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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 SEK in Sweden alone; no large scale international distibution has ever been attempted.
As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs, where one of his trade marks 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.
Filmography
- 1979 Repmånad (direction, script, main actor)
- 1980 Sällskapsresan (direction, script, main actor)
- 1985 Sällskapsresan II (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)
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1940 births | Living people | Swedish actors | Swedish film directors
"Lasse Åberg"