Per Myrberg

Myrberg was born on 11 July 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of city architect {{ill|Nils Myrberg|sv}} and singer {{ill|Eva-Lisa Lennartsson|sv}}.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0806.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=806 |access-date=3 January 2024 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216104233/https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0806.html |url-status=live}} He originally wanted to be a jazz musician, but he applied and was accepted into the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1955, and he graduated in 1957.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/artisten-och-skadespelaren-per-myrberg-dod/|title=Artisten och skådespelaren Per Myrberg död|date=30 December 2023|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230205317/https://www.dn.se/kultur/artisten-och-skadespelaren-per-myrberg-dod/|url-status=live}}

Myrberg started acting in theater at Lilla Teatern (1962–1963), and later at Scala and Folkan.

Myrberg was a versatile actor and performer who also performed in cabaret showcases.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/skadespelaren-per-myrberg-ar-dod.c9c0543e-60d9-4428-823d-aeae202d7235|title="Saltön"-skådespelaren Per Myrberg är död|first=Katja|last=Palo|date=30 December 2023|newspaper=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230150546/https://www.gp.se/kultur/skadespelaren-per-myrberg-ar-dod.c9c0543e-60d9-4428-823d-aeae202d7235|url-status=live}} He also was a singer and placed at number one in the Svensktoppen in 1964 for 40 weeks straight with the song "34:an", a Swedish cover of Stuart Hamblen's hit "This Ole House".{{Cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/taube-har-ersatt-34an/|title=Taube har ersatt '34:an'|date=2 July 2003|access-date=31 December 2023|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231131108/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/taube-har-ersatt-34an/|url-status=live}} He also performed opera in the 1998 operatic Staden.{{Cite AV media|url=https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/78777|title=Per Myrberg gäst hos Nordegren – Nordegren i P1|first=Sveriges|last=Radio|date=17 September 2009|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231131116/https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/78777|url-status=live}} In 1957, he made his acting debut in the film Värmlänningar.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.svenskdam.se/noje/per-myrberg-ar-dod-blev-90-ar-gammal/10106910|title=Per Myrberg är död – blev 90 år gammal|date=30 December 2023|website=Svensk Damtidning|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231131127/https://www.svenskdam.se/noje/per-myrberg-ar-dod-blev-90-ar-gammal/10106910|url-status=live}} He also had comedic roles in films like Adam och Eva in 1963, but also appeared in dramatic roles such as in Älskarinnan in 1962.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tv4.se/artikel/63emteDB45WueRLIUErPrX/per-myrberg-aer-doed|title=Per Myrberg är död|work=TV4 Nyheterna|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231014857/https://www.tv4.se/artikel/63emteDB45WueRLIUErPrX/per-myrberg-aer-doed|url-status=live}}

Myrberg worked in television productions as Hedebyborna broadcast on SVT.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.femina.se/nostalgi/skadespelarna-fran-hedebyborna-da-och-nu/9037122|title=Skådespelarna från Hedebyborna – då och nu|first=Ebba S.|last=Dahlman|date=25 January 2023|journal=Femina|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601223025/https://www.femina.se/nostalgi/skadespelarna-fran-hedebyborna-da-och-nu/9037122|url-status=live}} One of his more internationally known works is in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opposite Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara.{{cite web |url=https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-751196.html |title=The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo |author=Digit Binge |date=15 December 2011 |website=digit.in |publisher=Digit |access-date=25 July 2022 |quote= |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727003227/https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-751196.html |url-status=live}}

In later years, Myrberg appeared in roles in the SVT drama series Saltön in 2005, and Gynekologen i Askim in 2007.

In 1988, Myrberg was awarded the Litteris et Artibus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/nQq3XB/artisten-och-skadespelaren-per-myrberg-dod|title=Skådespelaren Per Myrberg är död|first1=Kristina |last1=Erkenborn |author2=Mikael Forsell |date=30 December 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230153528/https://www.svd.se/a/nQq3XB/artisten-och-skadespelaren-per-myrberg-dod|url-status=live}}

He was the father of four biological children and had two stepchildren (son and daughter), two sons named Fredrik and Patrik Myrberg, and one daughter named Sofia Stenström.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/AP59Lq|title=Per Myrberg fyller år: "Jag känner mig inte som 90"|date=11 July 2023|website=Aftonbladet|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231115856/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/AP59Lq/per-myrberg-90-ar-bor-pa-sjukhem-efter-en-stroke|url-status=live}} In early 2023, Myrberg suffered a stroke.

Myrberg was married from 1953 to 1960 to Margot Land.{{Cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/ngyAWQ|title="Den kommer att märkas mer och mer"|date=29 March 2005|author=Aftonbladet|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231131131/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/ngyAWQ/den-kommer-att-markas-mer-och-mer|url-status=live}} His second marriage was to author Barbro Myrberg from 1960 to 1976; the couple had two sons together. In 1978, he became a father again with girlfriend Madeleine Stenström; she gave birth to a daughter.

In 2003, he married again, this time to Sara Larsson; in 1992 she gave birth to a son named Axel.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.femina.se/nostalgi/per-myrberg-foll-for-28-ar-yngre-kvinna/8521873|title=Per Myrberg föll för 28 år yngre kvinna – likheterna med rollen i Saltön|first=Linus|last=Brännström|date=6 July 2022|magazine=Femina|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928045527/https://www.femina.se/nostalgi/per-myrberg-foll-for-28-ar-yngre-kvinna/8521873|url-status=live}}

Myrberg died on 28 December 2023, at age 90.{{Cite AV media|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/per-myrberg-ar-dod-blev-90-ar-gammal--3|title=Per Myrberg är död – blev 90 år gammal|first=Daniel|last=Klaar|date=30 December 2023|access-date=30 December 2023|via=Sveriges Radio|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230132426/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/per-myrberg-ar-dod-blev-90-ar-gammal--3|url-status=live}}

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