Peter Harrison76, was a given part of many Swedes’ Friday evenings when he hosted the music program “Så ska det låta” between 1997 and 2005.
The big breakthrough for the public came in “Hedebyborna” (1978-1981), and he has also made success as the character Pehr Silver in “Shipping”.
Peter Harryson fell ill – contracted sepsis
But in recent years, the star has backed away from the public. Seven years ago, he suffered blood poisoning in his leg and had to spend 15 weeks in hospital.
– When I entered the hospital, it turned out that I had sepsis, kidney failure, pneumonia… Then I died according to the doctors. My heart stopped beating. After three weeks I woke up after being on a ventilator, he told Aftonbladet.
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And it’s not just on the health front that Peter Harryson is struggling. In an interview with Expressen from 2021, he says that it is really tight on the money front.
He retired at the age of 67, but continued to work about two days a month to make ends meet. He finds it difficult to hide his disappointment with the Swedish pension system:
– I have a miserable pension from the Swedish state, because I have been a freelancer all my life. So there are no large sums you can play with. I have a bad occupational pension, there is nothing. And that’s a shame, he tells Expressen.
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The money is gone – there will be no will
In a recent interview with The evening paper states Harryson that the pandemic years made his financial situation “go to hell”.
– Like most others in my industry, I was addicted to performances and such, so the pandemic years broke me a lot. There is no saved money left. Every penny I had put away is gone. Now it’s starting to feel a bit shitty, but I have to hope I get some work.
There is not going to be any will for the children.
– There is not much money left to bequeath. I have told my children, I did that many years ago, that if you want a will, something after your father, you can go to a restaurant with me now. That’s where I put the steels in that case, he adds The Express.
Peter Harrison’s salary – this is how much he earns
Data from the Swedish Tax Agency which News24 taken note of shows that Peter Harryson had a determined earned income of SEK 295,500 in 2023.
This gives an average salary of SEK 24,625 a month.
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