Lasse Åberg

Lasse Åberg
Åberg in 2013
Born
Lars Gunnar Åberg

(1940-05-05) 5 May 1940 (age 84)
Hofors, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • film director
  • artist
Spouse
Inger Jönsson
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(m. 1965; died 2024)​

Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish comedian, 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,[citation needed] depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way.[citation needed] Åberg's character can be described as an inept outsider with a large heart, constantly pushed aside without noticing.[citation needed]

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] and is the first in a series of films of the same name about his character Stig-Helmer Olsson.

As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs, with one of his specialties being sketchy Mickey Mouse pastiches. He is a member of Svenska Serieakademien. Additionally, he re-designed the seat textiles for the Stockholm Metro subway in the 1990s.

As a musician, he played in the nationally successful comedy children's 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]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1974 Se upp i backen —
1984 Zvampen Himself (host) Writer, director
2018 Sjölyckan Gösta
2019 Renées brygga Himself
2019 Barncancergalan Himself

Bibliography

  • Åberg L.; Bessière C. (1984). Lasses klokbok för vetgiriga barn. Brombergs bokförlag. ISBN 9176081664.
  • Telegin M. L.; Meijer M.; Larsson I. (1985). Ölvännernas matbok. Informationsförlaget. ISBN 9177360958.
  • Åberg, Lasse (1988). Två lösa Boy och Rekordmagasinet. Bokförlaget Atlantis. ISBN 9174862340.
  • Åberg, Lasse (2003). En skridskobanan på skridskobanan: En bok om ord som är lika som bär men bär olika betydelse. Brombergs bokförlag. ISBN 9176089258.
  • Åberg, Lasse (2008). Souvenirer: en inblick i den exotiska formvärld som flyger under esteternas radar. Kartago förlag. ISBN 9789186003029.
  • Åberg, Lasse (2011). The Stig-Helmer Stories. Bulls Presstjänst AB. ISBN 9789163387913.

References

  1. ^ "Abergs Museum -". www.abergsmuseum.se. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2005.
  2. ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Lasse Åberg". Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991)". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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