also a player on his hometown's junior soccer team. He said he was ranked among the 30 best soccer players in Gothenborg, and had planned to travel to Brazil after he completed school. "If I suffered an injury and couldn't play, I might act in another movie," he concedes. Glanzelius also stated that he does not care if he ever does another movie. Nonetheless, his dream of being a soccer player was never fulfilled. Michael Jackson At first, Glanzelius had not heard of Michael Jackson until he received a phone call at his parents' home in Gothenburg from Jackson. While he was in Los Angeles in 1987, Glanzelius had the chance to meet Jackson, who personally invited him to his home after seeing My Life as a Dog twice. "Michael Jackson's house was so big and beautiful," Glanzelius says. "And he was very friendly. I liked him very much, but he was very shy." Glanzelius and his mother visited the Hayvenhurst estate, but only got to spend a couple of hours with Jackson. Glanzelius described Jackson as "very polite" but also very quiet. Glanzelius also got to meet and shake hands with Jackson's pet chimpanzee Bubbles. A year later, Glanzelius got to spend a day with Jackson at the amusement park, Liseberg. The park's management closed Liseberg to the public for the day so that Glanzelius and Jackson would have the entire place to themselves, riding the latter's favorite roller coaster 12 times and spending an hour driving bumper cars. Glanzelius spent that night in Jackson's hotel room; in recent years, Glanzelius confirmed there was not the slightest hint of a sexual advance, referencing Jackson's reputation. Jackson kept in contact with Glanzelius afterward until the Jordan Chandler scandal broke out. Glanzelius was reportedly shocked when he found out about the death of Michael Jackson in 2009. A day after Jackson's death, Glanzelius was interviewed by TV4 News on his experiences with Jackson. References Bibliography Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 396. External links Anton Glanzelius interview on YouTube Glanzelius minns vännen Michael Jackson Interview in Swedish 1974 births Living people Swedish male child actors Swedish male film actors Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners People from Gothenburg Swedish people of Danish descent Danish emigrants to Sweden