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Spede Pasanen
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy '' Spede Show'' and the game-show '' Speden Spelit''. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made quickly and on a low budget, usually received little critical recognition but were popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards. He was the owner of his own film production company, Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen Ky. Pasanen was ranked 17th at the ''Suuret suomalaiset'' competition show broadcast by Yleisradio. Childhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the seventh most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Kuopio has a total area of , of which is water and half is forest. Although the city's population density, population is spread over , the city's urban areas are comparatively densely populated (urban area: 1,618 /km²), making Kuopio the second most densely populated city in Finland. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of approximately 90,000. Together with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic and cultural centres of Eastern Finland. Kuopio is nationally known as one of the most important education in Finland, study cities and centres of attra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro is a Finnish comedy character and antihero created by Spede Pasanen and played by Vesa-Matti Loiri. Originally appearing in ''Spede Show'' during 1971–1973, the character gained popularity through the Uuno Turhapuro films. History Birth of the character Spede Pasanen originally had the idea for the Uuno Turhapuro character when the first lottery draw of the Finnish company Veikkaus had been shown on Finnish television in January 1971. Pasanen designed a new sketch for his show '' Spede Show'' about a couple arguing about how to invest their lottery winnings even before the actual lottery draw. Pasanen had earlier thought of characteristics including laziness and an ability to explain matters for the character of the husband several years ago. The character of the wife was played by veteran ''Spede Show'' actress Marjatta Raita, and for the husband, Pasanen chose Vesa-Matti Loiri who had appeared in Pasanen's films and sketch comedy shows since 1968. First s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spede Pasanen Armeijassa
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy '' Spede Show'' and the game-show '' Speden Spelit''. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made quickly and on a low budget, usually received little critical recognition but were popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards. He was the owner of his own film production company, Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen Ky. Pasanen was ranked 17th at the ''Suuret suomalaiset'' competition show broadcast by Yleisradio. Childhood and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
