- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBenny Holger Fredriksson
- Benny Fredriksson was born on July 2, 1959 in Hagersten, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Sammansvärjningen (1986), Himmelske Händel (1994) and Kära farmor (1990). He was married to Anne Sofie von Otter. He died on March 17, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
- SpouseAnne Sofie von Otter(1989 - March 17, 2018) (his death, 2 children)
- In 2021, Johan Palmgren's documentary film "Benny and the Culture House" came out , where a number of colleagues and Anne Sofie von Otter talk about what happened.
- His wife Sofie von Otter accused the media of exaggerating allegations of unwanted behavior during the Metoo campaign and that pornographic undertones became a strategy for the media to attract readers. In March 2019, Aftonbladet was condemned by the Press Opinion Committee for its publications.
- An investigation by the city of Stockholm, whose results were published after Fredriksson's death, revealed there was no evidence of sexual abuse.
- After finishing his education, he worked as an actor and director at the Royal Swedish Opera, Gothenburg City Theatre, National Swedish Touring Theatre, Drottningholm Palace Theatre and Stockholm City Theatre.
- In July 2020 , Kulturhuset Stadsteatern and Anne Sofie von Otter established an annual prize of 100,000 kroner, the Benny prize , in memory of Fredriksson.
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