Pálmi Gestsson
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Pálmi.
Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Kaa in The Jungle Book.
Early life
Gestsson was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.
Carrier
Gestsson graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.[1]
Personal life
Gestsson is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.[2][3]
He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, stewardess, and has 4 children.[4]
Selected Filmography
- Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver
- Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father
- Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur
- Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn
- Afinn (2014) as Lárus
- Þrestir (2015) as Diddi
- Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson
External links
References
- ↑ "Þjóðleikhúsið - Leikarar". www.leikhusid.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Pálmi Gestsson í nýrri bók um hreindýraskyttur". vikari.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "BB.is - Frétt - Hreindýraskyttan Pálmi Gestsson". www.bb.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Römm er sú taug". Bæjarins Besta. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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