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Knut Agnred
Birth Name:Knut Axel Lennart Agnred
Birth Date:1956 2, df=y
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Known For:Galenskaparna och After Shave
Nationality:Swedish
Signature:Knut Agnred autograph.png
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Knut Axel Lennart Agnred (born 29 February 1956)[1] is a Swedish singer, actor, and comedian. He is known for being a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.[2]

Life and career

Knut Agnred is the son of the athlete Lennart Andersson, who adopted the surname Agnred. He was educated in electrical engineering after studying at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. He has also worked in elderly care at Kålltorps sjukhem in Gothenburg. He has been a member of the comedy group After Shave since its inception in 1979. Agnred has written lyrics and music for several songs performed by Galenskaparna och After Shave.

Agnred has collaborated with Ken Wennerholm and Göran Rudbo in Triple & Touch and released a solo album called Text & music in 2004. In March 2009, the death metal band Despite released their debut album In Your Despite, which Knut Agnred contributed to on the opening track "Mindplague".

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986The Castle TourTourist with his son (Erik Wingquist)
1987LeifSven "Rambo" Larsson, Tommy Backman, Raggare, Soldat, Överläkare
1989Hajen som visste för mycketPastor Himmler
1990Macken – Roy's & Roger's BilserviceHans
1991Stinsen brinner... filmen alltsåSören Skärberg, Emilio, Göte Kåla
1996MonopolEgil Rosén
1998Åke från ÅstolÅke
2006Den enskilde medborgarenFrank Malvin (director of ODEN)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986MackenBudda
1989En himla många programVarious roles
1993TornadoJag, Aster, Disponenten, Fleetwood Hjelm, Drängen Sluta, Uppland, Sumo, Sten Johnsson, Viktor Bremer, Uno Skalle
2000GladpackVarious roles

Theatre

Discography

Solo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sveriges befolkning 1970, CD-ROM, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2002
  2. https://www.filmweb.no/film/article1272591.ece Filmweb: Galenskaparna After Shave – 30 årsfesten