Guðmundur Þór Kárason (born 14 June 1974) is an Icelandic puppet designer and puppeteer who is best known for his work on ''
LazyTown''.
Born in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
, Iceland, Guðmundur is the son of director Kári H. Þórsson and visual artist Jenný E. Guðmundsdóttir. 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, Guðmundur joined
Lazy Shows, performing and consulting on the show as well as designing visuals for the company.
Starting in 2004, Guðmundur was one of the founders of
LTS Garðbær Studios
LTS Garðbær Studios (also known as LazyTown Entertainment) is a studio located in Garðabær, Iceland, which succeeded Lazy Shows (founded in 1992). The studio's productions included television series '' LazyTown''. The studio was founded in 200 ...
(also known as LazyTown Entertainment), puppet performer and voice of Ziggy in ''LazyTown''. In 2010, he was a photographer for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
.
In 2011, he was the director and producer for the postcards of the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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in the
Armenia
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n capital
Yerevan
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.
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People from Reykjavík
Living people
20th-century Icelandic male artists
21st-century Icelandic male artists
Puppeteers
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