Fredrik Lindström

Fredrik Lindström

Fredrik Lindström (born june 27, 1963 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County) is a Swedish linguist, comedian, film director and presenter.

In the 2000s, Lindström has become a household name in Sweden through his documentary series "Värsta språket" about the Swedish language on Sveriges Television. The series has reached top ratings because of Lindström's personable and entertaining approach to the information presented to viewers. Lindström has written several books that have served as a basis for the series. They have the same kind of approach, mixing informality with information derived from the author's linguistics background.

Lindström's first encounter with the Swedish audience was on the radio show "Hassan", on which he made prank calls to random people pretending to be different imaginary people, often with some kind of subtle disturbance that made the conversation farcical. The show aired on P3 for several seasons in the 1990s.

A few years later, after various smaller appearances as a stand-up comedian, he directed two Swedish featured films in the comedy/drama genre; these featured well known Swedish actors such as Mikael Persbrandt and Magnus Härenstam.

Discography

Films

* "Vuxna människor", 1999 ("Adult behaviour," lit. "Adult People".)
* "Känd från TV", 2001 ("Recognized from TV")

Documentaries

* "Harry Victor", 2001
* "Värsta språket" ("The worst language")
* "Svenska dialektmysterier" ("Swedish dialect mysteries")
* "Världens modernaste land" ("The world's most modern country")

Radio shows

* "Hassan", early to mid 90's
* "På minuten", (the Swedish version of the BBC radio game show "Just a Minute")

TV shows

* "Tommy på vita duken" on ZTV ("Tommy on the big screen")
* "Ingesson"
* "Pangbulle" ("Bang bun")
* "Pentagon"
* "c/o Segemyhr"
* "Detta har hänt" ("This has happened")

CDs

* "www.matapa.nu", at Mosebacke in Stockholm during the spring of 1999 (" www.foodmonkey.nu")

Books

* "Världens dåligaste språk" ("The world's baddest [sic] language"), 2000
* "Vad gör alla superokända människor hela dagarna?" ("What do all the super-unknown people do every day?"), 2001
* "Jordens smartaste ord" ("The smartest words on earth"), 2002
* "Vem är Björn och vem är Benny?" ("Who is Björn and who is Benny?"), 2004
* "Jag är en sån som bara vill ligga med dig" ("I'm the kind who only wants to sleep with you"), 2005
* "Svitjods undergång och Sveriges födelse" ("The Fall of Svitjod and the Birth of Sweden") with Henrik Lindström, 2006

Prizes and awards

* "Karamellodiktstipendiet" 2001.
* "Tage Danielsson-prize" 2002.
* "Månadens stockholmare may 2002" ("Stockholmian of the month").
* "Stora journalistpriset" 2003.
* "Kunskapspriset" 2003.


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