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* Actor
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* host
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| years_active = 1984–present
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| partner = [[Maria Kulle]]
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'''Gert Sten Fylking''', born on [[October 7]] [[1945]] in [[Stockholm]], is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[actor]], [[journalist]], [[politician]] ([[Christian Democrat]]) and [[anchorman]] of the radio programme [[Rix MorronZoo]] on [[Rix FM]], where he is known by the nickname of ''Fylking Sverige'' (a handle translatable as ''Your Man Fylking from Sweden''). He has participated in many theatre productions, films and TV-programmes. He is married to Tanja Fylking; they have six children and live in Stockholm. Among his friends are [[Robert Aschberg]], [[Hasse Aro]] and [[Lennart Jähkel]], and especially the late [[Christer Pettersson]] (since their childhood).
'''Gert Åke Fylking''' (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actor, journalist, politician ([[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrat]]) and host of the radio programme [[Gert's Värld]] on [[Radio 1 101,9 FM]], where he is known by the nickname of ''Fylking Sverige'' (a handle translatable as ''Your Man Fylking of Sweden''). He has participated in many theatre productions, films and TV programmes. He is married to Tanja Fylking; they have six children and live in Stockholm. Among his friends are [[Robert Aschberg]], [[Hasse Aro]] and [[Lennart Jähkel]], and especially the late [[Christer Pettersson]] (since their childhood).


== Radio ==
== Life ==
Fylking grew up in [[Stockholm]] and spent large parts of his youth in the [[Stockholm Archipelago]]. He joined the Swidish Forces at the [[Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment]] (KA 4) in [[Gothenburg]] in 1966. He was then sent as a platoon commander to the "Coastal Hunter" School at [[Vaxholm's Coastal Artillery Regiment]] (KA 1). He enrolled in the Royal Naval Academy.
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Presently, together with [[Titti Schultz]] and [[Roger Nordin]], Gert Fylking is anchorman of the show noted above. He is also known for bursting out in a loud sarcastic exclamation ("Äntligen!" - meaning: "Finally!") at the press conference where the name of the winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] ([[Gao Xingjian]]) was announced in 2000 and doing so again in 2001. Nevertheless, he made peace with [[Horace Engdahl]] on the radio and ceased his exclamations - however, this ''tradition'' he had created was taken over by others who still continue to exercise it. The friendship with Engdahl has been reported as ''on-again-off-again'' (2009).

Fylking has previously been noted for its association with the nation-wide known criminal and addict [[Christer Pettersson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gert Fylking: Min syster söp ihjäl sig |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/gert-fylking-min-syster-sop-ihjal-sig/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref>

== Radio host ==
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Presently, together with [[Titti Schultz]] and [[Roger Nordin]], Gert Fylking is anchorman of the show noted above. He is also known for bursting out in a loud sarcastic exclamation ("Äntligen!" - meaning: "Finally!") at the press conference where the name of the winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] ([[Gao Xingjian]]) was announced in 2000, doing so again in 2001. Despite condemnations from the [[Swedish Academy]], and futile attempts to have him banned from further announcements, he proclaimed he had made peace with [[Horace Engdahl]] and gone out to dine with him on occasion. An ''tradition'' of exclaiming - especially over broadly unknown laureates - was taken over by other journalists who continue to exercise it. The friendship with Engdahl has been reported as ''on-again-off-again''.<ref>aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/A2LeOM/antligen-nu-ar-de-kompisar</ref>

== Controversy ==
On 17 April 2012, Fylking likened [[Serb]]s to [[Anders Behring Breivik]] on his show ''Gert's Värld'' (Gert's World). While talking about the Norwegian [[2011 Norway attacks|mass murderer]], Fylking mentioned that "the world is full of these Breivik characters", and continued: "We’ve managed to catch many others as well. We caught these Serbians who acted like bloody swine and killed hundreds of thousands of fleeing people. We caught them. But do you think they are judged by the Serbians? No, the Serbians hail them as heroes. So who are the psychopaths? Is it the majority of the Serbian population that are stupid or is it just these people who are convicted of war crimes that are idiots?"<ref>{{cite news |title=Serbs are like Breivik': Swedish radio host |url=http://www.thelocal.se/40472/20120425/ |accessdate=25 April 2012 |newspaper=The Local - Swedish Edition |date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427033658/http://www.thelocal.se/40472/20120425/ |archivedate=27 April 2012 }}</ref>

