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Áfram Latibær!
''Áfram Latibær!'' (English: Go LazyTown!) is an Icelandic children's stage play by Magnús Scheving, based on his Icelandic book of the same name. The play premiered in 1997 in Loftkastalinn and was very popular. Baltasar Kormákur was the director, and the cast included Magnús Scheving, Selma Björnsdóttir, Steinn Ármann Magnússon, Ingrid Jónsdóttir, Jón Stefán Kristjánsson, Ólafur Guðmundsson, Magnús Ólafsson, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Sigurjón Kjartansson, Ari Matthíasson, Pálína Jónsdóttir, Þórhallur Ágústsson and Guðmundur Andrés Erlingsson. It was later adapted into the hit TV series '' LazyTown''. Plot The play is about the residents of LazyTown who are always lazy and lead unhealthy lifestyles. The mayor receives a letter from the President telling about a sports competition in LazyTown that the residents have to compete in. After the mayor is unsuccessful at convincing the residents to compete in the competition, Sportacus Sportacus ( is, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Scheving
Magnús Örn Scheving (; born 10 November 1964) is an Icelandic writer, entrepreneur, television producer, actor and athlete. He is the creator, director, and star of the children's television show '' LazyTown'', in which he also portrayed the character Sportacus. Childhood and early life Magnús Scheving was born on 10 November 1964 to Þórveig Hjartardóttir and Eyjólfur Magnússon Scheving. His paternal grandfather was Danish. He grew up in the small town of Borgarnes in Iceland. At 15 years old, he had his first job as a telephone exchange messenger boy for Borgarnes. He was trained as a sport teacher in his youth, and later decided to retrain in architecture. Though intending to be an architect, he went into carpentry instead. This allowed him to later build his own house, which he described as "physically... ayingevery brick and roof tile." In his 20s, he made a bet with a woodworking friend, Fjölnir Þorgeirsson, that each could master a sport of the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as immigration, refugee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'', '' 2 Guns'', and ''Everest''. Life and career Baltasar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper. His son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper. For his film '' Mýrin (Jar City)'', he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. In December 2011, it was announced the production of a drama film ''Rocketman'' with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári was set to direct the film. His 2012 film '' The Deep'' was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. In January 2013, it was again announced that the film will be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen. Denmark's Nimbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as simply Selma or Selma Björns, is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest in both 1999 and 2005. Career Áfram Latibær In 1996, she played 'Solla Stirða' in the Icelandic stage play '' Áfram Latibær!''. This character later developed into Stephanie in the children's television show LazyTown. She would later choreograph episodes of LazyTown. Eurovision Her first Eurovision experience occurred in 1999 contest in Jerusalem, with the song ''All Out of Luck''. The song was the pre-contest favourite with bookmakers. During the voting, Selma shot into an early lead in the voting, but was gradually pegged back by Sweden, represented by Charlotte Nilsson. Despite trailing Nilsson only very narrowly before the penultimate set of votes were announced, Selma's hopes of victory came to an abrupt end when Bosnia and Herzegovina a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir (10 January 1931 - 3 February 2008) was an Icelandic actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films from 1980 to 2001. Selected filmography Death Sigurveig Jónsdóttir died of natural causes on 3 February 2008. References External links * 1931 births 2008 deaths Sigurveig Jónsdóttir {{Iceland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurjón Kjartansson
Sigurjón Kjartansson (born 20 September 1968) is an Icelandic writer and producer. Co-creator of ''Katla.'' Showrunner of ''Trapped (Icelandic TV series), Trapped''. He is known for his role in the radio duo Tvíhöfði with Jón Gnarr and for his part in the popular Icelandic television sketch comedy ''Fóstbræður''. He has since written many Icelandic TV series, including ''Svínasúpan'' (2004), ''Stelpurnar'' (2005–2008) and the drama series ''Pressa'' (2007-2012), "Réttur" (2009–2010) Réttur was later picked up by NBC for a US remake. In the years 1988 to 1994, he was active in the Icelandic music scene as vocalist and lead guitarist in the metal band HAM (band), HAM. In 1992 he wrote the score for the Icelandic cult film ''Sódóma Reykjavík''. In 2012, Sigurjón joined Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur in rebranding his company under the name of ''RVK Studios'', where Sigurjón served as Head of Development until the end of 2021. He served as showrunner of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportacus
Sportacus ( is, Íþróttaálfurinn, meaning “The Athletic Elf”) is a fictional character from the Icelandic children's television show '' LazyTown'', created and portrayed by Magnús Scheving. His name is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism. Sportacus humbly describes himself as a "slightly above-average hero", though his friends have a higher opinion of him, calling him a "superhero". Sportacus encourages the children of LazyTown to eat fruits and vegetables (which he calls "sports candy") and play outside instead of sitting around indoors and eating unhealthy food. He wants to make sure LazyTown is happy, and knows that its residents have to be healthy and fit if they want to be happy. He is opposed by the sinister (yet perhaps equally energetic) Robbie Rotten, who seeks to return LazyTown to its former state: a lazy town. Sportacus is so engaged in his life of physical activity that he does parkour just to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie (LazyTown)
Stephanie is a fictional character from the English-language and Icelandic-produced children's television show '' LazyTown''. She inspires the citizens of the titular town to stay active. She has pink hair and as such is often referred to as 'Pinky' by the puppet character Trixie. She came to town to visit her uncle, Milford Meanswell, the mayor of LazyTown. Upon meeting the other children, she unsuccessfully attempted to get them to play along as opposed to staying at home playing video games and eating candy. This changed when Stephanie asked for the help of Sportacus. When he finally arrived, the whole town worked together to make LazyTown a more active place to live. Each episode of the show ends with Stephanie performing a song and dance routine to " Bing Bang", the show's ending theme. In the Icelandic version of ''LazyTown'', the character is called Solla Stirða, and her voice was dubbed in Icelandic by Ólöf Kristín Þorsteinsdóttir. The role of Stephanie was perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Musicals
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park Centennial Olympic Park is a public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. It was built by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) as part of the infrastructu ... in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people 1996 Mount Everest disaster, die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Gun laws of Australia, Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Musicals
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: * Icelandic people * Icelandic language * Icelandic alphabet *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep The Icelandic is the Icelandic breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the Northern European Short-tailed group of sheep, and is larger than most breeds in that group. It is thought that it was introduced to Iceland by Vikings in the late nint ..., a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle, a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
