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David Hellenius

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David Hellenius
David Hellenius (2013)
Born
Nils David Hellenius

(1974-02-28) 28 February 1974 (age 50)
Järfälla, Sweden
Occupation(s)television presenter, comedian, actor
Years active1997–present
SpouseRenée Nyberg (m. 2009)

David Hellenius (born 28 February 1974) is a Swedish comedian, television presenter and actor, often co-operating with Peter Magnusson.

Career

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Hellenius started his television career at ZTV and later TV3. In 2004, he led the first season of the Swedish Idol series, "Idol 2004", on TV4 with Peter Magnusson.[1] and Magnusson were later joined by Christine Meltzer to make the comedy show Hey Baberiba.[2] Between 2006 and 2020, he presented Let's Dance (Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing) which is broadcast on TV4.[3]

Hellenius has also hosted Tack gode gud (Swedish version of Thank God You're Here), and he was one of the regular hosts of Fredag Hela Veckan, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. In 2012, he presented the first and so far only season of the talent singing show X Factor.[4][5]

Hellenius and Magnusson also features in the Swedish films Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi (2009) and En Gång i Phuket (2012).[6] Since 2010, Hellenius presents his own talkshow called Hellenius hörna on TV4. In 2014, he made a much publicized interview with the Prince Carl Philip.[2] He won a Kristallen award for "Best male television presenter" in 2010, 2013 and 2014.[7]

Hellenius is an UNICEF ambassador since April 2011. On 24 June 2012, Hellenius hosted an episode of the Sveriges Radio series Sommar i P1.[8]

It was reported in December 2015, that Hellenius had been made an offer by SVT to host Swedish coverage of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, but turned it down.[9]

In 2021, Hellenius presented the first season of Masked Singer Sverige, which was broadcast on TV4.[10]

Personal life

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David Hellenius has been married to television presenter Renée Nyberg since 2009, and the couple has one son together who was born in 2006.[11]

Films

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ TV4 Gruppen - David Hellenius Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 January 2015
  2. ^ a b "Prins Carl Philip var öppen mot Hellenius". Expressen. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Här härmar David Hellenius Let's dance-deltagarna". Expressen. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Tack Gode Gud - David Hellenius som dokusåpakändis". TV4 Play. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "David Hellenius blir programledare för X factor i Sverige - X Factor - tv4.se". tv4.se. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Jan Lumholdt-film@svd.se. "Recension: En gång i Phuket (Komedi) - Bio - SvD". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ^ "David Hellenius - från Idol till X Factor - TV4 - tv4.se". tv4.se. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ David Hellenius. Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. ^ "TV4 stoppar David Hellenius". Expressen. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ "El Refai och Wahlgren panel i TV4-satsningen". vk.se. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Nyblivna pappan David Hellenius njuter". Expressen. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  12. ^ Tilde de Paula from Fredagspuls till Nyhetsmorgon Archived 2016-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 January 2015
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