Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 – 13 June 2015) was a Swedish television host, actor and comedian.[1][2] Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy![3] 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 [no], playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop.

Magnus Härenstam
Magnus Härenstam in 2012.
Born
Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam

(1941-06-19)19 June 1941
Died13 June 2015(2015-06-13) (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Television host, actor
Years active1968–2015
Known forFem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
Spouses
Anita Bendel
(m. 1972⁠–⁠2003)
Birgitta Ryott
(m. 2010⁠–⁠2015)

Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several-year-long fight with cancer.[4][5]

Partial filmography

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Magnus Härenstam gav röst åt alla de barn som är för duktiga för sitt eget bästa". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Sagt om Magnus Härenstam". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ NT.se Magnus Härenstam lämnar Jeopardy Retrieved 13 June 2015 Archived 10 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Magnus Härenstam är död". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Magnus Härenstam är död". gp.se. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
edit