Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Finnish actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, singer and politician

Date of Birth: 31-May-1953

Place of Birth: Alatornio, Lapland, Finland

Profession: screenwriter, actor, politician, singer, comedian, television producer, television presenter, director, television actor

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

  • Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
  • He has also released six records as a singer.
  • He was also elected to Finnish parliament in 2019 election.
  • His party is Green League Petelius's breakthrough was in Yleisradio's sketch series Velipuolikuu (1983), which he wrote and also acted in.
  • The popularity gained by the series started Petelius's career as one of the most well-known comedians in Finland.
  • He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series Pulttibois (and its sequel, Manitbois) with Aake Kalliala.Despite being known as a comedian Petelius has also acted in several more serious roles in films and television, especially in the recent years.
  • He played Hietanen in Rauni Mollberg's The Unknown Soldier (1985).
  • Other significant films have been e.g.
  • Aki Kaurismäki's Hamlet Goes Business (1986), Ã…ke Lindman's Lapin kullan kimallus (1999) and Peter Lindholm's Drakarna över Helsingfors (2001). He also provided the Finnish voice of Timon in Leijonakuningas (The Lion King) (1994).

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