Guðmundur Þór Kárason (born 14 June 1974) is an Icelandic puppet designer and puppeteer who is best known for his work on ''
LazyTown
''LazyTown'' () is an Icelandic children's educational musical television series created by aerobics champion Magnús Scheving. Originally produced in English, it has been broadcast in dozens of languages globally. Designed to encourage health ...
'', in which he portrayed the character Ziggy.
Early life
Guðmundur Þór Kárason was born on 14 June 1974 in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
, Iceland, to director Kári H. Þórsson and visual artist Jenný E. Guðmundsdóttir.
Career
In 1994, he founded Wit Puppets in Iceland, working on commercials, theater and television programs. Guðmundur's involvement in Wit Puppets ranges from character development, construction and performing some of the puppets himself.
In 1998, Kárason joined
Lazy Shows, performing and consulting on the show as well as designing visuals for the company.
Starting in 2004, Kárason was one of the founders of
LTS Garðbær Studios (also known as LazyTown Entertainment), puppet performer and voice of Ziggy in ''LazyTown''. In 2010, he was a photographer for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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.
In 2011, he was the director and producer for the postcards of the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the
Armenia
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n capital
Yerevan
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.
References
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1974 births
People from Reykjavík, Gudmundur Thór Kárason
Living people
20th-century Icelandic male artists, Gudmundur Thór Kárason
21st-century Icelandic male artists, Gudmundur Thór Kárason
Icelandic puppeteers
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