Fredrik Eklund
Fredrik Eklund (pseudonym Tag Eriksson ; born April 26, 1977 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish real estate agent who lives in the United States .
Life
Eklund's father is the economist Klas Eklund , the Swedish author Sigge Eklund is his brother. His grandparents were the actors Bengt Eklund , who starred in films by Ingmar Bergman , and Fylgia Zadig . After his school days in Stockholm and a year in a school exchange program with a US school in Edina , Minnesota , Eklund studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics ; he did not finish his studies. When he was a student he started Club Billy with friends in Stockholm . He later founded the Internet company Humanywhich meanwhile had 45 employees. He also started the Swedish music production company Cave Entertainment . In New York City , Eklund worked for the real estate company JC DeNiro & Associates and was nominated for Rookie of the Year 2003 by the Real Estate Board in New York. Eklund currently works for the real estate company CORE Group Marketing .
Film career
From 2001 Eklund played as a porn actor under the pseudonym Tag Ericsson in several porn films. He received the GayVN Award in 2004 for the film The Hole (a parody of the film Ring ). In an interview with Out magazine he said about this time: "It was only a week of my life, accumulated. It was spread out over a few months, so it was a very short period of my life. It was something that I tried and quickly decided that I was done with. " ("It was only a week of my life added up. It was spread out over several months, so it was only a short episode of my life. It was something I tried and quickly decided it wasn't for me.")
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 2004: GayVN Awards
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: The Hole
- 2003: American Porn Star
- 2003: Training Camp 1
Web links
- Fredrik Eklund in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Aftonbladet: Svensk vd blir porrskådis i USA (Swedish)
- Directors blev porrskådis - ger ut bok om karriärbytet (Swedish)
- Fredrik Eklund in the Internet Adult Film Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/fashion/14eklund.html
- ↑ http://www.out.com/entertainment/2012/03/08/interview-fredrik-eklund
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eklund, Fredrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eriksson, day (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish porn actor and real estate agent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |