Anders Eriksson (comedian)

Anders Eriksson

Anders Eriksson in 2015
Born Anders Georg Eriksson
(1956-08-03) August 3, 1956
Trollhättan, Sweden[1]
Occupation Actor, comedian
Years active 1974–present

Anders Georg Eriksson (born August 3, 1956) is a Swedish revue artist, comedian and actor.[2] He is best known as a member of the comedy group Galenskaparna och After Shave.

Actor and comedian Claes Eriksson is Anders Eriksson's older brother.

Biography

Anders Eriksson studied the teacher's program at Chalmers in Gothenburg. He never finished the program and became instead a member of the i revue group Galenskaparna which was founded in 1978. In 1982 the group started collaborating with the vocal group After Shave. Their collaboration has resulted in numerous revues, films and TV Series, often with Eriksson in the lead role.

The role as Roy in the TV series Macken from 1986 made him very popular. Another of his most famous characters are Farbror Frej ("Uncle Frej") which first appeared in the TV series En himla många program from 1989. Other characters are the social Spanar'n in revues and in En himla många program, and the passionate music teacher Morgan in Den enskilde medborgaren ("The Individual Citizen").

In addition to the work with Galenskaparna och After Shave, Eriksson has appeared solo with his banjolele. He has sung and played at festivals both in Sweden and abroad. His role model is George Formby.

Stage performances

Filmography

References

  1. Sveriges befolkning 1970, CD-ROM v 1.04, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2002)
  2. Svensk Filmdatabas: Anders Eriksson, accessed 2013-04-15 (Swedish)
  3. Shared key role with Claes Eriksson in the first act.
  4. With After Shave och Anders Eriksson.

External links

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