20th-century Swedish comedians 21st-century Swedish comedians {{Sweden-bio-stub