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Stefán Karl Stefánsson

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Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor and singer, born 10 July 1975 and died 21 August 2018.[1] The role of Robbie Rotten, the antagonist in the children's program LazyTown, was his most famous performance.[2]

Key facts and history

He studied at the Drama Academy of Iceland during his years as a puppeteer.[3] He initially knew no English during the early years of LazyTown but soon became fluent.[4] At age 19, in 1994, he began his professional life as a television puppeteer.[3][2] Icelandic drama's conventional approaches did not meet his expectations.[4]

He remembered his high school principal telling him that acting wasn't about altering one's facial expressions, a viewpoint he did not share.[4] Magnús Scheving asked him to take on a role in the second LazyTown stage production.[4] The Order of the Falcon was conferred upon him in June 2018.[5] Actor Magnús Ólafsson was his uncle, and former footballer Hörður Magnússon was his cousin.[5]

What the cited sources add

The same source quoted him saying that complications of ADHD can make life so difficult that "you can lose everyone from you, wife and even the children stop coming to you"[6] The same article noted that his earthly remains would be scattered in secrecy in a distant ocean.[7] In a 2016 interview with ADHD samtökin, Stefán Karl stated that receiving his ADHD diagnosis was a huge relief and that he had been "about to give up on how I felt".[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Stefán Karl Stefánsson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Karl, "Stefan Karl Stefansson – Last public performance in December 2017", 27 November 2018}}{{cbignore (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Barnes, "Star of Lazy Town Stefan Karl Stefansson has died aged 43", The Independent, 22 August 2018. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
  3. Wikipedia, "Stefán Karl Stefánsson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barnes, "Star of Lazy Town Stefan Karl Stefansson has died aged 43", The Independent, 22 August 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Stefán Karl Stefánsson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ouzounian, "The Grinch who came from Iceland", Toronto Star, 24 December 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Stefán Karl Stefánsson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Var að gefast upp á því hvernig mér leið", ADHD samtökin, 20 January 2016; "„Pabbi, þú ert ekki með túrett”", Morgunblaðið, 2 September 2018; "Stefán Karl í yfir 50 ólíkum hlutverkum", 4 July 2009; O'Sullivan, "LazyTown actor Stefan Karl Stefansson dies aged 43 after battle with cancer", mirror, 21 August 2018; "Fálkaorðan", Skrifstofa forseta Íslands, 17 June 2018; "Lífið er bara ein tilviljun", Morgunblaðið, 6 March 2011, p. 13–15; "Sonur Bjössa Bollu og Höddi Skinka – "Yrði kæft í fæðingu í dag"", Dagblaðið Vísir, 16 November en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Var að gefast upp á því hvernig mér leið", ADHD samtökin, 20 January 2016. facts only, no text reused. adhd.is
  7. Wikipedia, "Stefán Karl Stefánsson" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yeung, "Stefan Karl Stefansson, LazyTown's Robbie Rotten actor, dies aged 43", CNN, 22 August 2018; Kelly, "Stefan Karl Stefansson's wife confirms no funeral will be held for LazyTown star", Metro, 22 August 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Stefán Karl Stefánsson (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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