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Dudesons
The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their television career in the early 2000s, they gained international fame and had a show on the American television channel MTV in 2010. After ''The Dudesons in America'', the group started to shift from the stunts to more multidimensional careers. Background The Dudesons consists of Jukka Hildén (b. 1980), Jarppi Leppälä (b. 1979), Jarno Laasala (b. 1979) and Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen (b. 1981). All were from the town of Seinäjoki, where Hildén, Leppälä, and Laasala became close friends while attending elementary school together, where they later met Parviainen. As teenagers, the four became quite interested in snowboarding, skateboarding and downhill mountain biking. In the early 1990s, when Laasala got his first video camera, the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarppi Leppälä
Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä (born 11 August 1979) is a Finnish television personality and a member of the stunt group the Dudesons. Biography Leppälä was born in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia. Around 2001, Leppälä (along with childhood friends Jarno Laasala, Jukka Hildén and HP Parviainen) began filming ''The Dudesons'', originally seen on MoonTV. Shortly after, the Dudesons began touring and doing live performances. They have made several television shows and one feature film and also collaborated with '' Jackass''. During his career Leppälä has also hosted television shows among other things. Personal life Leppälä has two sons (born 2010 and 2014) with his wife, singer Elina Karttunen. Filmography TV * ''Maailmankiertue'' (Finnish, 2001–2003) *''Törkytorstai'' (Finnish, 2003–2004) *''Duudsoni Elämää'' (Finnish, 2004) *''Viva La Bam'' (season 5, 2005) *''The Dudesons'' (2006–2016) *''Piilokamerapäälliköt'' (Finnish, 2008) *''Operaatio Maa'' (Finnish, 2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarno Laasala
Jarno Laasala (born 19 September 1979) is a Finnish filmmaker and stunt performer. He is a member and co-founder of the stunt group the Dudesons and the former CEO of the production company Rabbit Films. As a child Laasala was a ''Super Mario Bros. is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game '' Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for ...'' ( Nintendo) champion in Finland. In addition to being the CEO of Rabbit Films, Laasala studied and completed a Masters of Science degree. Personal life Laasala has three children with his ex-wife, Hanne Maria Laasala (Savunen). Laasala was diagnosed with melanoma in the spring of 2017, but he was cured by surgery. Filmography TV Film References External links * * * Living people 1979 births People from Seinäjoki Finnish male film actors Finnish stunt performers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HP Parviainen
Hannu-Pekka Parviainen (born 18 August 1981), nicknamed HP, is a Finnish snowboarder, stunt performer, and member of the stunt group the Dudesons The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their televi .... According to an official fan page, Parviainen is no longer qualified for health insurance from any companies in Finland. Filmography TV Films References External links * * * Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuukka Tiensuu
Tuukka Tiensuu is a Finnish TV-director, writer and producer. He is best known for the internationally successful Finnish TV-series ''The Dudesons'', ''Kill Arman'' and ''The Dudesons in America''. Early career and MoonTV Tiensuu started his directing career on MoonTV in 1999, and worked for the company until 2003. His directorial works for the channel include the fashion show '' Dresscode'', the game shows ''Overdose'' and ''Play'', the adult entertainment show ''Pornostara'', and the literature show ''Kirjarovio''. Rabbit Films and ''The Dudesons'' In 2003 joined Rabbit Films and started working on the English-language version of the Finnish hit series ''Extreme Duudsonit''. The name was eventually changed to ''The Dudesons'' and Tiensuu was a co-creator, writer, segment-director and editor on the show. The series was launched in 2006 and it quickly became the most internationally successful Finnish TV-series of all time, airing in over 150 countries and spawning four season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannu-Pekka Parviainen
Hannu-Pekka Parviainen (born 18 August 1981), nicknamed HP, is a Finnish snowboarder, stunt performer, and member of the stunt group the Dudesons The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their televi .... According to an official fan page, Parviainen is no longer qualified for health insurance from any companies in Finland. Filmography TV Films References External links * * * Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Hildén
