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Lasse Åberg, 2005

Lars "Lasse" Gunnar Åberg (born May 5, 1940 in Hofors ) is a Swedish actor , director , musician and artist . He was born in the small town of Hofors in the province of Gävleborgs län ( Gästrikland ) and grew up in Stockholm .

Åberg became known at the end of the 1960s when he appeared together with Ardy Strüwer in a sketch series on Swedish television SVT . In the 1970s he began his career as a director and actor. Åberg has produced several successful films in which he portrayed “typically Swedish” life in a humorous way. His films grossed over 300 million Swedish kronor in Sweden alone . He directed and wrote the screenplay in all of the films and was also the leading actor. Furthermore, Åberg made a name for himself as a collector of everything to do with Mickey Mouse . To this end, he opened a museum in a cowshed at Väppeby gård in Bålsta .

As a musician he has national successes with the Electric Banana Band . He also designed the pattern for the seats on the Stockholm subway .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1979: Repmånad
  • 1980: Sällskapsresan
  • 1985: Sällskapsresan II
  • 1988: SOS - En segelsällskapsresa
  • 1991: The ofrivillige golfaren
  • 1999: Hälsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt
  • 2011: The Stig-Helmer Story

Web links

Commons : Lasse Åberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files