Jonas Gardell
Jonas Gardell | |
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Gardell in 2018 | |
| Born | Lars Jonas Holger Gardell 2 November 1963 Täby, Sweden |
| Occupations | Author, playwright, comedian, artist |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Mark Levengood
(m. 2011; div. 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born 2 November 1963) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian. He is the brother of religion scholar Mattias Gardell. He is well known for his books and plays in all of Scandinavia and his books have been translated to around 25 languages.[1]
Early life
Lars Jonas Holger Gardell was born 2 November 1963 in Täby, the third of four children born to Bertil Gardell and Ingegärd Rasmussen.[2][3][4] Both his parents were psychologists.[3]
His brother, Mattias Gardell is a religious historian and his sister Stina Gardell is a documentary filmmaker.[4]
Career
Gardell's first novel, Passionsspelet (The Passion Play), was published in 1985. Since then, he has written some ten novels, including En komikers uppväxt (A Comedian Growing Up), which became a TV series. He has also written several other books, nine plays and two screenplays that were made into movies, including Livet är en schlager (Life is a Schlager).
He wrote and performed himself the song "Aldrig ska jag sluta älska dig", which was performed by Bergström in the film.
Gardell performed his own play Tillfällig gäst i ditt liv (Temporary guest in your life) (2007) at the Scala Theater in Stockholm.
In 2013, Gardell was elected "Homo Bi Trans Person of the Year" at the Swedish Gaygalan Awards, for the book Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves).[5] His prize was presented to him by the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria.[6]
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2018.
Personal life
Gardell married Mark Levengood in 2011. They had been in a relationship for 16 years at the time of their wedding.[7] They had two children together.[8]
In January 2023, Gardell and Levengood announced their separation.[9] They were granted a divorce in June.[10]
Bibliography
- 1979 – Den tigande talar
- 1985 – Passionsspelet
- 1986 – Odjurets tid
- 1987 – Präriehundarna
- 1988 – Vill gå hem
- 1990 – Fru Björks öden och äventyr
- 1992 – En komikers uppväxt
- 1993 – Mormor gråter och andra texter
- 1995 – Frestelsernas berg
- 1997 – Isbjörnarna. Cheek to cheek. Människor i solen (tre pjäser)
- 1998 – Så går en dag ifrån vårt liv och kommer aldrig åter
- 1998 – Oskuld och andra texter
- 2001 – Ett ufo gör entré
- 2003 – Om Gud
- 2006 – Jenny
- 2009 – Om Jesus
- 2011 – Har man inget liv får man köpa ett som alla andra: Samlade visdomsord 2010–2011
- 2012 – Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: 1, Kärleken
- 2013 – Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: 2, Sjukdomen
- 2013 – Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar: 3, Döden
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| "Aldrig ska jag sluta älska dig" | 2000 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Det finns en väg" | 2018 | — |
References
- ^ "Jonas Gardell". www.norstedts.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Bohlin, Rebecka (2018-09-28). "Jonas Gardell: "Det här är ett feministiskt kvinnoporträtt"". Dagens ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ a b Nyhuus-Wirén, UllaMi (2015-05-30). "Alltid med kärleken i fokus". Hallands Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ a b Lindqvist, Inga-Lina (2018-09-14). "Konstnärligt haveri som ändå berör". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "The Crown Princess attends the QX Gay Gala". Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Swedish crown princess presents 'Gay of the Year' award". The Telegraph. 2013-02-05. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Jonas och Mark har gift sig". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ "Jonas Gardell har blitt pappa". Aftenposten. 2002-09-15. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ Thorén, Matilda (2023-01-20). "Jonas och Mark separerar – "sorg och stark overklighetskänsla"". QX (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ Nord, Daniel (2023-07-13). "Levengood om exmaken: "Underbar människa"". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-28.