Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

PirkkaPekka Petelius born 31 May 1953 is a Finnish actor director producer screenwriter and politician He has also released six records as a singer He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 election with 6331 personal votes but is not a member of the parliament any more Peteliuss breakthrough was in Yleisradios sketch series Velipuolikuu 1983 which he wrote and also acted in The popularity gained by the series started Peteliuss career as one of the most wellknown comedians in Finland He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series Pulttibois and its sequel Manitbois with Aake Kalliala 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 Mollbergs The Unknown Soldier 1985 Other significant films have been eg Aki Kaurismäkis Hamlet Goes Business 1986 Åke Lindmans Lapin kullan kimallus 1999 and Peter Lindholms Drakarna över Helsingfors 2001 He also provided the Finnish voice of Timon in Leijonakuningas The Lion King 1994 Description above from the Wikipedia article PirkkaPekka Petelius licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia