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Ola Henrik Lindholm (born 5 November 1970) is a
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television personality from
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,
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. He has been the host of several popular television shows in Sweden, including ''Skrotslaget'', ''Ola 21:30'', ''Söndagsöppet'', ''Riktig talkshow'', ''Myror i brallan'', '' Wild Kids'', ''Glasklart'', and
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. Lindholm was the editor in chief of the popular Swedish children's magazine '' Kamratposten'' from 2006 to 2011. He currently lives in
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with his wife and son.


Career

Lindholm began his television career in the mid-1990s. Up until 2003, he had hosted such television shows as ''Myror i brallan'', ''Ola 21:30'', ''Skrotslaget'', ''Riktig talkshow'', and ''Söndagsöppet''. In 2004, he was chosen to host that year's version of Melodifestivalen, an annual music competition and the most popular television program in Sweden. The following year, Lindholm hosted the first season of Swedish reality show '' Wild Kids''. Described as a children's version of '' Survivor'', the show features two groups of children competing with each other in competitions in the Swedish forest
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, where the contestants live together until the show is over and the winners win a trip to Africa. A second season of ''Wild Kids'' was filmed in late 2006 and aired in early 2007. The third season, also hosted by Lindholm, aired in 2009, and a fourth season is currently in production. On 30 October 2007, Lindholm hosted the '' Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards'', which was arranged at
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in Stockholm. At the end of 2007, Lindholm appeared on
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's talk show ''Babben & Co'' that aired on the national television broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Prior to his appearance on that show, Lindholm had only made a few appearances on television the previous months. He therefore believes his appearance on ''Babben & Co'' was the reason he was selected to host the game-show ''Glasklart'', a newly created television project by SVT that began airing in March 2008. ''Glasklart'' was the first game-show Lindholm had hosted in his career. The program, which features charades, was described by Lindholm as an "hour of warm and exciting entertainment" mixed with knowledge and craziness. Since 2006, Lindholm was the editor in chief of the popular Swedish children's magazine ''Kamratposten''. The previous editor in chief was Eva Birmann. It was announced on 30 May 2006 that Lindholm would take over the magazine on 1 October that year. He considered ''Kamratposten'' to be a "classic institution" and it was not hard for him to accept the offer. Prior to joining the magazine, Lindholm had experienced working with children on the reality show ''Wild Kids'' and the children's nature show ''Myror i brallan'', both of which aired on SVT. He commented that he easily connects with children because he treats them like adults and respects their opinions.


Personal life

Lindholm was raised in
Karlshamn Karlshamn () is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality. Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles ...
,
Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne County, Skåne, Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Kalmar County, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karl ...
. He currently lives in
Lidingö Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...
outside of Stockholm with his wife Lotta Bäcker and their son Loa Lindholm. Lindholm quit his job as editor in chief for ''Kamratposten'' in May 2011 after being charged for the use of cocaine. Lindholm hosted the SVT program ''Tittarnas Wild Kids'' (''Viewers' Wild Kids''), a ''Wild Kids'' spin-off program which was mid-season at the time. Because of his prosecution, SVT pulled the remaining two episodes of the season from their schedule. Lindholm has denied the allegations. A random police test after a football game at Råsunda showed trace amounts of
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in his urine. The trial began on 5 September the same year. He was found guilty on 12 September and sentenced against his denials to pay a fine.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindholm, Ola Swedish television hosts Swedish male television actors 1970 births Living people