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Carlsson in 2011.
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Born |
Jan Edvard Carlsson 12 March 1937 , Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Other names | • Janne Carlsson • Jan Carlsson • Janne Karlsson |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1950-present |
Janne "Loffe" Carlsson (born 12 March 1937), sometimes credited as Janne Carlsson,Jan Carlsson or Janne Karlsson, is a Swedish film and television actor. He is also a skilled drummer, featured on several albums in Swedish 1970s and 1980s music. He was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish jazz fusion/psychedelic rock duo Hansson & Karlsson that were active in the late 1960s.
Carlsson was born on March 12, 1937 in , Sweden as Jan Edvard Carlsson, to Erik Carlsson (1893-1953) and Tyra Törnkvist (1901–81). He has a brother, a Swedish artist known as Leopold Fare. He is married to Eva Ljungdahl and they have a daughter, Sara Carlsson.