Hans Mosesson
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Hans Kristoffer Mosesson, (born August 1, 1944) is a Swedish
actor and musician.
Hans Mosesson was born in the Enskede
district of Stockholm
. He studied medicine at the University of Lund
in the 1970s. In Lund he met the newly founded leftist theater and musical group Nationalteatern
, and Mosesson quit his studies and joined the group and moved with them to Gothenburg
. He both wrote and sang the songs "Plast's sång" and "Lägg av!", among others.
Mosesson has also been in many Swedish films and TV-productions. In recent years he has become a household face in Sweden after starring in a long-running series of commercials for grocery chain ICA.
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....
actor and musician.
Hans Mosesson was born in the Enskede
Enskede
Enskede may refer to*The districts of Gamla Enskede in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough, Stockholm*Enskededalen, a district of Stockholm's Skarpnäck borough*Enskede gård in Söderort, Stockholm...
district of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He studied medicine at the University of Lund
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
in the 1970s. In Lund he met the newly founded leftist theater and musical group Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.-History:Initially formed as a...
, and Mosesson quit his studies and joined the group and moved with them to Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. He both wrote and sang the songs "Plast's sång" and "Lägg av!", among others.
Mosesson has also been in many Swedish films and TV-productions. In recent years he has become a household face in Sweden after starring in a long-running series of commercials for grocery chain ICA.