Jukka Hildén (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish television personality and member of the entertainment and stunt group the Dudesons. Personal life Jukka Hildén was married to Outi Haapasalmi in 2010 but they divorced in February 2018. The pair had two children together. He began dating Chachi Gonzales in 2018 and the two got engaged in August that year. They married in Lapland on 28 September 2019. Hildén and Gonzales have two children born in 2019 and 2021. Filmography TV *''Maailmankiertue'' (Finnish, 2001–2003) *''Törkytorstai'' (Finnish, 2003–2004) *''Duudsoni Elämää'' (Finnish, 2004) *''Viva La Bam'' Three Episodes (2003-2005) *''The Dudesons'' (2006–2016) *''Tom Green Live!'' (2006) *''Operaatio Maa'' (Finnish, 2008) *''Piilokamerapäälliköt'' (Finnish, 2008) *''Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008'' (Introduced Paramore, 2008) *''Nitro Circus'' (1 episode, 2009) *''Teräspallit'' (Finnish, 2010) *''The Dudesons in America'' (2010) *''2010 MTV Video Music Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Films
Oy Rabbit Films LTD is a Finnish TV production and distribution company, founded by The Dudesons – Jarno Laasala, Jukka Hildén, Jarppi Leppälä and HP Parviainen. As of 2017, it is the largest television production company in Finland. In the past years, Rabbit Films has produced 24 different prime time shows for networks In addition to its original formats, the company also makes local adaptions of the international formats such as ''Saturday Night Live'', ''Dragons' Den'', ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' and ''The Lyrics Board''. The company is currently led by CEO Olli Suominen. Other executives and directors include Jaana Pasonen, Tuomas Summanen, Jasmine Patrakka, Suvi Valkonen, and Minna Haapkylä. As of 2021, Rabbit Films is listed in 56 people's profiles on LinkedIn. It distributes its own formats and finished programmes through its own distribution entity, Rabbit Formats. Productions * King, live comedy on TV talent shows * Posse, live TV show combining talk sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show '' Jackass'' and subsequent sequels. He also created the ''Jackass'' spin-off shows ''Viva La Bam'', '' Bam's Unholy Union'', '' Bam's World Domination'', and '' Bam's Bad Ass Game Show'', and co-wrote and directed the films '' Haggard'' and '' Minghags''. Early life Margera was born on September 28, 1979, the son of April and Phil Margera. He is the younger brother of Jess Margera and nephew of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera. His grandfather nicknamed him "Bam Bam" at the age of three after noticing his habit of purposely running into walls; over time, that nickname was shortened to "Bam" by his schoolmates. Margera dropped out of high school after his junior year, but was homeschooled by his mother and received his GED. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; la, Wegelia, formerly sv, Östermyra) is a city located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; east of Vaasa, north of Tampere, west of Jyväskylä and southwest of Oulu. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960. In 2005, the municipality of Peräseinäjoki was merged into Seinäjoki, and in the beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were consolidated with Seinäjoki. Seinäjoki is one of the fastest growing regional centers in Finland. The city hall, city library, Lakeuden Risti Church and other public buildings were designed by Alvar Aalto. Seinäjoki was historically called ' in Swedish. Today this name, which never was official, is very seldom used even among the Swedish speakers. Seinäjoki Airport is located in the neighbouring municipality of Ilmajoki, south of the Seinäjoki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackass (franchise)
''Jackass'' is an American reality comedy television series created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It originally aired for three short seasons on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001, with reruns extending into 2002. The show featured a cast of nine carrying out stunts and pranks on each other or the public. The cast included Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Ehren McGhehey and Preston Lacy. The show was controversial over its perceived indecency and encouragement of dangerous behavior. After MTV ended ''Jackass'' broadcasts in 2002, it grew into a media franchise, which includes the spin-offs '' Wildboyz'', ''Viva La Bam'', '' Homewrecker'', '' Blastazoid'', '' Bam's Unholy Union'', '' Dr. Steve-O'', '' Bam's World Domination'', and '' Bam's Bad Ass Game Show''; nine feature films released by Paramount Pictures, four with expanded DVD versions; a video game; a mobile game, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva La Bam
''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, mission, or challenge which was accomplished by performing pranks, skateboarding, and enlisting the help of friends, relatives, and/or experts. Although partly improvised, the show was supported by a greater degree of planning and organization. History Production The cast included Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, Raab Himself, and Rake Yohn. The show also starred Bam's parents Phil and April and his uncle Don Vito. Tim Glomb and Brandon Novak later joined the main cast. The show was mostly filmed in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania and also visited Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Mexico, Brazil, and Finland. Bam and his friends also went to Miami in 2006 for "Viva La Spring B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
