A gripping portrait of the dramatic, extravagant and ego-centric actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård (1928-1998) who would always be at the center of everything. On the out side he was a hailed and confident diva. In his solitude he was plagued by insomnia, anxiety and a complicated relationship with his father. Includes Ernst-Hugo Järegårds last performance "Aktörens läte/ The sound of the actor" (1998) and "Abstract Poker" (1971).

For more than three decades he was one of Swedish television's great personalities with hits like Lördagsträffen, Bialitt and Här är ditt liv. The film depicts Lasse Holmqvist's life from growing up in Osby through his career in radio and television to the tragic end in financial ruin. A loving portrait of a big, socially brilliant man who stormed into the first Swedish television sets and then refused to leave the screen