Stefán Karl Stefánsson

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Stefán Karl Stefánsson (born July 10, 1975 in Hafnarfjörður ; † August 21, 2018 ) was an Icelandic actor . He became internationally known for his role as Freddie Faulig (originally Robbie Rotten ) in the Icelandic children's television series LazyTown .

Life

Stefán Karl Stefánsson was interested in the theater from an early age . At the age of thirteen he staged his first amateur play . After school he started working as a puppeteer on television. In 1999 he graduated from the Icelandic Drama School. In contrast to the school management, he had sympathy for the Commedia dell'arte and physical clowning . He found a job at the Icelandic National Theater , where he starred in performances such as Der kleine Horrorladen or Cyrano de Bergerac . The performance of the tragic comedy Stones in His Pockets became the most successful production in Iceland with 180 performances.

Together with Magnús Scheving he played the villain in the successful musical LazyTown . Scheving was able to persuade Nickelodeon to adapt the musical as a television series. Stefán Karl, who hadn't spoken a word of English until then , hired a language teacher and in 2004 the first season of LazyTown appeared , which was a great success.

Stefán Karl later played the Grinch in a touring theater in North America for several years .

In October 2016 he was diagnosed with biliary tract cancer, of which he died on August 21, 2018.

Stefán Karl was married to Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir; the couple had three daughters and one son.

Memes

Stefán Karl 's song "We are Number One" sung in LazyTown , which was first released in the 107th episode of the series on October 3, 2014, became an Internet meme of the series under the title "We are Number One but ...", in which the song is picked up and edited.

Honor

In June 2018 Stefán Karl was awarded the Order of the Falcon by Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2001: Regína
  • 2002: Stella for Office
  • 2002: Lost Little Caterpillar
  • 2002: New Year's Eve's Ridicule (TV)
  • 2004-2007; 2013–2014: LazyTown (TV series, 62 episodes)
  • 2006: Night at the Museum ( Night at the Museum , Voice)
  • 2007: Anna and the Moods (short film)
  • 2009: Jóhannes
  • 2011: Thor (voice)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Ouzounian: The Grinch who came from Iceland. In: Toronto Star . December 24, 2010, accessed August 22, 2018 .
  2. ^ Fallce el actor que diera vida a Robbie Rotten en LazyTown. In: diariopresente.mx , August 21, 2018, accessed on August 21, 2018 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Jessie Yeung: Stefan Karl Stefansson, 'LazyTown's' Robbie Rotten actor, dies aged 43. In: CNN . August 22, 2018, accessed on August 22, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Entry in Know Your Meme from September 21, 2016, last edited on July 9, 2017. Retrieved on August 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Fálkaorðan. Forseti Íslands , June 17, 2018, accessed August 22, 2018 (Icelandic).
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Stefán Karl Stefánsson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stefánsson, Stefán Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Hafnarfjordur
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 2018