Staffan Ling

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Staffan Ling
Ling in 2011
Born (1944-11-08) 8 November 1944 (age 79)
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known forKockduellen, Stadskampen, Parlamentet

Staffan Ling (born 8 November 1944) is a Swedish actor and television presenter. Ling moved to Umeå to study humanities at the Umeå University during his early years, and became one of the founders of the local student theatre (Umeå Nya Studentteater) in 1964.

He was a producer at

TV4.[1] Along with actor Bengt Andersson
he participated in Sant och sånt from 1972 to 1987, a show for children featuring simple scientific and technical experiments and explanations of how things work. Through this show, the two became well established as the duo Staffan & Bengt.

Ling has participated in several of SVTs

Julkalendern shows, Julkul med Staffan & Bengt, Julstrul med Staffan & Bengt and Liv i luckan med julkalendern. He is also known for hosting the cooking competition show Kockduellen.[2]

Ling acted in the film Sällskapsresan 2, he has also presented the

TV4 show Ring Ling, and as a "celebrity tracker" on the entertainment show På rymmen in 1998.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "TV4 blåser nytt liv i lekprogram". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Peder Lamm programledare för TV4:s nya Kockduellen" (Press release). tv4gruppen.se. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ett förlegat äventyr". Helsingborgs Dagblad - hd.se. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Region Västerbotten » Krister Olsson: "Jag är inte rädd för att dö, men jag är rädd för att missa något"". Region Västerbotten. Retrieved 3 August 2015. [dead link]

External links

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