Karl Anders Fabian Dyall (born 11 February 1967) is a Swedish dancer, singer and actor.

Karl Dyall
Dyall in 2017
Born
Karl Anders Fabian Dyall

(1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 57)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Dyall performing in Stockholm in 2015

Biography edit

Dyall was born in England. His mother was Swedish; his father was a musician from Guyana and he grew up in the West Indies.[1][2] He is the younger brother of singer Sharon Dyall. When he was eleven he and his family moved to Sweden and resided in Märsta.[3]

In 1984, he became the Swedish champion in breakdance, and also Swedish champion in freestyle dancing in 1986.[2] He was one of the original members of the dance squad BouncE, where he was both dancer and choreographer.[1] He made his stage debut in the musical Fantomen at Scalateatern in Stockholm.[4] He composed the music for the film Stockholmsnatt. He was awarded the Guldmasken award for "Best male lead role" for his role in Fame at Chinateatern in 1992.[5]

Dyall played the role of "Emilio" in the SVT drama series Rederiet. He has had leading roles in the musicals A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Cabaret, Othello, Little Shop of Horrors and Singin in the Rain.[6] As a choreographer he has worked with music groups like Ainbusk.[6] He also worked as a choreographer for the musical Hur man lyckas i business utan att bli utbränd at Intiman in Stockholm in 2004. He has worked with Eva Rydberg at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg. He has also appeared in TV productions including Så ska det låta, Allsång på Skansen, Fort Boyard, Sing along and Melodifestivalen.[7]

Filmography edit

  • 1984 – Freak Out (TV series)
  • 1987 – Stockholmsnatt
  • 1994 – Rederiet (TV series)
  • 1995 – NileCity 105,6 (TV series)
  • 2003 – De magiska skorna (voice)
  • 2004 – Gustaf (röst)
  • 2006 – Min vän Charlotte
  • 2013 – Kalle med K (TV series)
  • 2014 – From Sammy with love (TV series)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Karl Dyall: "Märsta är mitt hem"". 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b anna.angstrom@svd.se, Anna Ångström. "Sammy Davis ger röst åt svenska dansstjärnor - SvD". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ Pjäser Karl Dyall Stadsteatern Retrieved 1 November 2018 Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Från Karl och Rennie med kärlek -". slynglar.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Hanna Von Spreti, Rennie Mirro och Karl Dyall - Artist & Eventbolaget". www.artistocheventbolaget.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Kalle Dyall - Content Talarbyrån - Officiell Hemsida". 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Sing a long, Säsong 6 Avsnitt 1 - Streamly". Streamly. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.