Johan Glans

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Johan Glans
Johan Glans
Born
Johan Magnus Glans

(1974-04-09) 9 April 1974 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1994-
PartnerSara Young
Websitehttps://www.johanglans.se/

Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra.[1] Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred as Axel in Swedish Dicks on Pop.[2] In the spring of 2016, Johan Glans participated as team leader in SVT's new comedy program "Tror du jag ljuger?" together with Anna Mannheimer as program manager and Fredrik Lindström as team manager for the opposing team. All three have appeared in the same roles in later seasons.[3] In 2018, he was awarded the Pirate Prize.[4] He has a role in the 2020, Christmas calendar Mirakel, which is broadcast on SVT.[5]

Glans is married to Sara Young and together they have two children. Glans' uncle is the author and culture writer Kay Glans. Glans is a cousin of the track and field athlete Dan Glans.[6]

In 2021, Glans is starring in Home Invasion on Netflix.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sundh, Fredrik (22 April 2017). "David Batra: "Jag hade inte kunnat leva med en människa som inte hatar rasism"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Review: Pop's imported comedy 'Swedish Dicks' has a good heart, but not enough laughs". Los Angeles Times. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Lindström i nytt ljugprogram i SVT". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  4. ^ "Nyheter, SVT (21 maj 2018). "Johan Glans tilldelas Piratenpriset". SVT Nyheter. Läst 21 maj 2018".
  5. ^ "Johan Glans om att vara med i julkalendern: "Äntligen"". SVT Nyheter. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Glans – i skuggan av Gärderud". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  7. ^ "NENT Group launches sci-fi comedy `Home Invasion' as next original series". Nordic entertainment group. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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