Kristian Luuk
Kristian Luuk | |
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![]() Kristian Luuk (2004) | |
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Occupation | Television presenter |
Known for | Sen kväll med Luuk (Late evening with Luuk) På spåret (On the line) |
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Ants Robert Kristian Luuk, (born 14 June 1966) is a Swedish comedian and television presenter. He has presented several shows such as Sen kväll med Luuk, Melodifestivalen and På spåret. He was married to Carina Berg.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Kristian Luuk's parents come from Estonia, and the first few years in Sweden the family lived in Sätra in Stockholm, but in 1970 the family moved to Skärholmen. His father worked for IBM, and during three years at the end of the 1970s the family lived in California, USA.[1] Luuk studied at Estniska skolan in Stockholm, and his high school studies took place at Åva gymnasium in Täby. He studied business and economics at Handelshögskolan in Stockholm, where he started getting involved in the student- and local radio.[2]
Career[]
For the larger audience he became known for the radio show Hassan at Sveriges Radio and Knesset at ZTV.[3] In 1996 he started working in television at TV4 where he presented his own talk show Sen kväll med Luuk.[4] The talk show lasted until 2004. In early 2005 he started presenting God natt, Sverige along with his then wife Carina Berg.[5] The show was cancelled after just one season and Luuk left TV4 after that.[5] With the help of Peter Settman Luuk got work at SVT and in late 2007 he presented the show Videokväll hos Luuk.[6]
Luuk acted in the film Känd från TV in 2001 in a supporting role, the film was directed by Fredrik Lindström.[7] He presented Melodifestivalen 2007 and Melodifestivalen 2008 on SVT, Sweden's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[8]
In 2009 Luuk became the presenter of the popular entertainment show På spåret (along with Fredrik Lindström), after the previous presenter Ingvar Oldsberg left the show.[9] He presented the reality series Maestro in 2011 for SVT.[10]
In 2012 he presented the podradio show Luuk & Lokko along with his childhood friend .[11]
Personal life[]
Luuk was married to fellow television presenter Carina Berg.[12] The couple has one son. Luuk also has two children from previous relationships. On October 7, 2016, it was announced that Luuk and Berg were getting a divorce.[13]
Radio, TV and Film[]
Radio[]
- Hassan i P3, 1993 - 1994, Sveriges Radio
- Sommar i P1, presenter 26 June 1996 and 18 July 2009[14]
- Luuk & Lokko, 2012, Sveriges Radio
Talk shows[]
- Knesset, 1995, ZTV
- Sen kväll med Luuk, 1996 - 2004, TV4
- God natt, Sverige, 2005, TV4
- Videokväll hos Luuk, 2007 - 2008, SVT
Presenter[]
- Melodifestivalen 2007 och 2008, SVT
- På spåret, 2009–present,[15] SVT
- Maestro, 2011, SVT
- Veckans ord med Kristian Luuk, 2021, SVT
Film[]
- Känd från TV, 2001, directed by Fredrik Lindström.
References[]
- ^ "Bröderna Luuk gör scenshow av sin kris". DN.SE. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Realtid - Kristian Luuk Retrieved 19 September 2015
- ^ "ZTV lever vidare i arkiven". DN.SE. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Victoria gästar Kristian Luuk". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Carina Berg säger godnatt till Sverige". SvD.se. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Videokväll hos Luuk – Tillbaka på bästa sändningstid". svt.se. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Aftonbladet: Aftonbladet recensioner: Film". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Kristian Luuk leder Melodifestivalen 2008". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Det är Carina som cashar in i familjen". Expressen. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Kristian Luuk leder Maestro". Dagens Media. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Luuk och looko goes podradio Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Resume.se Retrieved 19 September 2015
- ^ "Luuk och Berg har gift sig". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Kristian Luuk och Carina Berg skiljer sig". DN. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Sveriges Radio. "Alla avsnitt - Sommar & Vinter i P1". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Klara för tre år till Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Resume.se Retrieved 19 September 2015
External links[]
Media related to Kristian Luuk at Wikimedia Commons
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Stockholm
- Swedish people of Estonian descent
- Swedish comedians
- Stockholm School of Economics alumni
- Swedish television hosts