Halldór Laxness Halldórsson (born 16 May 1985), better known as Dóri DNA, is an Icelandic actor, author, comedian, rapper and television personality. He has hosted the TV-shows ''Skítamix'' on

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and ''Veislan'' on

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. In 2020, he started appearing as

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in advertisements for

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in Iceland. In May 2022, he released the single ''Því þú átt það skilið'', along with Þormóður Eiríksson and Króli, and appeared as Sanders in the music video. Halldór is the son of filmmakers

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and Halldór Þorgeirsson and grandson of writer and Nobel Prize winner

Halldór Laxness Halldór Kiljan Laxness (; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and sh ...

and writer and craftswoman

Auður Laxness Auður Sveinsdóttir Laxness (20 July 1918 – 29 October 2012) was an Icelandic writer and craftswoman, credited with influencing the design and popularity of the Icelandic Lopapeysa sweater during the mid-20th century. Her husband was Icelandic ...

Bibliography

TV

Venjulegt fólk (2018-) Afturelding (2023)

Films

Northern Comfort (2023)

Novels

*2019: ''Kokkáll''

Plays

*2015: ''Þetta er grín, án djóks'' (with

Saga Garðarsdóttir Saga Garðarsdóttir (born 6 August 1987) is an Icelandic stand-up comedian, actress and singer. She graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2012. She is known for ''Hreinn Skjöldur'', ''Steypustöðin'' and ''Stella Blómkvist''. P ...

) *2019: ''Atómstöðin - endurlit'', Þjóðleikhúsið (with Una Þorleifsdóttir) *2021 ''Þétting Hryggðar'' (with Una Þorleifsdóttur)

Poetry

*2015: ''Hugmyndir: Andvirði hundrað milljónir'' *2017: ''Órar, martraðir og hlutir sem ég hugsa um þegar ég er að keyra''

References

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* {{Authority control 1985 births Living people Icelandic poets Icelandic television personalities