The actor Dan Ekborg has played many prominent roles in films such as “Anyway he is damn dead” and “Santa is father to all children” where Gunnar plays. He has also participated in quite a few theater productions at Dramaten and at Stockholm City Theatre. In recent years, he has also appeared in the Netflix series “People with anxiety”, directed by Felix Herngren and based on Fredrik Backmans novel.
News24 has found out the most Googled questions about the actor – here are the answers.
Dan Ekborg. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT.Dan Ekborg age – how old is he?
Dan Ekborg was born on November 23, 1955, which means that he will turn 69 in the winter of 2024.
Dan Ekborg height – how tall is he?
The actor is 1.85 meters tall.
Dan Ekborg 1996. Photo: Sören Andersson/TT. Dan Ekborg in Disney’s Alladin
Ekborg has done the Swedish voice for the spirit in the cartoon Alladin and for Hades in Hercules.
Dan Ekborg’s brother – Anders Ekborg
Dan Ekborg is the son of the actor Lars Ekborg and older brother to Anders Ekborg, also an actor. Anders has also been in the film “Santa is father to all the children”, but also the films “Labyrinth” and “Polis police mashed potatoes”.
Where does Dan Ekborg live?
Dan Ekborg lives in Solna with his girlfriend Lovisa Hellstedt.
Dan Ekborg in Let’s Dance 2019. Photo: Jari Kantola/STELLA PICTURES. Dan Ekborg’s ex-wife – who is she?
The actor has been married four times. First wife was Die Asplund with whom he was married between the years 1988 and 1991. The second time he married was with Kao Lindström. The couple was married for three years, in the years 1992–1995. Then he married Malin Svensson which lasted between the years 1996 and 1999. The fourth wife was Emma Ekborg whom he married in 2016. The couple divorced in 2021.
Dan met Emma through Facebook, according to The Express. He has said that both had an interest in cars.
– I had just received morphine, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have dared to write. But now I wrote “You should drive my Ford Edsel”. “Of course” she replied, and that’s the way it is. For once, I had contact with a person for three weeks before we even met – getting to know a person before you meet is interesting. It turned out that we are extremely similar as people – she is an old soul and I am a young one, he told the newspaper.
Dan Ekborg together with ex-wife Emma Ekborg. Photo: STELLA PICTURES.
Despite the separation, the old couple are still good friends.
– We are very good friends, there is nothing problematic about that at all. It’s just that it’s long distance, covid, it’s hard to keep the pieces together. That is the only thing, he told Expressen.
Dan Ekborg children – how old are they?
Ekborg has two children, the twins Isak and Linnaeus born in 2001, which means they will turn 23 in 2024.
Dan Ekborg girlfriend – who is Dan Ekborg with?
Since Ekborg divorced his wife Emma in 2021, he has met someone new. The new girlfriend’s name is Lovisa Hellstedt and is 31 years old at the time of writing. This means that there is an age difference of 37 years. But age difference is nothing new for Dan Ekborg, whose ex-wife Emma Ekborg was 30 years younger than her husband.
For The evening paper Ekborg confirmed the relationship with Hellstedt in March 2023.
– Yes, we are a couple and I am very happy, he told the newspaper.
Dan Ekborg Instagram – what is his name on Instagram?
On Instagram, the actor’s name is @dan_ekborg.