Freddie Wadling

A Swedish musician, singer, composer, and actor who has become a major star in his homeland despite (or perhaps because of) the challenging nature of his work, Freddie Wadling was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 2, 1951. Wadling developed a cynical view of humanity as a child, as his father abandoned the family when he was a boy and he suffered premature hair loss that made him the target of bullies at school. A natural misfit and rebel, Wadling became involved in Sweden's burgeoning punk rock scene in the '70s, forming one of the country's first punk bands, Straightjacke...