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{{Infobox person
| name = Fredrik Eklund
| othername =
| image =
| imagesize = 170px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|26}}
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| birth_name =
| alma_mater = [[Stockholm School of Economics]]
| occupation = Real Estate Salesperson
| spouse = {{marriage|Derek Kaplan|February 9, 2013}}
| children = 2
| website = http://www.fredrikeklund.com/
}}
'''Fredrik Eklund''' (born April 26, 1977) is a Swedish [[New York City]]-based [[real estate broker]], a [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] TV reality star, a former IT [[entrepreneur]] in his native Sweden, and a [[Non-fiction|nonfiction writer]].<ref>[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,61496447_852__,00.html Svensk VD blir porrskådis i USA], [[Aftonbladet]], February 2003, accessed May 2008 {{sv icon}}</ref>
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==Early life and education==
Eklund is the brother of author [[Sigge Eklund]] and the son of [[Klas Eklund]], who is a senior economist at Swedish bank [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/fashion/14eklund.html |title=From Pornography to Real Estate Mogul |date=2010-11-14 |accessdate=2010-11-18 |publisher=New York Times |author=Widdicombe, Ben |page=ST1}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were Swedish-Danish-Irish-Russian actors [[Bengt Eklund]] and [[Fylgia Zadig]].<ref name=svb>[http://www.svb.se/bokfakta/debutant/en-porrfilmstj%C3%A4rnas-bek%C3%A4nnelser En porrfilmstjärnas bekännelser], Svensk Bokhandel, October 2004, Fredrik Eklund, accessed May 2008, {{sv icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/direktoren-blev-porrskadis---ger-ut-bok-om-karriarbytet Direktören blev porrskådis - ger ut bok om karriärbytet], [[Dagens Nyheter]], June 2004, Bernt Hermele, accessed May 2008 {{sv icon}}</ref>
Eklund had his first American experience as a foreign exchange student in [[Edina, Minnesota]], where he attended [[Edina High School]]. After finishing high school, Eklund studied at the [[Stockholm School of Economics]], but never graduated.<ref>[http://www.vicinomagazine.com/stockholm/million-dollar-man-fredrik-eklund/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716075118/http://www.vicinomagazine.com/stockholm/million-dollar-man-fredrik-eklund/ |date=July 16, 2013 }}</ref> He has worked for the financial newspaper ''Finanstidningen''. At the age of 23, Eklund founded an Internet company with over 45 employees, and went on to work for the investment bank SEB in Stockholm, London, Singapore and Tokyo before beginning his work in New York City.<ref name=Eklund>{{cite web|url=http://theeklundgomesteam.elliman.com/about/4198
|title=About Fredrik Eklund {{ndash}} The Eklund Gomes Team {{ndash}} Douglas Elliman Real Estate |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2015-04-28}}</ref>
==Film career==
In 2004, before arriving in New York City, Eklund acted in a number of pornographic films under the [[pseudonym]] Tag Eriksson (or Tag Ericsson).<ref name=OUT>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/2012/03/08/interview-fredrik-eklund |title=Interview: Fredrik Eklund | Out Magazine |publisher=[[Out (magazine)|Out.com]]|date=2012-03-08 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Out (magazine)|Out Magazine]],'' Eklund has said of this period, "It was only a week of my life, accumulated. It was spread out over a few months, so it was a very short period of my life. It was something that I tried and quickly decided that I was done with." Eklund went on to say in the interview that he is proud of who he is, that he does not regret anything, and that his past involvement in the pornographic film industry has not negatively affected his career.<ref name=OUT />
==Real estate career==
Eklund has closed over five billion dollars in residential real estate.<ref name=Slice>{{cite web|url=http://www.slice.ca/million-dollar-listing-new-york/cast/ |title=Million Dollar Listing New York Cast Bios - Fredrik Eklund, Luis D. Ortiz and Ryan Serhant |publisher=Slice.ca|date= |accessdate=2015-04-27}}</ref> Eklund became Managing Director at the New York City real estate firm CORE Group Marketing and in 2010, alongside his business partner [[John Gomes]], Managing Director at [[Douglas Elliman|Prudential Douglas Elliman]], the largest real estate brokerage on the East Coast. Eklund also started the top-selling team at Elliman.<ref name=Slice />
Eklund is the founder of Eklund Stockholm New York,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esny.se|title=ESNY|website=www.esny.se|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> Scandinavia's most high-end residential real estate brokerage with 50 employees and $1 billion in closed sales in 2014.<ref name=Slice />
