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Magnus Härenstam

Magnus Härenstam

Birthday: 1941-06-19 | Place of Birth: Västervik, Småland, Sverige

Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam was 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 played the teacher who got kissed by Agnetha Fältskog. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he was almost equally popular in Norway, having starred in the 1990s sitcom Fredrikssons fabrikk, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop. Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several year long fight with cancer.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2009
Who Pulled the Plug? 3

as    Peter Black

1981
Who Pulled the Plug?

as    Peter Black

1979
Father to Be

as    De unga älskande - Bosse

1976
Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården

as    Gunnarsson