Bo Sigfrid ("Bosse") Parnevik (born 20 March 1938, in

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) is a

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artist and

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. He is member of '' Lokalrevyer i Sverige'' and gives the Parnevik Scholarship to good revue artists every year. His son is professional golfer

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Biography and career

Parnevik moved with his family from Gothenburg to

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when he was 2 years old. There, he started his career as an artist by performing imitations at

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s as a teenager. He debuted on a TV program that was broadcast from Nalen in

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on 31 December 1957, together with artists such as

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and

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. Parnevik was a good athlete and moved to

where he studied to be a gymnastic director. His talent became well-known after his performance at the Folkparkernas Artistforum in

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in 1959. He appeared on the radio program '' Karusellen'' in 1963 and on the TV program '' Hvar fjortonde dag'' from 1965 to 1967. By the late 60s, Parnevik was so established that he did about 300 performances at

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s from May to September. In 1971, he made his first TV program ''Harpsundspartaj''. From 1978 to 1979, he hosted '' Party hos Parnevik,'' which became very popular. His most memorable performances were when he

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programs and spoke in another person's voice. Besides this, he was skilled in wearing masks which made him look like another person, such as

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, Bengt Bedrup,

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and Ingemar Mundebo. Together with Hasse Wallman, Parnevik later established himself as restaurateur and bought restaurants in

such as ''

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''. Later he was partner of

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, where he performed in his first revue show ''Parneviks revyparty'', along with

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and

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, among others. In 1987, he performed the revue ''Parneviks Oscarsparty'' at

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. From 1993 to 1994, he performed ''Parneviks Cirkusparty'' at the

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in Stockholm. In November 2007, his revue ''Parneviks gubbröra'' premiered at Maximteatern.

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* *http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3369&artikel=3014867 {{DEFAULTSORT:Parnevik, Bosse 1938 births Living people Comedians from Gothenburg Swedish impressionists (entertainers) Swedish male comedians