Alexander Skarsgard lived with drug dealer

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jul 12 2016 | 7:57 AM IST
Actor Alexander Skarsgard has revealed that he once lived in a Leeds basement with no heating and a drug dealer.
The 39-year-old "Legend of Tarzan" actor moved to England after a 15-month stint with the Swedish National Service at the age of 21, reported Digital Spy.
"(My friend and I) just looked at a map. We both liked Leeds United FC so we thought, let's go there. We went there and studied, but it was basically just hanging out and having fun.
"We lived in this basement with no heating, used sleeping bags, and shared a bathroom with a drug dealer who was obsessed with the queen of Sweden for some reason. It was kind of scary. Then I knew I had to decide what I wanted to do with my life," he said.
After six months slumming Skarsgard decided to go back to acting.
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First Published: Jul 12 2016 | 7:57 AM IST