Magnus Härenstam
CountrySweden 
GenderMale
BirthdayJun 19, 1941
Death2015-06-13
BiographyJohan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 – 13 June 2015) was a Swedish television host, actor and comedian. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy! 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, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop.
Härenstam died on 13 June 2015, six days before his 74th birthday, after a several-year-long fight with cancer.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Magnus Härenstam. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Härenstam died on 13 June 2015, six days before his 74th birthday, after a several-year-long fight with cancer.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Magnus Härenstam. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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