Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 – 13 June 2015) was a Swedish television host,

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. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show ''

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'' for 14 years before being replaced by Adam Alsing. Härenstam is also known for hosting the children's TV-program '' Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter'' (with Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus), which was very popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam participated in the music video for

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's hit song " When I Kissed the Teacher" where he played the teacher who got kissed by

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, having starred in the 1990s sitcom ', playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop. Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several-year-long fight with

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Partial filmography

*'' Skratt'' (1968, TV Short) *'' Oj, är det redan fredag?'' (1970, TV Series) *'' Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter'' (1973, TV Series) - Magnus *'' Pappas pojkar'' (1973, TV Series) - Martin Bengtsson *'' Fimpen'' (1974) - Mackan *''Levande på Nya Bacchi'' (1974,

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) *'' En kille och en tjej'' (1975) - Party Guest *'' Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården'' (1976, TV Movie) - Kamrer Gunnarsson *''Varning för barn'' (1976, Theatre) *'' When I Kissed the Teacher'' (1976, Video short) - The Teacher *''Skyll inte på mig!'' (1978, TV Series) - Magnus *''Det är serverat'' (1978, Theatre) *'' The Adventures of Picasso'' (1978) - Hitler *'' Jag är med barn'' (1979) - De unga älskande - Bosse *'' Magnus och Brasse Show'' (1980, TV Series) *'' Sällskapsresan'' (1980) - Dr. B. A:son Levander *'' Sopor'' (1981) - Ulf Adelsohn *'' Tuppen'' (1981) - Cederqvist *'' Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen'' (1981) - Kronofogden *'' Svenska Sesam'' (1981, Swedish version of Sesame Street) *''En flicka på halsen'' (1982) - Hot Dog Vendor *'' Två killar och en tjej'' (1983) - Klasse Wallin *''Jokerfejs'' (1984) *'' Hemma hoz'' (1985, TV Mini-Series) *'' Bombardemagnus'' (1985) *''

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'' (1987–1990, TV Series) *'' Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice'' (1990) - Edvard *'' Fredrikssons fabrikk'' (1990–1993, TV Series) - Direktør Hasse Fredriksson *''

'' (1991–2005, TV Series) - Television host *'' Fredrikssons fabrik – The movie'' (1994) - Fredriksson *'' Bert: The Last Virgin'' (1995) - Roland Ebert *'' Vuxna människor'' (1999) - Frank's boss *''

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'' (1999, Swedish dub) *'' Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' (1999) - Dr. Levander *''Karlsson på taket'' (2002) - Filip, thief (voice) *''

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'' (2005, Swedish dub) *''Winners and Losers'' (2005) - Himself *'' Muntergökarna'' (2005, Theatre) *'' Lite som du'' (2005-2006, TV Series) - Ralf Sundin *'' Sigillet'' (2006) - Rektor Magnificus *''

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'' (2006, Swedish dub) *'' Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen'' (2006) - Peter Black *'' Stjärnorna på slottet'' (2007) *'' Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighet'' (2009) - Peter Black *'' Vem tror du att du är?'' (2009) *'' Up'' (2009, Narrator in Swedish version) *'' Bamse and the Thief City'' (2014) - Reinard Räv (voice)

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