David Hellenius

David Hellenius (born 28 February 1974) is a Swedish comedian, television presenter and actor, often co-operating with Peter Magnusson.

Career Hellenius started his television career at ZTV and later TV3. In 2004, he led the first season of the Swedish Idol series, "Idol 2004", on TV4 with Peter Magnusson. and Magnusson were later joined by Christine Meltzer to make the comedy show Hey Baberiba. Between 2006 and 2020, he presented Let's Dance (Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing) which is broadcast on TV4.

Hellenius has also hosted Tack gode gud (Swedish version of Thank God You're Here), and he was one of the regular hosts of Fredag Hela Veckan, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. In 2012, he presented the first and so far only season of the talent singing show X Factor.

Hellenius and Magnusson also features in the Swedish films Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi (2009) and En Gång i Phuket (2012). Since 2010, Hellenius presents his own talkshow called Hellenius hörna on TV4. In 2014, he made a much publicized interview with the Prince Carl Philip.

Hellenius is a UNICEF ambassador since April 2011. On 24 June 2012, Hellenius hosted an episode of the Sveriges Radio series Sommar i P1.

It was reported in December 2015, that Hellenius had been made an offer by SVT to host Swedish coverage of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, but turned it down.

In 2021, Hellenius presented the first season of Masked Singer Sverige, which was broadcast on TV4.

Personal life David Hellenius has been married to television presenter Renée Nyberg since 2009, and the couple has one son together who was born in 2006.

Films 2009 - Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi 2011 - Stockholm - Båstad 2012 - En gång i Phuket 2014 - Kärlek deluxe 2014 - Micke & Veronica 2023 - Ett sista race (2023 film)

Television Fredagspuls, TV4 1997–98 (with Tilde de Paula) Ventil, ZTV Rallyplaneten, TV4' Pyjamas, ZTV Pass På, ZTV Slussen, TV3 Idol 2004, TV4 Stadskampen - med David och Peter, TV4 Hey Baberiba, TV4 Let's Dance, TV4 Tack gode gud!, TV4 Fredag hela veckan, TV4 Det sociala spelet, TV4 Humorgalan, TV4 Kändisdjungeln, TV4 Hellenius hörna, TV4 Stockholm - Båstad, TV4 X Factor, TV4 Helt sjukt, TV4 Finaste Familjen, TV4