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Svante Thunberg
Born (1969-06-10) 10 June 1969 (age 55)
Boo, Sweden
Occupation(s)Author, arts manager/producer, actor
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
Children2, including Greta Thunberg

Svante Thunberg (born 10 June 1969) is a Swedish author, arts manager and producer, and actor.[1] He has written Scener ur hjärtat [Scenes from the heart] with his spouse the operatic mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman. He is also associated with the work of his daughter, youth environmental activist Greta Thunberg.[2][3]

Early life and education

Thunberg was born Svante Fritz Vilhelm Thunberg on 10 June 1969, in Saltsjö-Boo parish in Stockholm County.[4][verification needed] He is the son of actors Olof Thunberg and Mona Andersson.[4][verification needed][5]

Thunberg appeared in two plays at the Royal Dramatic Theater Dramaten in 1991: as a choir member and extra in Romeo and Juliet, and as named character "Ettan" in Peter Pan[6]. He trained as an actor at Göteborg University.[when?][7]

Career

After training,[when?] Thunberg joined Riksteatern, or the "Riks",[8] where he toured as an actor in plays of its youth program, the "Unga Riks" [Young Riksteatern], among them Thomas Tidholm's Tralala-la (1997), Börje Lindström's Sprit (1998), Irena Kraus' Ciao bella (1999), and Isa Schöier's Min bror (2000), as well as Petter S. Rosenlund's En hopplös grabb (2001).[9] In 1998 he appeared in an episode of the Swedish television series Skärgårdsdoktorn. He has also portrayed composer Joseph Martin Kraus in an episode of Veckans konsert (sv) in 2002.[10][11]

He now also works as manager and co-producer for his wife, opera singer Malena Ernman.[12][13] Together, they wrote Scener ur hjärtat, in English, Scenes from the Heart, about their family and what they see as the environmental crisis.[14][13]

Greta's school strike

He originally stated concerning his daughter Greta's school strike for the climate that "She is supposed to be in school; we cannot support her action,"[15] Later on he stated that "Greta forced us to change our lives, I didn’t have a clue about the climate. We started looking into it, reading all the books – she has read them too."[16] He now manages Greta's career.[17] He accompanied her on the Malizia II racing yacht when she crossed the Atlantic Ocean to visit the Americas.[18]

References

  1. ^ Greta Thunberg: teenager on a global mission to ‘make a difference’ Published by The Guardian on September 26, 2019 and consulted on September 27, 2019
  2. ^ Filks, Ilze (11 March 2019). "Swedish Student Greta's Climate 'School Strike' Goes Global". Reuters.com. London, England. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ Zoe Tidman (14 August 2019). "Greta Thunberg sets sail from UK on two-week journey aboard high-tech yacht to reach climate summits". Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b SVAR Staff (2011). Sveriges Befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele, Sweden: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. p. not given. ISBN 9789188366917.[page needed][verification needed]
  5. ^ For more on his parents, see SVAR Staff (2002). Sveriges Befolkning 1970; Sveriges släktforskarförb (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. p. not given. ISBN 9187676311.[page needed][verification needed] and SVAR Staff (2004). Sveriges Befolkning 1980; Sveriges släktforskarförb (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. p. not given. ISBN 9187676370.[page needed][verification needed]
  6. ^ "Arkivet Rollboken - Dramaten". www.dramaten.se.
  7. ^ Åtta av 567 fick chansen, Dagens Nyheter 7 juni 1992 s B4.[verification needed]
  8. ^ La 'estrambótica' familia de Greta Thunberg: padre actor y madre cantante de Eurovisión Published by El Español on September 26, 2019 and consulted the following day Template:Es
  9. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". smdb.kb.se.
  10. ^ "Skärgårdsdoktorn (TV Series 1997–2000) - IMDb" – via m.imdb.com.
  11. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". smdb.kb.se.
  12. ^ Norman, Hemmets Journal | Lina. "Malena Ernman: När jag är bortrest får barnen gosa med Moses". Hemmets Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b DN.com Staff (23 August 2018). "Malena Ernman om familjekrisen och klimatkrisen [Malena Ernman: "We burn out on a burned out planet"]". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. Retrieved 30 July 2019.(subscription required)
  14. ^ Kindstrand, Gunilla (29 December 2018). "Scener ur hjärtat—Familjen Ernman: Utbrända barn på lika utbränd planet [Scenes from the Heart—The Ernman family: Burnt-out children on an equally burnt-out planet]". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. ^ Before Greta Thunberg's famous school strike, her mum was the only celebrity in the family. Published by mamamia.com on September 26, 2019 and consulted the following day
  16. ^ The Swedish 15-year-old who's cutting class to fight the climate crisis Published by The Guardian on September 1, 2018, consulted on September 27, 2019
  17. ^ Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade Published by Standpoint on May 30, 2019, consulted on September 27, 2019
  18. ^ Greta sets sail for Trump's America Published by The Ecologist on July 30, 2019 and consulted on September 27, 2019
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