Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in

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) is a Finnish

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and

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. Hedberg became famous after winning the ''Get up, stand up'' competition on Sub TV in 2005. This victory caused him to become one of the most popular stand up comedians in Finland. Hedberg has his own company, The Showhouse OY, founded in 2005. Sami Hedberg has appeared in TV shows such as ''Komiikkatehdas'' and ''Nevada''. In 2008, Hedberg provided the Finnish voice of Rhino the hamster in the film '' Bolt''. Together with comedian Joona Kortesmäki, Hedberg hosted the first season of the

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entertainment show ''Lauantaiprojekti''. Hedberg and Kortesmäki also hosted the 2011

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. Sami Hedberg has also hosted the ''Heräämö'' show at the radio station The Voice. As an actor, he has performed in films such as '' Luokkakokous'' (2015), '' Luokkakokous 2 – polttarit'' (2016) and '' Se mieletön remppa'' (2020) as well as in the Finnish version of ''

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'' (2017). In autumn 2013, Hedberg participated in the 8th season of the show '' Tanssii tähtien kanssa''. His partner was the dance teacher Anna Sainila. In 2020, he became the winner of the first season of '' Masked Singer Suomi'' with his character, Lion. The singer

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is Hedberg's maternal uncle and his daughters, actresses Iina and

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, are Hedberg's cousins.Seura: Yllättävä yhteys! Iina Kuustonen ja Sami Hedberg ovat läheistä sukua
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'' 15 May 2014. Accessed on 19 May 2014.

References

External links

Official site

The Showhouse
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedberg, Sami 1981 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Finnish stand-up comedians Masked Singer winners