Jonas Tveje Bisgaard Schmidt is a
Danish self-taught
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and comedian, best known for portraying
Dolph the Fascist Hippo
Dolph also known as Dolph the Fascist Hippo is a fictional character appearing in the Danish television show '' Dolph og Wulff med venner'' (Dolph and Wulff with friends), played by Danish actor Jonas Schmidt, who is otherwise known in Denmark fr ...
.
Career
Jonas Schmidt has appeared in numerous roles, mostly
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
however. He first gained fame, portraying the nerdy carseller Bruce, in the Danish
Toyota
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commercials.
He later gained fame as the extremely nerdy police officer (a play on his real name) on the comedy
television series
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. A character that suffered of many things, including low self-esteem, being ultra geeky and having difficulties with women. A role Jonas Schmidt later has portrayed many times, in different ways.
As
Dolph, the insane fascist hippo on
Wulffmorgenthaler, Jonas Schmidt became a national celebrity. In 2005, Dolph was one of the most popular figures with the youth in
Denmark
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. Dolph looked cute, like a
moomin
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, but he used swear words, killed people, and was extremely racist and hateful. The character was designed, to make fun of people with racist opinions.
Jonas Schmidt also played the role of ''Allan Falk Nielsen'' on the Danish advent series "''
Jul i Verdensrummet
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* July, as an abbreviation for the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar
Jul or JUL may also refer to:
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* ''Jul'', Scandinavian and Germanic word for Yule
* ''Jul (Denmark)'', the Danish Yu ...
''". A role similar to the one he played on "''P.I.S. - Politiets Indsats Styrke''".
In
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, he appeared at
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
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as the annoying security guard ''Brian'', who was hired to make sure none of the participants would get into the building without his permission.
Personal life
He is engaged to Unni Ryding, and they have two kids.
[https://realityportalen.dk/rcarticle/lykkelige-jonas-schmidt-er-blevet-far-igen/ ]
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Jonas
Living people
Danish male actors
1973 births