Johan Rheborg
Encyclopedia
Carl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish
comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby
, Sweden
. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget
.
Rheborg is probably most known for his role as the space hero Kenny Starfighter, the irresponsible Percy Nilegård
, and also as the talking stain in Tide's Super Bowl commercial.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby
Täby
Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget
Killinggänget
Killinggänget is a Swedish comedy group, started in 1991. It is named after Glenn Killing, a character played by Henrik Schyffert who has appeared in many of their shows....
.
Rheborg is probably most known for his role as the space hero Kenny Starfighter, the irresponsible Percy Nilegård
Percy Nilegård
Percy Nilegård is a fictional character played by Johan Rheborg, and one of the primary staples of the Swedish comedy-group Killinggänget.A vain, snobbish, and possibly insane capitalist with a noticeable underbite, he does almost everything to earn money while also promoting his own ideas of good...
, and also as the talking stain in Tide's Super Bowl commercial.
Selected filmography
- 1992: I manegen med Glenn KillingI manegen med Glenn KillingI manegen med Glenn Killing was a Swedish television show broadcast by SVT in 1992. It marked the television debut of Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
(In The Ring With Glenn Killing) - 1995: NileCity 105,6NileCity 105,6NileCity 105,6 was a Swedish 6-part television show broadcast by SVT in 1995. It was the first major success of Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
- 1995: Bert - Den siste oskulden (Bert - The Last Virgin)
- 1996: Percy tårarPercy tårarPercy Tårar was a Swedish 6-part television show broadcast by SVT in 1996. It was Killinggänget's follow-up to the popular Nilecity 105,6. It was directed by Walter Söderlund and produced by Magdalena Jangard....
(Percy's Tears) - 1997: Kenny StarfighterKenny StarfighterKenny Starfighter is a Swedish television mini-series from 1997 that follows the titular hero as he fights against the evil lord Dr. Deo. Although aimed at children, this show was popular with adults as well. A film, Kenny Begins, was made in 2009....
- 1998: RederietRederietRederiet was a long-running Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between 1992 and 2002....
(High Seas) - 1999: Torsk på Tallinn
- 2000: En häxa i familjen (A Witch In The Family)
- 2001: Känd från TV (Known From TV)
- 2002: CleoCleoCleo is a given name that is short for Cleopatra or Cleophalus and an alternate spelling of Clio. It is a Greek prefix often translated to mean 'pride', 'fame' or 'glory'.Cleo may refer to:-People:...
- 2004: Four Shades of BrownFour Shades of BrownFour Shades of Brown is a 2004 Swedish film written by the comedy group Killinggänget and directed by their member Tomas Alfredson. The film stars Robert Gustafsson, Johan Rheborg, Henrik Schyffert, Jonas Inde, Maria Kulle and Ulf Brunnberg. The film consists four interweaved stories about life...
(Swedish title: Fyra nyanser av brunt) - 2005: Two Into OneTwo into OneTwo Into One is a 1984 farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney.It had a long run at the Shaftesbury Theatre starring Donald Sinden and Michael Williams.Ray Cooney's Theatre of Comedy Company bought the theatre during the run....
(Swedish title: Hotelliggaren) - 2007: Hjälp!Hjälp!Hjälp! is a Swedish situation comedy television series. It revolves around a professional therapist, Jeanette Placzycks, played by Stina Ekblad. She treats several patients in need of urgent help, hence the name of the series...
- 2009: Kenny BeginsKenny BeginsKenny Begins is a 2009 Swedish comedy science fiction film directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg. Johan Rheborg stars as Kenny Starfighter, an aspiring galaxy hero who crash lands on Earth...
External links
- Rheborg's official site (SwedishSwedish languageSwedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) - Rheborg at New York Times movies
- Johan Rheborg at IMDb