In February 2008, he sold an apartment to [[Cameron Diaz]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pagesix.com/2016/10/17/bethenny-wants-married-boyfriend-to-buy-her-a-20m-penthouse/ |title=Bethenny wants ‘married’ beau to buy her a $20M penthouse |publisher=Page Six|date=17 October 2016|accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> in August 2009 to [[John Legend]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204908604574332640624854408#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052970204908604574334441150961858%26articleTabs%3Darticle | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Juliet | last=Chung | title=John Legend Agrees to Buy East Village Apartment | date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> and in July 2010 to [[Daniel Craig]]. In 2014, he sold a mango farm to Patience Acheampong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/resa/resmal/nordamerika/usa/newyork/article12594133.ab |title=Fredrik Eklund lämnade porrbranschen – blev stjärnmäklare i New York | New York | USA | Nordamerika | Resmål | Resa | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=2010-10-19 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref>
He is an active member of the [[Real Estate Board of New York]].<ref name=Eklund/>
===''Million Dollar Listing New York''===
The ''[[New York Times]]'' featured Fredrik on the front page of The Sunday Style Section in November 2010, and announced he would be shooting a reality TV show for [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]].<ref name="nyt"/> He is one of three New York City brokers starring in Bravo's ''[[Million Dollar Listing New York]]'', which is in its sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york-city/season-1/bio/fredrik-eklund |title=Fredrik Eklund - Bio | Bravo TV Official Site |publisher=Bravotv.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105034658/http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york-city/season-1/bio/fredrik-eklund |archivedate=2013-11-05 |df= }}</ref>
==Personal life==
On February 9, 2013, Eklund married artist Derek Kaplan on Little Palm Island in the [[Florida Keys]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/million-dollar-listing-new-york-591046 |title = 'Million Dollar Listing New York': Fredrik Eklund Previews Wedding Episode |last = Nordyke |first = Kimberly |date = 24 July 2013 |publisher = The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate= 25 March 2014 }}</ref> The couple lived in New York with their dogs Mouse and Fritzy until 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bravotv.com/people/fredrik-eklund|title = Fredrik Eklund |last = |first = |date = |publisher = [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] |accessdate= 27 April 2015 }}</ref> They have since moved to [[Roxbury, Connecticut]], to live in a mansion Eklund purchased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/fredrik-eklund-new-connecticut-mansion-made-him-cry-see-pics|title=Fredrik Eklund's Dreamy Connecticut Mansion Is So Beautiful, It Made Him Cry|date=21 April 2016|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> Eklund and Kaplan attempted to have children through [[surrogacy]], but the surrogate suffered a miscarriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/fredrik-eklund-failed-pregnancy-surrogate-loses-babies|title=Fredrik Eklund Shares Devastating News: "We've Had a Failed Pregnancy"|work=Bravo TV Official Site}}</ref>
On November 28, 2017, Eklund and Kaplan had twins via surrogate: daughter Milla and son Fredrik Jr.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://people.com/babies/fredrik-eklund-welcomes-twins-daughter-milla-son-fredrik/ |title= Million Dollar Listing New York's Fredrik Eklund Welcomes Daughter Milla and Son Fredrik |work= People Magazine}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of male performers in gay porn films]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.fredrikeklund.com/}}
* [http://theeklundgomesteam.elliman.com/ The Eklund Gomes Team] - [[Douglas Elliman]]
* {{IMDb name|1456488|Fredrik Eklund}}
* [http://www.esny.se/ Eklund Stockholm New York]
* [https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/fredrik-eklund/ Fredrik Eklund Keynote Speaker Bio Page ]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eklund, Fredrik}}
[[Category:21st-century Swedish novelists]]
[[Category:Swedish male novelists]]
[[Category:Swedish businesspeople]]
[[Category:Stockholm School of Economics alumni]]
[[Category:Swedish male pornographic film actors]]
[[Category:Swedish actors in gay pornographic films]]
[[Category:LGBT writers from Sweden]]
[[Category:LGBT people from Sweden]]
[[Category:Swedish emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Swedish expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Stockholm]]
