Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä (born 11 August 1979) is a Finnish television personality and a member of the stunt group

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Biography

Leppälä was born in

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; la, Wegelia, formerly sv, Östermyra) is a city located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; east of Vaasa, north of Tampere, west of Jyväskylä and southwest of Oulu. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bru ...

South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South O ...

. Around 2001, Leppälä (along with childhood friends Jarno Laasala,

Jukka Hildén Jukka Hildén (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish television personality and member of the entertainment and stunt group the Dudesons. Personal life Jukka Hildén was married to Outi Haapasalmi in 2010 but they divorced in February 2018. The pair ...

and HP Parviainen) began filming ''The Dudesons'', originally seen on

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. Shortly after, the Dudesons began touring and doing live performances. They have made several television shows and one feature film and also collaborated with '' Jackass''. During his career Leppälä has also hosted television shows among other things.

Personal life

Leppälä has two sons (born 2010 and 2014) with his wife, singer Elina Karttunen.

Filmography

TV

* ''Maailmankiertue'' (Finnish, 2001–2003) *''Törkytorstai'' (Finnish, 2003–2004) *''Duudsoni Elämää'' (Finnish, 2004) *''

Viva La Bam ''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, ...

'' (season 5, 2005) *''

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'' (2006–2016) *''Piilokamerapäälliköt'' (Finnish, 2008) *''Operaatio Maa'' (Finnish, 2008) *''

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 The seventh annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 took place on October 16, 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Auditorio Telmex for the first time. Jose Tillan was the Executive Producer of the event. Nominations Winners are in bold text Ar ...

'' (Introduced

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, 2008) *''Teräspallit'' (Finnish, 2010) *''

The Dudesons in America The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their televi ...

'' (2010) *''

2010 MTV Europe Music Awards The 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards took place on 7 November 2010 at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain. The awards ceremony was presented by Eva Longoria and Justin Bieber was the official MTV EMA 2010 digital host. Nominations were announced on 20 Septem ...

'' (2010) *''Tanssii tähtien kanssa'' (Finnish 2011) (finalist) *''Duudsonit tuli taloon'' (Finnish, 2012–2018) *''

Loiter Squad ''Loiter Squad'' is an American adult sketch comedy television series for Adult Swim starring Tyler, the Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, Earl Sweatshirt, and Lionel Boyce from the Los Angeles hip hop group Odd Future. The show regularly ...

'' (2013) *'' Ridiculousness'' (2014) *''Posse'' (Finnish, 2014–present) *''Kirppiksen kingi'' (Finnish, 2020–present) *''Kioski'' (Finnish, 2021)

Film

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The Dudesons Movie The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their televi ...

'' (2006) *''

Bam Margera Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality s ...

Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa?'' (2008) *''

Minghags ''Minghags'', previously known as ''Kiss a Good Man's Ass'', is a 2009 film by '' Jackass'' star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera. Plot Alleged human beings Lenny (Bam Margera) and Ponce (Brandon DiCamillo) have vowed revenge on billiona ...

'' (2009) *''

Jackass 3D ''Jackass 3D'' (known as ''Jackass 3'' on home media) is a 2010 American 3D reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the third installment in the ''Jackass'' film series, and the sequel to ''Jackass Number Two'' (2006). The film sta ...

'' (2010) *''

Jackass 3.5 ''Jackass 3D'' (known as ''Jackass 3'' on home media) is a 2010 American 3D reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the third installment in the ''Jackass'' film series, and the sequel to ''Jackass Number Two'' (2006). The film sta ...

'' (2011) *''

Jackass 4.5 ''Jackass Forever'' (stylized as ''jackass fore♥er'') is a 2022 American reality comedy film directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, along with producers Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville, and was released by Paramount Pictures. It is the fou ...

'' (archive footage, uncredited, 2022)

References

External links

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The Dudesons - Jarppi
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(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Leppala, Jarppi Living people 1979 births People from Seinäjoki Finnish male actors Finnish stunt performers