Niclas Christoffer “Nicke” Lignell (born 24 June 1966 in
Bromarv,
Southern Finland) is a Finnish
actor
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, who has appeared in many
TV show
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s and
movies
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. In addition to his acting career, he writes a regular column for the Finnish
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
''
Iltalehti'' and does
voiceover
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s. His wife, the violinist Raakel Lignell, is also a celebrity in her own right. Together they have 5 children.
On 30 December 2006, the car Lignell and his mother were travelling in was hit in
Ekenäs by a
drunk driver
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In the United States, alcohol is i ...
who blew 0.241% on a
breathalyzer
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The name is a genericized trademark of the Br ...
test. After being cut out of the car he was driving, Lignell was whisked away to
Töölö Hospital in
Helsinki
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for
surgery along with the drunk driver. Lignell was then put in the
ICU to recover from a
skull fracture
A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull, usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma. If the force of the impact is excessive, the bone may fracture at or near the site of t ...
and
cerebral hemorrhage.
[ ]
Lignell hosts the Finnish version of ''
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' quiz show.
Filmography
*''Party''
*''Fem skott i senaten'' (''Five shots in the Senate'')
*''Akvaariorakkaus'' (''Love in a Fish Bowl'')
*''Ihmeidentekijät''
*''Kotikatu''
*''Underbara kvinnor vid vatten'' (''Amazing Women by the Sea'')
*''Saari''
*''Team Ahma''
*''Parhaat vuodet''
*''
Lovers & Leavers
''Lovers & Leavers'' ( fi, Kuutamolla) is a 2002 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Aku Louhimies. The film is written by Katja Kallio and Louhimies, based on Kallio's novel ''Kuutamolla: Levoton tarina rakastamisesta''. ''Lovers & Leavers'' ...
'' (''Kuutamolla'')
*''
Addiction
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'' (''Levottomat 3'')
*''Käenpesä''
*''
Onnen varjot''
*''
Voitto kotiin'' (TV show)
*''
Fiksumpi kuin koululainen''
*''Roba''
References
External links
*
1966 births
Living people
People from Raseborg
Finnish male actors
Swedish-speaking Finns
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