The actor Claes Malmberg has appeared in children’s classics such as the film “Lotta på Bråkmakargatan” and the Christmas calendar “When the carousels sleep”.
As a stand-up comedian, he has also appeared as a recurring participant in TV4’s “Parliament” – something that in the fall of 2021 resulted in a storm of criticism. Read more about the criticism of Claes Malmberg in Parliament here.
But how well do you know about Malmberg’s private life – the family, the serious illness and the money? News24 explains some of the most common questions that Swedes google about him.
Claes Malmberg’s age – how old is he?
Claes Malmberg was born on 8 April 1961 in Gothenburg. This means that he will turn 62 in the spring of 2023.
Claes Malmberg as a young man – what did he look like?
Many people are curious about what Claes Malmberg looked like when he was young. Since the actor has a solid career behind him, there are plenty of pictures available.
Claes Malmberg in 1991, when he was 30 years old. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TTClaes Malmberg’s parents – who were his mother and father?
Claes Malmberg’s mother’s name was Mona Lisa Rellmark and was a social secretary.
– I wouldn’t say that he is so funny in private, she said of her son The evening paper year 2003.
Growing up, Malmberg had no contact with his father: the opera singer Gosta Malmbergwho passed away as a result of alcohol abuse when Malmberg was eleven years old.
Claes Malmberg’s unknown brother Ulf Skjäl – found on TV
When Claes Malmberg participated in SVT’s genealogy program “Who do you think you are” in 2009, he got a completely new insight into the life that his absent father had lived.
In fact, in the TV show, he learned that he has a half-brother: the four-year-old aircraft engineer Ulf Skjäl. Making contact with the new family member was a process marked by nervousness.
– I was most worried because I am a public figure. He could have disliked what I do and who I am and have a lot of prejudices about me based on the media. Then it’s not certain that he would think it was so fun to find a new brother either, Malmberg has previously told The evening paper.
Claes Malmberg found his brother on television. Photo: Björn Larsson RosvallClaes Malmberg’s family – does he have children?
Claes Malmberg has five children with four different women. The first child, the son Nils, he already got at the age of 21 when, according to himself, he wasn’t really ready for any parental responsibility.
– I boarded the subway, slept on friends’ sofas and walked around like a lodis in Stockholm. I was careless and far too immature to have children. I became mostly a visitor in Nisse’s life, he has previously told Everyone’s.
Later, Malmberg had the son Nicholas together with Michelle Malmbergand then the daughter Amanda with Caroline Brunell.
The youngest among the actor’s children is Nelson and Pearlwith whom he got together Fatima Rainey.
Claes Malmberg’s love life – does he have a girlfriend or wife?
Claes Malmberg has been married three times.
– I have a very good relationship with everyone, Claes Malmberg said in the podcast “Bathina’s divorce meetings”.
In September 2022, it became clear that Malmberg’s last relationship, which was with the Brazilian Janiana Panchero Silvaended after six years.
– We have not lived together, but a few months have passed and I have been there. I enjoy being by myself very well, to be honest, Malmberg stated in the podcast “Bathina’s Separate Encounters”.
Claes Malmberg in Melodifestivalen 2013. Photo: Maja Suslin/TTClaes Malmberg’s illness – when did he get prostate cancer?
Shortly after the corona pandemic became a fact, Claes Malmberg suffered from prostate cancer. Just a couple of weeks after Malmberg was diagnosed, he underwent surgery – something that left him impotent.
– What pleases me is that I am quite rational in those situations. I usually tell my girlfriend now that we don’t have a heterosexual relationship, but she has to see me as a lesbian partner now, he said in the podcast “The Prejudice Podcast” in the spring of 2022 when he was still in a relationship with Janiana Panchero Silva.
Read Claes Malmberg’s words about impotence here.
Claes Malmberg’s house – where does he live?
In recent years, Claes Malmberg has lived in a house in Barsebäck, Scania.
– I move a lot, that’s how it is. But it’s not internal stress that drives me, I’ve always just liked living in new places. But here I will probably stay, I feel that, Malmberg has said GP about the new home.
Claes Malmberg’s money – how much does he earn?
Claes Malmberg had, according to documents from Tax Agency which Nyheter24 has taken notice of, a fixed earned income of SEK 295,469 in 2020.
In addition, the comedian had a surplus of capital that landed at SEK 575,858 in the same year.