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Lasse Brandeby as Kurt Olsson at the summer camp of the Communist Party in Tiveden National Park 2003.

Lasse Brandeby, born 27 April 1945 in Majorna in Gothenburg, dead 20 November 2011 in Gothenburg[1], is a Swedish actor, comedian and journalist.

After receiving his degree in journalism he worked for Radio Sjuhärad. He debuted as actor in the early 1980s on Nationalteatern in Gothenburg. He is best known for his quirky character Kurt Olsson, around whom several TV-shows were made in the 1980s and 1990s. He is also known for his other comedic character Rolf Allan Mjunstedt in the TV series Rena rama Rolf where we also saw the breakthrough of comedian Robert Gustafsson.

During early 2007 he participated in the Swedish TV show Let's Dance with dance partner Ann Lähdet where he failed to reach the final three.[2]

Brandeby died on November 20, 2011 after suffering from an illness.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.svd.se/kultur/lasse-brandeby-ar-dod_6648612.svd
  2. ^ "Lasse and Ann in Let's Dance" (in Swedish). tv4.se.
  3. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article13962021.ab

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