Björn Andrésen was a Swedish actor and musician.
Björn Andrésen, greatest identified for his breakout function as 14-year-old Tadzio in Demise in Venice, has died on the age of 70.
The reason for dying has not been given, however his daughter Robine Román paid tribute to her father in a touching publish.
On Instagram, the Swedish caption’s English translation reads: “Be nonetheless. No extra harsh phrases. There’s not a lot of me left. Do not cry over me.
“Right here, there is no such thing as a longer any fireplace to place out. I not have a way of what’s me and what’s not me.”
The star from Stockholm was additionally identified for his function within the 2019 folks horror movie Midsommar.
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His childhood was a difficult one, as his mom took her personal life when he was simply 10 years previous, and his father has by no means been recognized.
He was introduced up by his maternal grandparents and his grandmother inspired him to pursue appearing and modelling.
He gained worldwide recognition for his function in Demise in Venice and movie historian Lawrence J. Quirk stated some photographs of the younger star “may very well be extracted from the body and held on the partitions of the Louvre or the Vatican”.
Following the Cannes Movie Pageant a yr after the premiere of Demise in Venice, Andrésen was hailed in worldwide headlines as “essentially the most stunning boy within the world“.
But Andrésen didn’t wish to tackle roles he felt would play off his attractiveness.
As a substitute, he spent a very long time in Japan, turning into a cultural idol and style mannequin.
In addition to being an actor, he was an expert musician and carried out with the Sven Erics dance band.
In 2021 he was the topic of The Most Stunning Boy within the World, a documentary detailing his experiences after Demise in Venice.
In the identical yr, he starred in Agatha Christie’s Hjerson as Oscar, marking one among his ultimate roles.
The daddy-of-two, who was married to poet Susanna Roman, misplaced his son Elvin who died from sudden toddler dying syndrome at simply 9 months previous.
He fell into deep melancholy following his son’s dying, however stated he believed he would meet him once more “within the afterlife”.
