Alex Schulman
Encyclopedia
Carl Magnus Alexander "Alex" Schulman (born 17 February 1976 in Farsta
) is a Swedish
nobleman, journalist
, blog
ger and television
and radio
personality.
Schulman family
. He is also a maternal grandson of the author Sven Stolpe
. He has two brothers: Calle and Niklas Schulman. Together with his brother Calle he runs the company Schulmangruppen ("The Schulman Group").
From 1999 to 2000, Schulman worked for the celebrity magazine Se & Hör. He is the former editor-in-chief of the magazine Stureplan but left this position in April 2007. He now writes at the entertainment page in Aftonbladet
and he is also a columnist for the Aftonbladet-affiliated free newspaper Punkt SE. He also participates regularly in the radio show Äntligen morgon med Adam & Gry on Mix Megapol
, and as sidekick to Lennart Ekdal on the debate show Kvällsöppet on TV4.
From 2006 to 2007, he wrote the personal blog
Att vara Alex Schulman ("Being Alex Schulman"), which was later hosted on Aftonbladets website and grew in 2007 to became the most widely read blog in Sweden by far with around 285,000 readers per week. On 1 October 2007 he announced the closure of the blog, saying that the "blog has turned into a monster and I don't have the energy to take care of it anymore". He resumed blogging again on 15 February 2008, this time at the website of the small local newspaper Värmlands Folkblad together with his brother Calle. On 18 March 2008 their blog was closed down by the newspaper after they had made some harsh comments about a Swedish film reviewer. They continue to blog at their own website at Schulmangruppen.
He was married to Katrin Schulman (née
Zytomierska) from 28 July 2007 untiltil the summer of 2008. The couple were never legally married in Sweden and when they broke up Katrin Zytomierska took her maiden name back. Alex confirmed the break-up on his blog 28 of September 2008.
Farsta
Farsta is a district in a borough with the same name in southern Stockholm, see Farsta . It is also a metro station on the Green line . The distance between central Stockholm and Farsta is 8 kilometers.-Sports:...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
nobleman, journalist
Journalist
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, blog
Blog
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ger and television
Television
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and radio
Radio
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personality.
Biography
Alex Schulman is the son of television producer and journalist Allan Schulman and the television host Lisette Schulman (née Stolpe). Through his father he is a member of the nobleNobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
Schulman family
Schulman family
The Schulman family is a family of Baltic German noble origin first mentioned in 1495 on the island of Ösel.-History:...
. He is also a maternal grandson of the author Sven Stolpe
Sven Stolpe
Sven Stolpe , was a Swedish writer, translator, journalist, literary scholar and critic. He was active in Swedish literary and intellectual discussion for most of his life...
. He has two brothers: Calle and Niklas Schulman. Together with his brother Calle he runs the company Schulmangruppen ("The Schulman Group").
From 1999 to 2000, Schulman worked for the celebrity magazine Se & Hör. He is the former editor-in-chief of the magazine Stureplan but left this position in April 2007. He now writes at the entertainment page in Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
and he is also a columnist for the Aftonbladet-affiliated free newspaper Punkt SE. He also participates regularly in the radio show Äntligen morgon med Adam & Gry on Mix Megapol
Mix Megapol
Mix Megapol is a private Swedish radio network controlled by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. It launched in 1993 under the name Skärgårdsradion . Later that year the name was changed to Radio Megapol when the broadcasting permissions were auctioned out. In 1997 the word "Mix" was added and their slogan...
, and as sidekick to Lennart Ekdal on the debate show Kvällsöppet on TV4.
From 2006 to 2007, he wrote the personal blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
Att vara Alex Schulman ("Being Alex Schulman"), which was later hosted on Aftonbladets website and grew in 2007 to became the most widely read blog in Sweden by far with around 285,000 readers per week. On 1 October 2007 he announced the closure of the blog, saying that the "blog has turned into a monster and I don't have the energy to take care of it anymore". He resumed blogging again on 15 February 2008, this time at the website of the small local newspaper Värmlands Folkblad together with his brother Calle. On 18 March 2008 their blog was closed down by the newspaper after they had made some harsh comments about a Swedish film reviewer. They continue to blog at their own website at Schulmangruppen.
He was married to Katrin Schulman (née
NEE
NEE is a political protest group whose goal was to provide an alternative for voters who are unhappy with all political parties at hand in Belgium, where voting is compulsory.The NEE party was founded in 2005 in Antwerp...
Zytomierska) from 28 July 2007 untiltil the summer of 2008. The couple were never legally married in Sweden and when they broke up Katrin Zytomierska took her maiden name back. Alex confirmed the break-up on his blog 28 of September 2008.
External links
- Schulmangruppen , official website and blog
- Att vara Alex Schulman , Alex Schulman's former blog at Aftonbladet