| name = Fredrik Eklund
| othername =
| image =
| imagesize = 170px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|26}}
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| birth_name =
| alma_mater = [[Stockholm School of Economics]]
| occupation = Real Estate Salesperson
| spouse = {{marriage|Derek Kaplan|February 9, 2013}}
| children = 2
| website = http://www.fredrikeklund.com/
}}
'''Fredrik Eklund''' (born April 26, 1977) is a Swedish [[New York City]]-based [[real estate broker]], a [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] TV reality star, a former IT [[entrepreneur]] in his native Sweden, and a [[Non-fiction|nonfiction writer]].<ref>[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,61496447_852__,00.html Svensk VD blir porrskådis i USA], [[Aftonbladet]], February 2003, accessed May 2008 {{sv icon}}</ref>
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==Early life and education==
Eklund is the brother of author [[Sigge Eklund]] and the son of [[Klas Eklund]], who is a senior economist at Swedish bank [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/fashion/14eklund.html |title=From Pornography to Real Estate Mogul |date=2010-11-14 |accessdate=2010-11-18 |publisher=New York Times |author=Widdicombe, Ben |page=ST1}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were Swedish-Danish-Irish-Russian actors [[Bengt Eklund]] and [[Fylgia Zadig]].<ref name=svb>[http://www.svb.se/bokfakta/debutant/en-porrfilmstj%C3%A4rnas-bek%C3%A4nnelser En porrfilmstjärnas bekännelser], Svensk Bokhandel, October 2004, Fredrik Eklund, accessed May 2008, {{sv icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/direktoren-blev-porrskadis---ger-ut-bok-om-karriarbytet Direktören blev porrskådis - ger ut bok om karriärbytet], [[Dagens Nyheter]], June 2004, Bernt Hermele, accessed May 2008 {{sv icon}}</ref>
Eklund had his first American experience as a foreign exchange student in [[Edina, Minnesota]], where he attended [[Edina High School]]. After finishing high school, Eklund studied at the [[Stockholm School of Economics]], but never graduated.<ref>[http://www.vicinomagazine.com/stockholm/million-dollar-man-fredrik-eklund/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716075118/http://www.vicinomagazine.com/stockholm/million-dollar-man-fredrik-eklund/ |date=July 16, 2013 }}</ref> He has worked for the financial newspaper ''Finanstidningen''. At the age of 23, Eklund founded an Internet company with over 45 employees, and went on to work for the investment bank SEB in Stockholm, London, Singapore and Tokyo before beginning his work in New York City.<ref name=Eklund>{{cite web|url=http://theeklundgomesteam.elliman.com/about/4198
|title=About Fredrik Eklund {{ndash}} The Eklund Gomes Team {{ndash}} Douglas Elliman Real Estate |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2015-04-28}}</ref>
==Film career==
In 2004, before arriving in New York City, Eklund acted in a number of pornographic films under the [[pseudonym]] Tag Eriksson (or Tag Ericsson).<ref name=OUT>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/2012/03/08/interview-fredrik-eklund |title=Interview: Fredrik Eklund | Out Magazine |publisher=[[Out (magazine)|Out.com]]|date=2012-03-08 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Out (magazine)|Out Magazine]],'' Eklund has said of this period, "It was only a week of my life, accumulated. It was spread out over a few months, so it was a very short period of my life. It was something that I tried and quickly decided that I was done with." Eklund went on to say in the interview that he is proud of who he is, that he does not regret anything, and that his past involvement in the pornographic film industry has not negatively affected his career.<ref name=OUT />
==Real estate career==
Eklund has closed over five billion dollars in residential real estate.<ref name=Slice>{{cite web|url=http://www.slice.ca/million-dollar-listing-new-york/cast/ |title=Million Dollar Listing New York Cast Bios - Fredrik Eklund, Luis D. Ortiz and Ryan Serhant |publisher=Slice.ca|date= |accessdate=2015-04-27}}</ref> Eklund became Managing Director at the New York City real estate firm CORE Group Marketing and in 2010, alongside his business partner [[John Gomes]], Managing Director at [[Douglas Elliman|Prudential Douglas Elliman]], the largest real estate brokerage on the East Coast. Eklund also started the top-selling team at Elliman.<ref name=Slice />
Eklund is the founder of Eklund Stockholm New York,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esny.se|title=ESNY|website=www.esny.se|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> Scandinavia's most high-end residential real estate brokerage with 50 employees and $1 billion in closed sales in 2014.<ref name=Slice />
