Kristian Luuk

Kristian Luuk
Kristian Luuk (2004)
Born	(1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 58) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Television presenter
Known for	Sen kväll med Luuk (Late evening with Luuk) På spåret (On the line)
Spouse	Carina Berg ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2016)​

Ants Robert Kristian Luuk (born 14 June 1966) is a Swedish comedian and television presenter. He has presented several shows such as Sen kväll med Luuk, Melodifestivalen and På spåret. He was married to Carina Berg.

Biography

Early life

Kristian Luuk's parents come from Estonia, and the first few years in Sweden the family lived in Sätra in Stockholm, but in 1970 the family moved to Skärholmen. His father worked for IBM, and during three years at the end of the 1970s the family lived in California, USA.[1] Luuk studied at Estniska skolan in Stockholm, and his high school studies took place at Åva gymnasium in Täby. He studied business and economics at Handelshögskolan in Stockholm, where he started getting involved in the student- and local radio.[2]

Career

For the larger audience he became known for the radio show Hassan at Sveriges Radio and Knesset at ZTV.[3] In 1996 he started working in television at TV4 where he presented his own talk show Sen kväll med Luuk.[4] The talk show lasted until 2004. In early 2005, he started presenting God natt, Sverige along with his then wife Carina Berg.[5] The show was cancelled after just one season and Luuk left TV4 after that.[5] With the help of Peter Settman Luuk got work at SVT and in late 2007 he presented the show Videokväll hos Luuk.[6]

Luuk acted in the film Känd från TV in 2001 in a supporting role, the film was directed by Fredrik Lindström.[7] He presented Melodifestivalen 2007 and Melodifestivalen 2008 on SVT, Sweden's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[8]

In 2009, Luuk became the presenter of the popular entertainment show På spåret (along with Fredrik Lindström), after the previous presenter Ingvar Oldsberg left the show.[9] He presented the reality series Maestro in 2011 for SVT.[10]

In 2012 he presented the podradio show Luuk & Lokko along with his childhood friend Andres Lokko.[11]

Personal life

Luuk was married to fellow television presenter Carina Berg.[12] The couple has one son. Luuk also has two children from previous relationships. On October 7, 2016, it was announced that Luuk and Berg were getting a divorce.[13]

Radio, TV and Film

Radio

• Hassan i P3, 1993 - 1994, Sveriges Radio
• Sommar i P1, presenter 26 June 1996 and 18 July 2009[14]
• Luuk & Lokko, 2012, Sveriges Radio

Talk shows

• Knesset, 1995, ZTV
• Sen kväll med Luuk, 1996 - 2004, TV4
• God natt, Sverige, 2005, TV4
• Videokväll hos Luuk, 2007 - 2008, SVT

Presenter

• Melodifestivalen 2007 och 2008, SVT
• På spåret, 2009–present,[15] SVT
• Maestro, 2011, SVT
• Veckans ord med Kristian Luuk, 2021, SVT

Film

• Känd från TV, 2001, directed by Fredrik Lindström.

Television

• Dips, 2018–[16]

References

1. "Bröderna Luuk gör scenshow av sin kris". DN.SE. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. Realtid - Kristian Luuk Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. "ZTV lever vidare i arkiven". DN.SE. August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
4. "Victoria gästar Kristian Luuk". Aftonbladet. 28 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
5. "Carina Berg säger godnatt till Sverige". SvD.se. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. "Videokväll hos Luuk – Tillbaka på bästa sändningstid". svt.se. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
7. "Aftonbladet: Aftonbladet recensioner: Film". Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
8. "Kristian Luuk leder Melodifestivalen 2008". Aftonbladet. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
9. "Det är Carina som cashar in i familjen". Expressen. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
10. "Kristian Luuk leder Maestro". Dagens Media. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
11. Luuk och looko goes podradio Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Resume.se Retrieved 19 September 2015
12. "Luuk och Berg har gift sig". Aftonbladet. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
13. "Kristian Luuk och Carina Berg skiljer sig". Dagens Nyheter. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
14. Sveriges Radio (18 July 2009). "Alla avsnitt - Sommar & Vinter i P1". Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
15. Klara för tre år till Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Resume.se Retrieved 19 September 2015
16. Oscarsson, Mattias (2020-11-18). "Diplomathumor – en ny svensk trend". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-08.

External links

Media related to Kristian Luuk at Wikimedia Commons