1. Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell was a Swedish actor.
15 Facts About Johannes Brost
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Johannes Brost became recognized for his roles in the television programs Stjarnhuset and Rederiet; in Rederiet he appeared in 318 episodes.
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Johannes Brost later chose to start acting and applied to the Royal Dramatic Theatre drama school, but failed in the first round of auditions.
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Johannes Brost took private acting lessons with director Fred Hjelm and then he successfully applied to the Teaterhogskolan in Malmo.
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Johannes Brost became best known for his role as Joker the bartender in the television series Rederiet; he appeared in all 318 episodes of the series, which ran between 1992 and 2002.
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Johannes Brost had roles in several films, including Black Jack, Anglagard, Jonssonligan dyker upp igen and The Visitors.
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Johannes Brost was an honorary citizen of Laholm and produced several summer revue shows there.
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Johannes Brost appeared in several plays directed by Eva Rydberg at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg.
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In 2013, Johannes Brost won a Guldbagge award for his leading role in the 2011 film Avalon.
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Johannes Brost played Pekka in the series Jordskott and appeared in the show Lilyhammer.
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In 2016, Johannes Brost took part in the SVT show Stjarnorna pa slottet, in which he spoke about his life and career.
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Johannes Brost appeared as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2017 on TV4.
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Johannes Brost became friends with singer Mick Jagger after they met in 1965 when Jagger and the Rolling Stones performed in Malmo and went to a nightclub where Johannes Brost was working.
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When told about Johannes Brost's death, Jagger stated that "He was a wonderful guy" and that "We will miss his humour" and his generosity.
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Johannes Brost died from complications of esophageal cancer on 4 January 2018; he was to appear on a TV4 program, Tillsammans mot cancer on 8 January.