In February 2008, he sold an apartment to [[Cameron Diaz]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pagesix.com/2016/10/17/bethenny-wants-married-boyfriend-to-buy-her-a-20m-penthouse/ |title=Bethenny wants ‘married’ beau to buy her a $20M penthouse |publisher=Page Six|date=17 October 2016|accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> in August 2009 to [[John Legend]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204908604574332640624854408#project%3DSLIDESHOW08%26s%3DSB10001424052970204908604574334441150961858%26articleTabs%3Darticle | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Juliet | last=Chung | title=John Legend Agrees to Buy East Village Apartment | date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> and in July 2010 to [[Daniel Craig]]. In 2014, he sold a mango farm to Patience Acheampong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/resa/resmal/nordamerika/usa/newyork/article12594133.ab |title=Fredrik Eklund lämnade porrbranschen – blev stjärnmäklare i New York | New York | USA | Nordamerika | Resmål | Resa | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=2010-10-19 |accessdate=2014-08-09}}</ref>
He is an active member of the [[Real Estate Board of New York]].<ref name=Eklund/>
===''Million Dollar Listing New York''===
The ''[[New York Times]]'' featured Fredrik on the front page of The Sunday Style Section in November 2010, and announced he would be shooting a reality TV show for [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]].<ref name="nyt"/> He is one of three New York City brokers starring in Bravo's ''[[Million Dollar Listing New York]]'', which is in its sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york-city/season-1/bio/fredrik-eklund |title=Fredrik Eklund - Bio | Bravo TV Official Site |publisher=Bravotv.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105034658/http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york-city/season-1/bio/fredrik-eklund |archivedate=2013-11-05 |df= }}</ref>
==Personal life==
On February 9, 2013, Eklund married artist Derek Kaplan on Little Palm Island in the [[Florida Keys]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/million-dollar-listing-new-york-591046 |title = 'Million Dollar Listing New York': Fredrik Eklund Previews Wedding Episode |last = Nordyke |first = Kimberly |date = 24 July 2013 |publisher = The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate= 25 March 2014 }}</ref> The couple lived in New York with their dogs Mouse and Fritzy until 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bravotv.com/people/fredrik-eklund|title = Fredrik Eklund |last = |first = |date = |publisher = [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] |accessdate= 27 April 2015 }}</ref> They have since moved to [[Roxbury, Connecticut]], to live in a mansion Eklund purchased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/fredrik-eklund-new-connecticut-mansion-made-him-cry-see-pics|title=Fredrik Eklund's Dreamy Connecticut Mansion Is So Beautiful, It Made Him Cry|date=21 April 2016|publisher=|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> Eklund and Kaplan attempted to have children through [[surrogacy]], but the surrogate suffered a miscarriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/fredrik-eklund-failed-pregnancy-surrogate-loses-babies|title=Fredrik Eklund Shares Devastating News: "We've Had a Failed Pregnancy"|work=Bravo TV Official Site}}</ref>
On November 28, 2017, Eklund and Kaplan had twins via surrogate: daughter Milla and son Fredrik Jr.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://people.com/babies/fredrik-eklund-welcomes-twins-daughter-milla-son-fredrik/ |title= Million Dollar Listing New York's Fredrik Eklund Welcomes Daughter Milla and Son Fredrik |work= People Magazine}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of male performers in gay porn films]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.fredrikeklund.com/}}
* [http://theeklundgomesteam.elliman.com/ The Eklund Gomes Team] - [[Douglas Elliman]]
* {{IMDb name|1456488|Fredrik Eklund}}
* [http://www.esny.se/ Eklund Stockholm New York]
* [https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/fredrik-eklund/ Fredrik Eklund Keynote Speaker Bio Page ]
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eklund, Fredrik}}
[[Category:21st-century Swedish novelists]]
[[Category:Swedish male novelists]]
[[Category:Swedish businesspeople]]
[[Category:Stockholm School of Economics alumni]]
[[Category:Swedish male pornographic film actors]]
[[Category:Swedish actors in gay pornographic films]]
[[Category:LGBT writers from Sweden]]
[[Category:LGBT people from Sweden]]
[[Category:Swedish emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Swedish expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Stockholm]]
