Allan Rauli Kristian "Allu" Tuppurainen (born 1 April 1951) is a Finnish

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

and

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residing in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

. He began acting in Finnish film in the early 1970s and has made a number of appearances in Finnish film ever since, appearing in many films such as the 1983

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spoof ''

Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 Finnish spy comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars Ilmari Saarelainen as James Bond impersonator Joo ...

'' where he acted alongside actors such as

Ilmari Saarelainen Ilmari Saarelainen (born 12 September 1944 in Uusikaupunki) is a Finnish actor. His career has been mainly based on television. Saarelainen began acting in 1970 appearing in a number of TV series. His career has mainly been based on Finnish tel ...

and

Tenho Saurén Tenho Saurén (1 September 1926, Viiala, now a part of Akaa - 21 March 2001 Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish actor and comic. He appeared on Finnish television several times in the 1970s and early 1980s always in comedy roles. He starred as the p ...

. Tuppurainen is best known for his role as the

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Rölli Rölli (sometimes called Rollo in English is a character from Finnish television portrayed by Allan "Allu" Tuppurainen. The character originally appeared in segments on the children's TV show '' Pikku Kakkonen'' on YLE's Channel 2 in 1986. Or ...

in the similarly named children's

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and films. As well as starring as the main character, Tuppurainen has written and directed the show, and composed

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for it. He released the music on albums which he has sold over 550,000 copies. He has made several appearances on Finnish

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in 2002 and 2004. In 2007 he scriptwrote and voice-acted in ''Röllin Sydän'' (''

Quest for a Heart ''Quest for a Heart'' ( fi, Röllin sydän) is a 2007 British/Finnish/Russian/German animated film directed by Pekka Lehtosaari. It is based on the Rölli character created by Allu Tuppurainen, and while it is the third Rölli film (previous ...

'').

Filmography

* ''

'' (2007) * '' Headhunters'' (2004) * ''

Rölli ja metsänhenki ''Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods'' (also titled ''Rolli'', fi, Rölli ja metsänhenki) is a 2001 Finnish fantasy film directed by Olli Saarela. It is the second film based on the television series ''Rölli'', the first being ''Rölli – hirm ...

'' (2001) * '' Kaikki pelissä'' (1994) * ''

Rölli - hirmuisia kertomuksia ''Rolli: Amazing Tales'' ( fi, Rölli – hirmuisia kertomuksia) is a 1991 children's fantasy film. It stars Allu Tuppurainen, Sari Mällinen, Jussi Lampi, Rolf Labbart, Risto Kaskilahti and Harri Hyttinen. The film was nominated for and won ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (TV series) (1986–2001) * '' Vapaa duunari Ville-Kalle'' (1984) * ''

Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 Finnish spy comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars Ilmari Saarelainen as James Bond impersonator Joonas ...

'' (1983) * '' Likainen puolitusina'' (1982) * '' Pi pi pil... pilleri'' (1982)

Awards

* Honorary mention for Viitasaari film week (1992) * Nuoret Kotkat children's act of the year (1998) * Newspaper Pohjalainen's Vaasan Jaakko culture award (1999)

References

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* 1951 births Finnish male actors Living people People from Kuopio {{Finland-actor-stub

Filmography

Awards

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