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Lasse Åberg is a Actor, Director and Author Suédois born on 5 may 1940 at Hofors (Suede)
Lars Gunnar ("Lasse") Åberg (born 5 May 1940 in Hofors; grew up in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960–64 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design.
Åberg has produced some of the most successful films in Sweden, depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way. Åbergs 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 (~43 million USD) in Sweden alone; no large scale international distribution has ever been attempted. His 1980 film Sällskapsresan was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs; one of his stocks in trade are sketchy Mickey Mouse drawings. He is a member of Svenska Serieakademien. He also 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 kids shows ever. It was shown on Sveriges Television in the late 70s/early 80s. 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. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Den ofrivillige golfaren.
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Lasse Åberg
Lars Gunnar ("Lasse") Åberg (born 5 May 1940 in Hofors; grew up in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960–64 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design.
Åberg has produced some of the most successful films in Sweden, depicting "typical" Swedish life and customs in a usually humorous way. Åbergs 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 (~43 million USD) in Sweden alone; no large scale international distribution has ever been attempted. His 1980 film Sällskapsresan was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
As an artist, he is famous for making various lithographs; one of his stocks in trade are sketchy Mickey Mouse drawings. He is a member of Svenska Serieakademien. He also 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 kids shows ever. It was shown on Sveriges Television in the late 70s/early 80s. 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. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Den ofrivillige golfaren.
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Filmography of Lasse Åberg (8 films)
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The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Tove Edfeldt, Elisabet Carlsson, Stig Engström, Claes Månsson
Roles Stig-Helmer
Rating45%
Le célèbre personnage suédois Stig-Helmer Olsson replonge dans ses souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse, et tente de retrouver son premier amour.
The Health Journey (1999)
, 1h45Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman, Magnus Härenstam, Pia Johansson, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Roles Stig-Helmer Olsson
Rating43%
The film is about the health resort Granhedsgården in Dalarna, Sweden, and they have a problem. They don't have many guests at all and something must be done. At the same time, Stig-Helmer is a little depressed after his girlfriend has left him, and so he lives on junk food. His best friend Ole invites him to come along to the health resort Granhedsgården. Now, the craziness begins.
The Accidental Golfer (1991)
, 1h47Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman, Ulf Eklund, Jimmy Logan, Annalisa Ericson
Roles Stig Helmer
Rating56%
The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) works at toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan).
Swedes at Sea (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Johan Rabaeus, Ewa Fröling, Tor Isedal, Sten Ljunggren
Roles Stig-Helmer Olsson
Rating61%
Lasse Åberg and Jon Skolmen star as Stig-Helmer and Ole, who end up in an archipelago with very rich people after a costume party, leading to total chaos!
Snowroller (1985)
, 1h31Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Björn Granath, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Donald Arthur
Roles Stig-Helmer Olsson
Rating65%
The film is about the Swede Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole going to the alps, where a lot of crazy things will happen.
Montenegro (1981)
, 1h36Directed by Dušan Makavejev
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films
Actors Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Jamie Marsh, Bora Todorović, Per Oscarsson, Svetozar Cvetković
Roles Customs Inspector
Rating65%
Marianne Faithfull sings "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" over the opening credit sequence.
Package Tour (1980)
, 1h47Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Kim Anderzon, Magnus Härenstam, Weiron Holmberg, Ted Åström
Roles Stig-Helmer Olsson
Rating71%
The plot follows a stuffy, nerdy Swede, Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg), who travels to the fictional town of Nueva Estocolmo in Gran Canaria. At the airport in Sweden, he meets a man from Norway, Ole Bramserud (Jon Skolmen). Before the trip, he calls for a meeting with a psychiatrist called Dr. B. A:son Levander for treating his flying-fear. Levander then cons Stig-Helmer into smuggling money to Nueva Estocolmo for another of the travellers, Gösta Angerud (Roland Jansson) by telling him that he has an aunt at Nueva Estocolmo and gives Stig-Helmer the money in a christmas present. (Unknown to Stig-Helmer, the money is stuffed in a bread loaf.) Among the other travellers are two middle-aged women, Maj-Britt (Lottie Ejebrant) and Siv (Kim Anderzon); the alcoholic duo Berra Ohlsson (Sven Melander) and Robban Söderberg (Weiron Holmberg) who looks for a liquor store named Pepe's Bodega throughout the movie; and the Storch couple who are laughed at by Berra and Robban because of the similar pronouncing of Storch and stork.
The Call-up (1979)
, 1h25Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Janne Carlsson, Lasse Åberg, Ted Åström, Weiron Holmberg, Lars Amble
Roles Helge Jonsson
Rating64%
Plusieurs années après leur conscription, un groupe de jeunes hommes se retrouvent pour un exercice militaire, mais leur réunion tourne vite à la bringue.
Director
The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Tove Edfeldt, Elisabet Carlsson, Stig Engström, Claes Månsson
Rating45%
Le célèbre personnage suédois Stig-Helmer Olsson replonge dans ses souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse, et tente de retrouver son premier amour.
The Health Journey (1999)
, 1h45Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman, Magnus Härenstam, Pia Johansson, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Rating43%
The film is about the health resort Granhedsgården in Dalarna, Sweden, and they have a problem. They don't have many guests at all and something must be done. At the same time, Stig-Helmer is a little depressed after his girlfriend has left him, and so he lives on junk food. His best friend Ole invites him to come along to the health resort Granhedsgården. Now, the craziness begins.
The Accidental Golfer (1991)
, 1h47Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman, Ulf Eklund, Jimmy Logan, Annalisa Ericson
Rating56%
The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) works at toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan).
Swedes at Sea (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films
Actors Lasse Åberg, Jon Skolmen, Johan Rabaeus, Ewa Fröling, Tor Isedal, Sten Ljunggren
Rating61%
Lasse Åberg and Jon Skolmen star as Stig-Helmer and Ole, who end up in an archipelago with very rich people after a costume party, leading to total chaos!
Snowroller (1985)
, 1h31Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Björn Granath, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Donald Arthur
Rating65%
The film is about the Swede Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole going to the alps, where a lot of crazy things will happen.
Package Tour (1980)
, 1h47Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg, Kim Anderzon, Magnus Härenstam, Weiron Holmberg, Ted Åström
Rating71%
The plot follows a stuffy, nerdy Swede, Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg), who travels to the fictional town of Nueva Estocolmo in Gran Canaria. At the airport in Sweden, he meets a man from Norway, Ole Bramserud (Jon Skolmen). Before the trip, he calls for a meeting with a psychiatrist called Dr. B. A:son Levander for treating his flying-fear. Levander then cons Stig-Helmer into smuggling money to Nueva Estocolmo for another of the travellers, Gösta Angerud (Roland Jansson) by telling him that he has an aunt at Nueva Estocolmo and gives Stig-Helmer the money in a christmas present. (Unknown to Stig-Helmer, the money is stuffed in a bread loaf.) Among the other travellers are two middle-aged women, Maj-Britt (Lottie Ejebrant) and Siv (Kim Anderzon); the alcoholic duo Berra Ohlsson (Sven Melander) and Robban Söderberg (Weiron Holmberg) who looks for a liquor store named Pepe's Bodega throughout the movie; and the Storch couple who are laughed at by Berra and Robban because of the similar pronouncing of Storch and stork.
The Call-up (1979)
, 1h25Directed by Lasse Åberg
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Janne Carlsson, Lasse Åberg, Ted Åström, Weiron Holmberg, Lars Amble
Rating64%
Plusieurs années après leur conscription, un groupe de jeunes hommes se retrouvent pour un exercice militaire, mais leur réunion tourne vite à la bringue.