Benny Fredriksson

Benny Fredriksson
Benny Fredriksson in 2013
Born Benny Holger Fredriksson
(1959-07-02)2 July 1959
Hägersten, Sweden
Died 17 March 2018(2018-03-17) (aged 58)
Sydney, Australia
Cause of death Suicide
Occupation Actor, theatre director
Spouse(s) Anne Sofie von Otter

Benny Holger Fredriksson (2 July 1959 – 17 March 2018[1]) was a Swedish actor, theatre director and CEO of Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm.[2]

Career

From 1979 to 1982, Fredriksson studied at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm. At the age of sixteen, he was a ticketer at Stockholm City Theatre. After finishing his education, he worked as an actor and director at the Royal Swedish Opera, Gothenburg City Theatre, Riksteatern, Drottningholm Palace Theatre and Stockholm City Theatre. Later he was art director at Parkteatern and ensemble boss at Stockholm City Theatre before he became CEO and theatre chief at Stockholm City Theatre in 2002.[3]

After sixteen years as CEO, Fredriksson resigned in December 2017 and took his own life three months later, after unfounded accusations that he engaged in sexual harassment and allowed a culture of sexual harassment as CEO of the Stockholm City Theatre.[4][5][6] A preliminary report in March 2018 found no evidence that Fredricksson had engaged in sexual harassment,[7] and the paper that originally reported on the accusations has flagged some of them as misleading after Fredriksson's suicide.[8]

Personal life

Fredriksson was the son of Nils Holger Fredriksson and Ulla Maria Fredriksson; he grew up in a working class home in Hägersten.[3] From 1989 until his death in 2018, he was married to Anne Sofie von Otter, Sweden's most notable mezzo-soprano.[9][10] Fredriksson committed suicide on 17 March 2018, whilst on vacation in Sydney, Australia.[9]

Filmography

  • Sammansvärjningen (TV Series, 1986)
  • Kära farmor (TV Series, 1990)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.svd.se/dodsannonser#/Case/507887?query=benny%20fredriksson
  2. ↑ TT. "Stadsteaterns förre vd Benny Fredriksson död". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 elisabet.andersson@svd.se, Elisabet Andersson. "Benny Fredriksson tog sitt liv: "Gränslöst mediedrev"". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "TRAGIC NEWS - Former Stockholm City Theatre CEO Benny Fredriksson Has Committed Suicide - Aged 58". 19 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Benny Fredriksson slutar på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern - DN.SE". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Benny Fredriksson avgår som vd för Kulturhuset Stadsteatern". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Nyheter, SVT (20 March 2018). "Inga anklagelser om sexuella trakasserier mot Benny Fredriksson". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "High-profile death prompts backlash against #MeToo in Sweden". The Irish Times. 30 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 Galvin, Nick (20 March 2018). "Anne Sofie von Otter cancels after sudden death of husband Benny Fredriksson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1990, CD-ROM, Version 1.00, Riksarkivet (2011).
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