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Wolff in 2013.
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Born |
Jan Rikard Wolff 8 April 1958 Farsta, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Children | 1 daughter |
Jan Rikard Wolff (born 8 April 1958 in Farsta outside ) is a Swedish stage and screen actor and singer.
He voiced Scar in the Swedish dub of The Lion King. He also starred in the movie Änglagård, and its sequel, among other films. Wolff has also done various plays, such as Midsommarnatts Dröm (a Swedish version of A Midsummer Night's Dream), and solo acts like Chanson Suicide and music tours.
His albums include Pojken på månen and Du får mig (om jag får dig), among others.
He took part in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "En förlorad sommar" written by Tomas Andersson Wij in a bid to represent Sweden during Eurovision Song Contest. He performed the song on 9 February 2013 during semi-final 2 of the series, but failed to qualify to later rounds.
He has one daughter with Stina Gardell, producer/journalist and sister of Jonas Gardell.