Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, producer,

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and

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. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the

Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...

and was elected to the

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in the 2019 election with 6,331 personal votes. Petelius's breakthrough was in

Yleisradio Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

'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 Pulttibois (Finglish for "Bolt Boys"; also a play on words of ''pultti pois'' - "to have a screw loose") was a popular Finnish sketch comedy television show that premiered on MTV3 in 1989 and which starred a two-man cast of comedic actors - Pir ...

'' (and its sequel, ''Manitbois'') with

Aake Kalliala Aarne "Aake" Kalliala (born 5 October 1950, Heinola) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as ''Pulttibois'' (with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius). Partial filmography * ''Hamlet Goes Business'' (''Hamlet liikemaail ...

. 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 Rauni Mollberg (April 15, 1929 – October 11, 2007) was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies. In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for YLE. He directed a version of '' The Unknown Soldier'' in 1985, 30 years after Edvin L ...

's '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1985). Other significant films have been e.g.

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

's ''

Hamlet Goes Business ''Hamlet Goes Business'' () is a 1987 Finnish comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius. It is based on William Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet'', but the events are housed in a modern Finnish wood processing Wood ...

'' (1986),

Åke Lindman Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor. In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki ...

's ''

Lapin kullan kimallus ''Lapin kullan kimallus'' (Finnish for ''The glitter of Lappish gold'') is a 1999 Finnish movie, directed by Åke Lindman. The movie is about the Lapland gold rush in the end of the 19th century. It stars Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Nils Lepistö a ...

'' (1999) and Peter Lindholm's ''

Drakarna över Helsingfors ''Drakarna över Helsingfors'' (''Kites over Helsingfors)'' is a Swedish-language novel written by Finnish author Kjell Westö. The book tells about the life and faiths of the Bexar family, a Swedish-speaking Finnish family living in Helsinki (' ...

'' (2001). He also provided the Finnish voice of

Timon Timon is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: People * Timon of Athens (person), 5th-century Athenian and legendary misanthrope * Timon of Phlius (c. 320 BCE – c. 235 BCE), a Pyrrhonist philosopher of Ptolemaic Egypt and He ...

in '' Leijonakuningas'' (''The Lion King'') (1994).

Filmography

TV series

* '' Velipuolikuu'' (1983–1984) * ''Mutapainin ystävät'' (1984–1985) * ''

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'' (1986–1987) * ''Oudot Jutut'' * ''Hymyhuulet'' (1987–1988) * ''Neurovisio'' (1988–1989) * ''Hui Helinää, Hei Hulinaa'' (1988–1989) * ''

'' (1989–1991) * ''Manitbois'' (1992) * ''Viihdeohjelma Tukholma'' (1993) * ''Salli mun nauraa'' (1993) * ''Hra 47 esittää'' (1994) * ''Huijarinainen'' (1994) * ''Akkaa päälle'' (1994–1996 and 2006) * ''Hömppäveikot'' (1996) * ''Ruonansuu & Petelius Co'' (1997) * ''Nortia'' (1996) * ''Team Ahma'' (1998) * ''Kaverille ei jätetä'' (1999–2003) * ''Korkeajännitystä'' (2001) * ''Ou Nou!'' (2001) * ''Handu pumpulla'' (2005) * ''6pack'' (2007) * ''Tali-Ihantala 1944'' (2007) * ''Kymenlaakson laulu'' (2008) * ''Pullukat'' (2009) * ''Tellus'' (2014) * ''Joulukalenteri: Porokuiskaajan arvoitus'' (2014) * ''Luojan kiitos!'' (2015) * ''Koomikot'' (2015) * ''Downshiftaajat'' (2015)

Films

* '' Manillaköysi'' (1975) * '' Hääyö myytävänä'' (1979) * '' Pölhölä'' (1981) * '' Kuningas, jolla ei ollut sydäntä'' (1982) * ''

Jon Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Calamari Union'' (1985) * '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1985) * '' Huomenna'' (1986) * '' Linna'' (1986) * '' V.Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä'' (1986) * '' Hamlet liikemaailmassa'' (1987) * ''

Onks' Viljoo näkyny? ''Onks' Viljoo näkyny?'' (English translated ''"Has anyone seen Viljo?"'') is a 1988 Finnish comedy film directed by Hannu Seikkula. The film is based on Heikki Kinnunen's sketch from the '' ÄWPK – Älywapaa palokunta'' sketch show that wa ...

'' (1988) * '' Rampe & Naukkis'' (1990) * '' Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla'' (1990) * '' Uuno Turhapuro – herra Helsingin herra'' (1991) * '' Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja'' (1992) * '' Anita'' (1994) * '' Leijonakuningas'' (''The Lion King'', Finnish voice of Timon) (1994) * '' Isältä pojalle'' (1996) * '' Lahja'' (1997) * '' Sokkotanssi'' (1999) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Klassikko'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Ranuan kummit'' (2003) * ''

Levottomat 3 ''Addiction'' ( fi, Levottomat 3) is a 2004 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Minna Virtanen. It is the last film in the ''Restless'' trilogy, preceded by ''Restless'' (2000) and ''Me and Morrison'' (2001). ''Addiction'' received a lot of c ...

'' (2004) * '' Sellaista elämä on'' (2005) * ''

Prinsessa Princess is a title used by a female member of a monarch's family or by a female ruler. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or ...

'' (2010) * ''Hella W'' (2011) * '' Härmä'' (2012) * ''

August Fools ''August Fools'' ( fi, Mieletön elokuu) is a 2013 comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä. It is a Finnish-Czech co-production set in Helsinki, Finland in the early 1960s. Main cast *Kati Outinen *Esko Salminen * Elena Leeve *Laura Birn *Tapio L ...

'' (2013) * ''

8-pallo ''8-pallo'' ( en, 8-ball) is a 2013 Finnish film directed by Aku Louhimies and based on a crime novel ''Elävien kirjoihin'' by Marko Kilpi. Plot The film tells the story of a single mother Pike ( Jessica Grabowsky) who, having just been release ...

'' (2013) * ''Ella ja kaverit 2 – Paterock'' (2013) * ''Eila, Rampe ja Likka'' (2014) * '' Luokkakokous'' (2015) * ''

Wildeye ''Wildeye'' ( fi, Kätilö), also known as ''Finland 1944'', is a 2015 Finnish romantic war drama film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu's bestselling 2011 novel ''The Midwife'' (''Kätilö'') set befor ...

'' (''Kätilö'') (2015)

Discography

Radio

* ''Yömyöhä'' (1986–2005)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petelius, Pirkka-Pekka 1953 births Living people People from Tornio Green League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) Finnish male television actors Finnish male comedians Finnish actor-politicians