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Fredrik Eklund (born April 26, 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a New York City real estate broker, a former Information technology (IT) entrepreneur in his native Sweden, a gay porn actor (under the pseudonym Tag Eriksson, also written Tag Ericsson) and a novelist.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Family
Eklund is the brother of the author Sigge Eklund and the son of Klas Eklund, who is a senior economist at Swedish bank SEB.[2] His paternal granddparents were Swedish actors Bengt Eklund and Fylgia Zadig.[3][4]
[edit] Early career
Eklund's first American experience was as a high school exchange student in Edina, MN. After returning to Sweden, Eklund studied at the Stockholm School of Economics, but never graduated. He has also worked for the financial newspaper Finanstidningen. During his student days, he was involved in the Stockholm gay club scene, and with some friends started a club named "Billy." In 1999, Eklund founded the internet company Humany, together with his father and former prime minister Carl Bildt on the board. At the age of 23, Eklund was the CEO of a company with 45 employees.[3] With the passing of the dot-com bubble, Eklund started a music production company, Cave Entertainment. He published 8 song writers with #1 hits in Japan, Sweden and on the Billboard Latino list.
[edit] Acting
Before leaving Sweden for New York City, Eklund entered a career in gay pornographic film under the pseudonym Tag Eriksson (or Tag Ericsson). He starred in the porn comedy movie The Hole (2003) (a parody of The Ring)[2][5], and for this role won a GayVN award for "Best Solo Scene." He appeared in six additional pornographic movies with Jet Set Productions. Simultaneously he also worked as an IT programmer for SEB Investment bank internationally. He has regularly given interviews about this phase in this life in Swedish as well as international press. He claims his background in acting has not affected his career negatively.
[edit] Real estate
In New York City Eklund became Managing Director at the New York City real estate firm CORE Group Marketing and in 2010 Managing Director at Prudential Douglas Elliman, the largest real estate brokerage on the East Coast. In February 2008 he sold an apartment to Cameron Diaz.[6], in August 2009 to John Legend[7] and in July 2010 to Daniel Craig.
Fredrik is the founder of "Eklund Stockholm New York" [1]. The New York Times featured Fredrik on the front page of The Sunday Style Section in November 2010, announcing he will be shooting a reality TV show for Bravo.[2]
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Hole, 2003
- American Porn Star, 2003
- Training Camp 1, 2003
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Svensk VD blir porrskådis i USA, Aftonbladet, February 2003, accessed May 2008 (Swedish)
- ^ a b c Widdicombe, Ben (2010-11-14). "From Pornography to Real Estate Mogul". New York Times. p. ST1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/fashion/14eklund.html. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ a b En porrfilmstjärnas bekännelser, Svensk Bokhandel, October 2004, Fredrik Eklund, accessed May 2008, (Swedish)
- ^ Direktören blev porrskådis - ger ut bok om karriärbytet, Dagens Nyheter, June 2004, Bernt Hermele, accessed May 2008 (Swedish)
- ^ When You Need More Than Porn (It Happens), Gary Kramer, November 10, 2005, San Francisco Bay Times
- ^ PageSix.com
- ^ Chung, Juliet (August 7, 2009). "John Legend Agrees to Buy East Village Apartment". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574332640624854408.html#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052970204908604574334441150961858%26articleTabs%3Darticle.
