Lasse Åberg | |
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Born | Lars Gunnar Åberg 5 May 1940
Hofors, Sweden |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Inger Jönsson (
m. 1965) |
Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design. [1]
Åberg has produced some of the most successful films in Sweden, depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way. Åberg's character can be described as an inept outsider with a large heart, constantly pushed aside without noticing.
His films have generated over 300 million Swedish kronor (~29 million USD) in Sweden alone; no large scale international distribution has ever been attempted. His 1980 film Sällskapsresan entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. [2]
As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs, with one of his specialties being sketchy Mickey Mouse drawings. He is a member of Svenska Serieakademien. Additionally, 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. Åberg is also the creator of Trazan & Banarne, one of the most beloved Swedish children's shows ever. It was shown on Sveriges Television in the late 1970s/early 1980s. The characters of the show, Trazan Apansson (Åberg) and Banarne ( Klasse Möllberg) are also members of the Electric Banana Band.
At the 17th Guldbagge Awards he won the Ingmar Bergman Award. [3] At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Den ofrivillige golfaren. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | Oj oj oj eller Sången om den eldröda hummern | Freer | |
1967 | Ola & Julia | Waiter | |
1968 | Lejonsommar | Gunnar | |
1972 | 47:an Löken blåser på | General Painriche | |
1976 | Husmors filmer våren 1976 | — | |
1977 | Söndagsseglaren | — | Writer, director |
1978 | Snacka om energi! | — | Short film, director |
1979 | Repmånad | Helge Jonsson | Writer, director |
1980 | Sällskapsresan | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
1981 | Montenegro eller Pärlor och svin | The customs inspector | |
1983 | Kalabaliken i Bender | Ensign Gustaf Lagercrona | |
1985 | Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
1988 | S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
1988 | Folk och rövare i Kamomilla stad | Drummer Hagerup | |
1991 | Den ofrivillige golfaren | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
1993 | Minns Ni? | — | Short film |
1998 | EBB the movie | Trazan Apansson | Concert film |
1999 | Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
2011 | The Stig-Helmer Story | Stig-Helmer Olsson | Writer, director |
2013 | Skepp ohoj | — | Documentary short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Se upp i backen | — | |
1984 | Zvampen | Himself (host) | Writer, director |
2018 | Sjölyckan | Gösta | |
2019 | Renées brygga | Himself | |
2019 | Barncancergalan | Himself |