Jan Torbjörn Rippe (born 26 April 1955) is a Swedish actor, singer, and comedian. He is known as a member of the comedic groups Galenskaparna and After Shave. He also had a role in the comedy series '' Macken''.
Early life
Rippe was born in
Lyrestad
Lyrestad is a locality situated in Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 479 inhabitants in 2010. In Lyrestad the Kinnekullebanan railway crosses the Göta Canal
The Göta Canal ( sv, Göta kanal) is a Swedish cana ...
. During his youth, he was an active competitive swimmer and participated in several district and Swedish national championships. He studied at Chalmers and was a member of the Elektroteknologsektionens tidningsförening.
Career
In
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
he met and befriended the other members of the group After Shave and participated in
Galenskaparna och After Shave
Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.Macken'' which was broadcast on SVT. He also voiced the part of
Pumbaa
Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 1994 animated film ''The Lion King'' and The Lion King (franchise), its franchise. Timon was played through his many appearances by N ...
in the Swedish language version of the Disney film ''
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...
''. He did not reprise his role in the sequels and spin-offs in the 90's, due to
Peter Rangmar
Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (November 10, 1956 – May 25, 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Biography
Born in Annelund, Rangmar atte ...
's death of melanoma in May 1997. Rangmar was Timon's Swedish voice and he and Rippe had a close friendship. Rippe reprised the role in
The Lion King 1½
''The Lion King 1½'' (also known as ''The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata'', or ''The Lion King III: Hakuna Matata'') is a 2004 American animation, animated direct-to-video musical film, musical comedy film produced by the Australian branch of Disney ...
. Timon were now voiced by Per Fritzell.
Rippe often plays characters that are confused, slow people that make everything the wrong way and have low self-confidence as a result of this. Amongst Rippe's roles are Kennet Aalborg in the TV-series ''En himla många program'', the producer Viggo Florin in the film ''Monopol'', and Ernst Ivarsson in ''Stinsen Brinner''. One of the characters that he often plays is that of Goja, an individual that tells rambling stories without an ending or point. Jan Rippe participated in SVTs television broadcasts of the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
as a tittarombudsman.
In October 2016, a theater version of ''Macken'' was made at the Lorensbergsteatern, with Rippe playing his original role.
Personal life
In 2009, Rippe suffered a heart attack.
Filmography
*1986 – ''Macken'' (TV-series)
*1986 – ''The Castle Tour''
*1987 – ''Leif''
*1989 –'' En himla många'' program
*1989 –'' Hajen som visste för mycket''
*1990 – ''Macken – Roy's & Roger's Bilservice''
*1991 – ''Stinsen brinner... filmen alltså''
*1991 – ''Luigis Paradis''
*1993 – ''Tornado''
*1994 – ''The Lion King'' (Voice of Pumbaa)
*1996 – ''Monopol''
*1998 – ''Åke från Åstol''
*2000 – ''Gladpack''
*2004 – ''The Lion King 3 – Hakuna Matata'' (Voice of Pumbaa)
*2005 – ''En decemberdröm''
*2006 – ''Den enskilde medborgaren''