Jan ''Robert'' Andersson (born 3 April 1974), commonly known as Robban Andersson or Robinson-Robban, is a

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television personality who has participated in ''

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'' (the Swedish original to the US ''

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'' series) several times from 1999 until 2012. He has also participated in the celebrity version of ''

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'' and in the '' Gladiatorerna''.

Career

Andersson participated in ''Expedition Robinson'' several times between 1999 and 2012. The shows were broadcast on

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and later on

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. He has also worked as a sports teacher, as a reporter at ''

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'' and in a mine. Andersson made his television debut in ''

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'' on 25 September 1999. He has since participated in the series in 2003, 2005 and 2012. During the 2012 series, '' Robinson: Revanschen'', Andersson set the world record for the most days spent on ''Survivor'' islands by amassing a total 126 days, beating the American contestant Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano's previous record of 117 days. In the same season he had his best result in the competition by placing second in the finale behind Mariana "Mirre" Hammarling. In 2012, he participated in the talk show ''Breaking News med Filip och Fredrik'' on

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, on which he graded the different ''Expedition Robinson'' hosts over the years. Andersson made headlines when he appeared on the live ''Expedition Robinson'' finale in 2003 painted completely in blue, grabbed the winner's statuette and ate his ballot paper with his vote for the winner. Andersson has also taken part in the TV4 show '' Gladiatorerna'' and participated in the Swedish celebrity version of ''

'' in 2002 on Kanal5. He participated in '' Talang 2010'' under the alias "Mr Glupsk"; his talent was that he could eat thirteen

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s in two minutes. In 2016, he participated in Realitystjärnorna på godset alongside other reality series stars such as

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and

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, the show was broadcast on

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Personal life

He is in a relationship with Linda Lundin. Together the couple have two children: Tiger, born in 2010, and Chili, born in 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Robban 1974 births Swedish male television personalities Living people People from Gällivare Municipality Participants in Swedish reality television series