Lasse Åberg

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Lars Gunnar Åberg (born May 4, 1940; better known as Lasse Åberg) is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. He was born in the small town Hofors, but grew up in Stockholm.

Åberg has produced some of the most successful films in Sweden, depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way. Åbergs character can be described as an inept outsider with a large heart, constantly pushed aside without noticing. One may say he resembles the typical Chevy Chase or Mr. Bean character, likewise he shares the same tall and skinny physical characteristics.

His films have generated over 300 million Swedish kronor (~43 million USD) in Sweden alone; no large scale international distribution has ever been attempted.

As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs; one of his stocks in trade are sketchy Mickey Mouse drawings. He also re-designed the seat textiles for the Stockholm Metro subway in the 1990s.

As a musician, he played in the nationally successful band Electric Banana Band. Åberg is also the creator of Trazan och Banarne, one of the most beloved Swedish kids shows ever. It was shown on Swedish television in the late 70s/early 80s. The characters of the show, Trazan Apansson (Åberg) and Banarne (Klasse Möllberg) are also members of the Electric Banana Band.

[edit] Filmography

• 1979 Repmånad (direction, script, main actor)
• 1980 Sällskapsresan (direction, script, main actor)
• 1985 Sällskapsresan 2 - Snowroller (direction, script, main actor)
• 1988 S.O.S. - En segelsällskapsresa (direction, script, main actor)
• 1991 Den ofrivillige golfaren (direction, script, main actor)
• 1999 Hälsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt (direction, script, main actor)
• 2001 Färlig Rövpuling (direction, script)
• 2008 Den stramme röv (direction, script, main actor)

[edit] External links

• Lasse Åberg at the Internet Movie Database
• New York Times entry
• Åbergs Museum

v • d • e Films by Lasse Åberg Repmånad (1979) · Sällskapsresan (1980) · Sällskapsresan 2 - Snowroller (1985) · S.O.S. - En segelsällskapsresa (1988) · Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991) · Hälsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt (1999)

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NAME	Åberg, Lars Gunnar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Åberg, Lasse
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Swedish actor, musician, film director, and artist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 4, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hofors
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH