Magnus Härenstam
Encyclopedia
Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (born June 19, 1941 in Västervik
) is a Swedish
television host
, actor
and comedian
. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy!
for 14 years before being replaced by Adam Alsing
. Härenstam is also known for hosting the children's TV-program Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
(with Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus
), which was very popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam participated in the music video for ABBA
's hit song "When I Kissed the Teacher" where he plays the teacher who gets kissed by Agnetha Fältskog
. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he is almost equally popular in Norway
after starring in the 1990s sitcom Fredrikssons fabrik, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop.
Västervik
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 20,694 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its...
) 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....
television host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
for 14 years before being replaced by Adam Alsing
Adam Alsing
Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing in Karlstad, Sweden, is a Swedish television host, best known for hosting Big Brother Sweden on Kanal 5. Subsequently he moved to TV4 in 2005, hosting the Swedish version of Jeopardy!. He also hosts his own show Adam Live.-External links:...
. Härenstam is also known for hosting the children's TV-program Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter or Fem myror was a 1973–75 Swedish TV-series for children, hosted by Magnus Härenstam, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The TV-series included songs and sketches with "education" about letters, numbers, positions , etc...
(with Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus
Eva Remaeus
Eva Remaeus was a Swedish actress.Remaeus starred in the Swedish film Sven Klangs kvintett, the thriller, The Man on the Roof as well as the child television series Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter.She also appeared in Xerxes , Det är långt till New York and...
), which was very popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam participated in the music video for ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's hit song "When I Kissed the Teacher" where he plays the teacher who gets kissed by Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he is almost equally popular in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
after starring in the 1990s sitcom Fredrikssons fabrik, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop.
Filmography
- Up (2009) - Narrator in Swedish version
- Vem tror du att du är? (2009)
- Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighetGöta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighetGöta kanal 3: Kanalkungens hemlighet is a 2009 Swedish film directed by Christjan Wegner.- Cast :* Janne Carlsson as Janne Andersson* Eva Röse as Petra Andersson* Magnus Samuelsson as the motorcyclist* Magnus Härenstam as Peter Black...
(2009) - Stjärnorna på slottet (2007)
- Göta kanal – kanalkampen (2006)
- CarsCars (film)Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
(2006) - Sigillet (2006)
- Lite som du (2005)
- Muntergökarna (TheatreTheatreTheatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
) (2005) - The IncrediblesThe IncrediblesThe Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated action-comedy superhero film about a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers. It was written and directed by Brad Bird, a former director and executive consultant of The Simpsons, and was produced by Pixar and distributed by...
(2005) - Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt (1999)
- TarzanTarzan (1999 film)Tarzan is a 1999 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 18, 1999...
(1999) - Vuxna människor (1999)
- Bert – den siste oskulden (1995)
- Fredrikssons fabrik – The movie (1994)
- Jeopardy!Jeopardy!Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
(TV) (1991–2005) - Fredrikssons fabrik (1990–1993)
- Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice (1990)
- Card SharksCard SharksCard Sharks is an American television game show created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. Two contestants compete for control of a row of oversized playing cards by answering questions posed by the host and then guessing if the next card is higher or lower in value than...
(TV) (1987–1990) - Bombardemagnus (1985)
- Hemma hoz (1985)
- Två killar och en tjej (1983)
- Svenska SesamSvenska SesamSvenska Sesam is a Swedish adaptation of the popular US children's series Sesame Street. The series aired at 5:30 p.m. on the channel then called TV2.-Cast:* Lill Lindfors* Magnus Härenstam* Nils Eklund* Gunilla Åkesson* Svante Thuresson...
(1981) - SoporSoporSopor is abnormally deep sleep or a stupor which is difficult to get rid of. Sopor may be caused by a drug. Such drugs are deemed soporific....
(1981) - TuppenTuppenTuppen is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström....
(1981) - Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen (1981)
- SällskapsresanSällskapsresanSällskapsresan, which translates from Swedish as The Charter Trip, is a 1980 Swedish comedy film and the first in a series directed by Lasse Åberg...
(1980) - Magnus och Brasse Show (1980)
- Jag är med barn (1979)
- Skyll inte på mig!Skyll inte på mig!Skyll inte på mig! was a Swedish television comedy series starring Magnus Härenstam and Brasse Brännström, produced in 1977, and like Fleksnes fataliteter based on Galton and Simpson's scripts for the British series Hancock's Half Hour, translated and directed by Bo Hermansson.-Episodes:The episode...
(TV) (1978) - Det är serverat (Theatre) (1978)
- The Adventures of PicassoThe Adventures of PicassoThe Adventures of Picasso is a 1978 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter...
(1978) - Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården (1976)
- Varning för barn (Theatre) (1976)
- When I Kissed the Teacher (1976)
- En kille och en tjej (1975)
- Levande på Nya Bacchi (Theatre) (1974)
- FimpenFimpenFimpen is a 1974 Swedish family film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman.-Plot:...
(1974) - Pappas pojkar (1973)
- Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanterFem myror är fler än fyra elefanterFem myror är fler än fyra elefanter or Fem myror was a 1973–75 Swedish TV-series for children, hosted by Magnus Härenstam, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The TV-series included songs and sketches with "education" about letters, numbers, positions , etc...
(TV) (1973–1975) - Oj, är det redan fredag? (1970)
- Skratt (1968)