For me, the Muppets ... together for Christmas. As a dramatic turn, a vicious winter storm is on its way. There are subplots involving the Swedish Chef inviting a wary Muppet turkey to the house ...

Americans of a certain age who grew up on the Muppets often adore the Swedish Chef. He is a touchstone of sorts, we can hear his voice in our minds, we can repeat the gibberish-sounding words and ...

Lars Backman says he is the real-life model for "The Muppets," Swedish Chef. RATTVIK, Sweden, Aug. 6, 2009 — -- ABBA, Alfred Nobel, Bjorn Borg, Greta Garbo -- Sweden has many famous faces.

I recently went on a quest to investigate what Swedes really think of the shotgun-toting, gibberish-spouting chaos Muppet, the Swedish Chef. What I discovered was that they think he sounds ...