Peter Harryson

Peter Harryson (b. April 2, 1948) voiced Ernie in Svenska Sesam. His full name is John Peter Kaj Harryson.

He started to work as a stagehand in the age of 16, at the theater his father worked at, the city theater in Göteborg. He studied acting at Dramatens theater school, and graduated in 1970. Some of his many stage credits include Guys and Dolls & My fair Lady. He made his breakthrough in the TV-series Hedebyborna, 1978-1981. From 1997-2005 he hosted the Swedish adaptation of the Irish quiz show The Lyrics Board (Så ska det låta). His voice credits include Care Bears, War of the Birds, Narrator of Bananas in Pyjamas and many others.

In 1999 he puplished the first of many cooking books in Sweden.

Trivia

 * Peter Harryson is not the only host of international versions of The Lyrics Board that have voiced Sesame Street characters. The host of the Danish version (Hit med Sangen) Amin Jensen voiced characters for Elmers Verden & Sesam, luk dig op.
 * The Swedish voice of Bert, on Svenska Sesam was Peter Harryson's father John Harryson.