Per Fritzell, (born 2 October 1955) is a

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comedian and actor and member of the

Galenskaparna och After Shave Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

but grew up in

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. He studied at

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level ...

, and he ended up dropping out of the electro-technic class. In May 2012, he released his first solo album ''Jag tror inte på Gud, jag tror på Tomten''. He presented an episode of

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s show ''

Sommar i P1 ''Sommar i P1'' (''Summer on P1'') is one of the most popular shows on Swedish radio. It has been broadcast every summer since 29June 1959, originally as ''Sommar'' on P3 and since 1993 on P1. About Each 90-minute-long programme in the series ...

'' on 22 July 2014 talking about his life and career. Fritzell also participated in SVT's production ''Allsång på Skansen'' in the summer of 2020, in a duet with

Victor Leksell Victor Leksell (born 4 April 1997) is a Swedish singer from Torslanda. Since his first releases in 2018, his most successful single was released in 2020, called " Svag". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and it was also c ...

, they sang ''Man ska ha husvagn''.

Filmography

* ''Macken'' (1986) (TV series) * ''The Castle Tour'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''En himla många program'' (1989) (TV series) * ''

Hajen som visste för mycket ''Hajen som visste för mycket'' (''The Shark Who Knew Too Much'') is a 1989 Swedish comedy film directed by Claes Eriksson and the second to star the members of Galenskaparna och After Shave. Plot The rich builder Samuel Plottner (Claes Eri ...

'' (1989) * ''Macken – Roy's & Roger's Bilservice'' (1990) * ''Stinsen brinner... filmen alltså'' (1991) * ''Tornado'' (1993) (TV series) * ''

Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epis ...

'' (1994) (TV series) * ''En på miljonen'' (1995) * ''Monopol'' (1996) * ''Åke från Åstol'' (1998) * ''Mitt i livet'' (1999) * ''Gladpack'' (2000) * '' Lejonkungen 3 – Hakuna Matata'' (voice of Timon) (2004) * ''Den enskilde medborgaren'' (2006) * ''Hoppet'' (2007) * ''Playa del sol'' (2009) * ''Hälsningar från'' (2018) (TV series)

References

Living people 1955 births Swedish male comedians Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Swedish male singers Swedish male musical theatre actors Male actors from Stockholm Galenskaparna och After Shave members 20th-century Swedish comedians 21st-century Swedish comedians Comedians from Stockholm Comedians from Gothenburg {{Sweden-bio-stub