Well known to be openly gay, Gardell is married to the Finnish-Swedish-American writer and TV presenter Mark Levengood. In 2006, more than 20 years after his first novel was published, Gardell is one of Sweden's most famous stand-up comedians. He wrote and performed himself the song " Aldrig ska jag sluta älska dig", which was performed by Bergström in the film. His novels are not yet available in English. He has also written several other books, nine plays and two screenplays that were made into movies, including Livet är en schlager ( Life is a Schlager). Since then, he has written some ten novels, including En komikers uppväxt ( A Comedian Growing Up), which became a TV series. Gardell's first novel, Passionsspelet ( The Passion Play), was published in 1985. Jonas Gardell (right) with husband Mark Levengood at Stockholm Pride parade 2006
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