Fredrik Skavlan
Known for Acting · 20 credits
- Born
- 1966-09-02 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Oslo, Norway
Biography
Fredrik Skavlan (born 2 September 1966) is a Norwegian journalist, cartoonist and TV personality. From 1998 to 2007 he hosted Norway's most popular talk show Først & sist (First & Last), which attracted more than one million viewers every Friday evening. He won the 1999 Norwegian Television Award for best host. After taking a break from the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK he was persuaded to host his own show for Sweden's SVT in the spring of 2009, Skavlan. Skavlan won the Swedish Television Award for Best Television Host, the first Norwegian to do so. In the autumn of 2009 the program started broadcasting on both NRK and SVT. Since autumn 2013 the show is also broadcast on the Danish secondary channel DR2. Danish criticism has been absent so far. Skavlan originally worked as a journalist and cartoonist for several Norwegian newspapers, including Morgenbladet and Dagbladet. He has also illustrated several books, including Unni Lindell's children's book Nifse Nella og nattskolen (Spooky Stella and the Night School) (2008).
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Host
Solsidan
2010
as Self
Hellenius Hörna
2010
as Self - Guest
BIANCA
2022
as Self - Guest
Trygdekontoret talkshow
2009
I kveld med Ylvis
2011
as Self
Torsdagsklubben
2002
Dette er humor
2024
Skavlan & Sverige
2025
as Self - Host
Slå på ring
2001
Imperiet Bianca
2023
as Himself
To Trøtte Typer
2000
as Self (voice)
Movies (8)
The Quake
2018
as Skavlan / Himself
The Trip
2021
as Talkshow Host
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
2012
438 Days
2019
as Skavlan
Lust
2017
as Talkshow-host (voice)
Music for Weddings and Funerals
2002
as Journalist
Alexander Rybak - Hello Europe
2018
as Self
The Hunt for the Next Lamine Yamal
2026
as Self (archive footage)
About Fredrik Skavlan
Fredrik Skavlan (born 2 September 1966) is a Norwegian journalist, cartoonist and TV personality. From 1998 to 2007 he hosted Norway's most popular talk show Først & sist (First & Last), which attracted more than one million viewers every Friday evening. He won the 1999 Norwegian Television Award for best host. After taking a break from the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK he was persuaded to host his own show for Sweden's SVT in the spring of 2009, Skavlan. Skavlan won the Swedish Television Award for Best Television Host, the first Norwegian… With 20 credits spanning from 2000 to 2026, Fredrik Skavlan has appeared in 8 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fredrik Skavlan Movies
- The Quake (2018) — as Skavlan / Himself
- The Trip (2021) — as Talkshow Host
- Once Upon a Time in Phuket (2012)
- 438 Days (2019) — as Skavlan
- Lust (2017) — as Talkshow-host (voice)
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