Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design.[1]
Lasse Åberg | |
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 Åberg in 2013 | |
| Born | Lars Gunnar Åberg 5 May 1940 Hofors, Sweden |
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Inger Jönsson (m. 1965) |
Åberg has produced some of the most successful films in Sweden,[citation needed] depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way.[citation needed] Åberg's character can be described as an inept outsider with a large heart, constantly pushed aside without noticing.[citation needed]
His films have generated over 300 million Swedish kronor (~29 million USD) in Sweden alone; no large scale international distribution has ever been attempted. His 1980 film Sällskapsresan entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival[2] and is the first in a series of films of the same name about his character Stig-Helmer Olsson.
As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs, with one of his specialties being sketchy Mickey Mouse pastiches. He is a member of Svenska Serieakademien. Additionally, he re-designed the seat textiles for the Stockholm Metro subway in the 1990s.
As a musician, he played in the nationally successful comedy children's band Electric Banana Band. Åberg is also the creator of Trazan & Banarne, one of the most beloved Swedish children's shows ever. It was shown on Sveriges Television in the late 1970s/early 1980s. The characters of the show, Trazan Apansson (Åberg) and Banarne (Klasse Möllberg) are also members of the Electric Banana Band.
At the 17th Guldbagge Awards he won the Ingmar Bergman Award.[3] At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Den ofrivillige golfaren.[4]
Filmography
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Oj oj oj eller Sången om den eldröda hummern | Freer | |
| 1967 | Ola & Julia | Waiter | |
| 1968 | Lejonsommar | Gunnar | |
| 1972 | 47:an Löken blåser på | General Painriche | |
| 1976 | Husmors filmer våren 1976 | — | |
| 1977 | Söndagsseglaren | — | Writer, director |
| 1978 | Snacka om energi! | — | Short film, director |
| 1979 | Repmånad | Helge Jonsson | Writer, director |
| 1980 | Sällskapsresan | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 1981 | Montenegro eller Pärlor och svin | The customs inspector | |
| 1983 | Kalabaliken i Bender | Ensign Gustaf Lagercrona | |
| 1985 | Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 1988 | S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 1988 | Folk och rövare i Kamomilla stad | Drummer Hagerup | |
| 1991 | Den ofrivillige golfaren | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 1993 | Minns Ni? | — | Short film |
| 1998 | EBB the movie | Trazan Apansson | Concert film |
| 1999 | Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 2011 | The Stig-Helmer Story | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
| 2013 | Skepp ohoj | — | Documentary short |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1974 | Se upp i backen | — | |
| 1984 | Zvampen | Himself (host) | Writer, director |
| 2018 | Sjölyckan | Gösta | |
| 2019 | Renées brygga | Himself | |
| 2019 | Barncancergalan | Himself |
Bibliography
edit- Åberg L.; Bessière C. (1984). Lasses klokbok för vetgiriga barn. Brombergs bokförlag. ISBN 9176081664.
- Telegin M. L.; Meijer M.; Larsson I. (1985). Ölvännernas matbok. Informationsförlaget. ISBN 9177360958.
- Åberg, Lasse (1988). Två lösa Boy och Rekordmagasinet. Bokförlaget Atlantis. ISBN 9174862340.
- Åberg, Lasse (2003). En skridskobanan på skridskobanan: En bok om ord som är lika som bär men bär olika betydelse. Brombergs bokförlag. ISBN 9176089258.
- Åberg, Lasse (2008). Souvenirer: en inblick i den exotiska formvärld som flyger under esteternas radar. Kartago förlag. ISBN 9789186003029.
- Åberg, Lasse (2011). The Stig-Helmer Stories. Bulls Presstjänst AB. ISBN 9789163387913.
References
edit- ^ "Abergs Museum -". www.abergsmuseum.se. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2005.
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Lasse Åberg". Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991)". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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