Magnus Härenstam

Magnus Härenstam (b. June 19, 1941) played Dirren in Svenska Sesam, his full name is Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam.

Magnus have been used in many children shows on Swedish TV, the most known series was Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter where he played along side Lars "Brasse" Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The show was inspired by the American Sesame Street. 3 seasons was recorded for the show (1973, 1975 and 1977) and have been in re-run since.

When he was a student he would play in small local plays, he started to work closely with a fellow student Lars "Brasse" Brännström and their partnership would be known across Sweden in 70's and up till the mid 80's where they where swedens most popular comic duo. They would play side by side in both movies and TV shows. In 2005 he teamed up with his old partner for a theater comedy play Muntergökarna.

He got a long list of TV shows and movies under his belt along with many stage credits as well. He hosted Jeopardy for 14 years on Sweden's TV 4 (1991-2005)