Karl Anders Fabian Dyall (born 11 February 1967) is a

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dancer, singer and actor.

Biography

Dyall was born in England. His mother was Swedish; his father was a musician from Guyana and he grew up in the West Indies. He is the younger brother of singer

Sharon Dyall Sharon Birgitta Dyall (born 28 December 1962) is a Swedish singer, actress and voice actress. She became famous in the late 1980s when she acted in the SVT TV series ''Varuhuset''. She has since become known as a singer of soul and jazz music a ...

. When he was eleven he and his family moved to Sweden and resided in

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. In 1984, he became the Swedish champion in breakdance, and also Swedish champion in freestyle dancing in 1986. He was one of the original members of the dance squad BouncE, where he was both dancer and choreographer. He made his stage debut in the musical ''Fantomen'' at Scalateatern in Stockholm. He composed the music for the film ''Stockholmsnatt''. He was awarded the Guldmasken award for "Best male lead role" for his role in ''Fame'' at Chinateatern in 1992. Dyall played the role of "Emilio" in the SVT drama series ''

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''. He has had leading roles in the musicals ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Little Shop of Horrors'' and '' Singin in the Rain''. As a choreographer he has worked with music groups like Ainbusk. He also worked as a choreographer for the musical ''Hur man lyckas i business utan att bli utbränd'' at Intiman in

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in 2004. He has worked with

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at Fredriksdalsteatern in

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. He has also appeared in TV productions including ''

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Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing along with musical guest stars to well-known Swedish and interna ...

'', '' Fort Boyard'', '' Sing along'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

*1984 – ''Freak Out'' (TV series) *1987 – ''Stockholmsnatt'' *1994 – ''Rederiet'' (TV series) *1995 – ''NileCity 105,6'' (TV series) *2003 – ''De magiska skorna'' (voice) *2004 – ''Gustaf'' (röst) *2006 – ''Min vän Charlotte'' *2013 – ''Kalle med K'' (TV series) *2014 – ''From Sammy with love'' (TV series)

References

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