After strong public reaction including a letter of protest to the station by [[Serbia–Sweden relations|Serbia's ambassador to Stockholm]], Dušan Crnogorčević, Fylking apologized for the statements, but was suspended from work indefinitely.<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio host axed for likening Serbs to Breivik|url=http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/radio-host-axed-for-likening-serbs-to-breivik|accessdate=25 April 2012|newspaper=The Local - Norwegian Edition|date=25 April 2012<!-- 12:34 GMT+1-->|archive-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427034123/http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/radio-host-axed-for-likening-serbs-to-breivik|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* (2006) ''Bilar'' ([[Cars (film)]] - Film)
* 2006 - ''Bilar'' ([[Cars (film)|Cars]] - film)
* (2002) ''Heja Björn'' (TV-series)
* 2002 - ''Heja Björn'' (TV series)
* ([[1997 in film|1997]]) ''Adam & Eva''
* 1997 - ''Adam & Eva''
* ([[1996 in film|1996]]) ''[[Evil Ed]]''
* 1996 - ''[[Evil Ed]]''
* ([[1996 in film|1996]]) ''Silvermannen'' (The Silver Man - Miniseries)
* 1996 - ''Silvermannen'' (The Silver Man - Miniseries)
* (1994) ''Rapport till himlen'' (Report to Heaven - Miniseries)
* 1994 - ''Rapport till himlen'' (Report to Heaven - Miniseries)
* ([[1992 in film|1992]]) ''Nordexpressen'' (The Northern Express)
* 1992 - ''Nordexpressen'' (The Northern Express)
* ([[1992 in film|1992]]) ''Ha ett underbart liv'' (Have a Wonderful Life)
* 1992 - ''Ha ett underbart liv'' (Have a Wonderful Life)
* (1992) ''Hassel - Svarta banken'' (Hassel - The Black Bank)
* 1992 - ''Hassel - Svarta banken'' (Hassel - The Black Bank)
* ([[1984 in film|1984]]) ''Mannen från Mallorca'' ([[The Man from Majorca]])
* 1984 - ''[[The Man from Majorca]]''

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 13:02, 10 October 2024

Gert Fylking
Fylking in 2014
Born
Gert Åke Fylking

(1945-10-07)7 October 1945
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actor
  • journalist
  • politician
  • host
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Tanja Fylking
​
​
(m. 2001; div. 2016)​
PartnerMaria Kulle
Children6

Gert Åke Fylking (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actor, journalist, politician (Christian Democrat) and host of the radio programme Gert's Värld on Radio 1 101,9 FM, where he is known by the nickname of Fylking Sverige (a handle translatable as Your Man Fylking of Sweden). He has participated in many theatre productions, films and TV programmes. He is married to Tanja Fylking; they have six children and live in Stockholm. Among his friends are Robert Aschberg, Hasse Aro and Lennart Jähkel, and especially the late Christer Pettersson (since their childhood).

Life

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Fylking grew up in Stockholm and spent large parts of his youth in the Stockholm Archipelago. He joined the Swidish Forces at the Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 4) in Gothenburg in 1966. He was then sent as a platoon commander to the "Coastal Hunter" School at Vaxholm's Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1). He enrolled in the Royal Naval Academy.

Fylking has previously been noted for its association with the nation-wide known criminal and addict Christer Pettersson.[1]

Radio host

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Presently, together with Titti Schultz and Roger Nordin, Gert Fylking is anchorman of the show noted above. He is also known for bursting out in a loud sarcastic exclamation ("Äntligen!" - meaning: "Finally!") at the press conference where the name of the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (Gao Xingjian) was announced in 2000, doing so again in 2001. Despite condemnations from the Swedish Academy, and futile attempts to have him banned from further announcements, he proclaimed he had made peace with Horace Engdahl and gone out to dine with him on occasion. An tradition of exclaiming - especially over broadly unknown laureates - was taken over by other journalists who continue to exercise it. The friendship with Engdahl has been reported as on-again-off-again.[2]

Controversy

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On 17 April 2012, Fylking likened Serbs to Anders Behring Breivik on his show Gert's Värld (Gert's World). While talking about the Norwegian mass murderer, Fylking mentioned that "the world is full of these Breivik characters", and continued: "We’ve managed to catch many others as well. We caught these Serbians who acted like bloody swine and killed hundreds of thousands of fleeing people. We caught them. But do you think they are judged by the Serbians? No, the Serbians hail them as heroes. So who are the psychopaths? Is it the majority of the Serbian population that are stupid or is it just these people who are convicted of war crimes that are idiots?"[3]

After strong public reaction including a letter of protest to the station by Serbia's ambassador to Stockholm, Dušan Crnogorčević, Fylking apologized for the statements, but was suspended from work indefinitely.[4]

Selected filmography

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  • 2006 - Bilar (Cars - film)
  • 2002 - Heja Björn (TV series)
  • 1997 - Adam & Eva
  • 1996 - Evil Ed
  • 1996 - Silvermannen (The Silver Man - Miniseries)
  • 1994 - Rapport till himlen (Report to Heaven - Miniseries)
  • 1992 - Nordexpressen (The Northern Express)
  • 1992 - Ha ett underbart liv (Have a Wonderful Life)
  • 1992 - Hassel - Svarta banken (Hassel - The Black Bank)
  • 1984 - The Man from Majorca

References

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  1. ^ "Gert Fylking: Min syster söp ihjäl sig". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. ^ aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/A2LeOM/antligen-nu-ar-de-kompisar
  3. ^ "Serbs are like Breivik': Swedish radio host". The Local - Swedish Edition. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Radio host axed for likening Serbs to Breivik". The Local - Norwegian Edition. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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