Jan Rippe | |
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Rippe in September 2015 | |
Born |
Lyrestad, Sweden | 26 April 1955
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupations |
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Known for | Galenskaparna och After Shave |
Jan Torbjörn Rippe (born 26 April 1955) is a Swedish actor, singer, and comedian. He is known as a member of the comedic groups Galenskaparna and After Shave. [1] He also had a role in the comedy series Macken.
Rippe was born in Lyrestad. During his youth, he was an active competitive swimmer and participated in several district and Swedish national championships. [2] He studied at Chalmers and was a member of the Elektroteknologsektionens tidningsförening. [3]
In Gothenburg he met and befriended the other members of the group After Shave and participated in Galenskaparna och After Shave's revue Skruven är lös. [4] He became widely known to Swedish audiences from his role as Roger in the 1986 television comedy series Macken which was broadcast on SVT. [5] He also voiced the part of Pumbaa in the Swedish language version of the Disney film The Lion King. [6] He did not reprise his role in the sequels and spin-offs in the 90's, due to Peter Rangmar's death of melanoma in May 1997. Rangmar was Timon's Swedish voice and he and Rippe had a close friendship. Rippe reprised the role in The Lion King 1½. Timon were now voiced by Per Fritzell.
Rippe often plays characters that are confused, slow people that make everything the wrong way and have low self-confidence as a result of this. [7] Amongst Rippe's roles are Kennet Aalborg in the TV-series En himla många program, the producer Viggo Florin in the film Monopol, and Ernst Ivarsson in Stinsen Brinner. [8] One of the characters that he often plays is that of Goja, an individual that tells rambling stories without an ending or point. [8] Jan Rippe participated in SVTs television broadcasts of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a tittarombudsman. [9]
In October 2016, a theater version of Macken was made at the Lorensbergsteatern, with Rippe playing his original role. [10]
In 2009, Rippe suffered a heart attack. [11]
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Jan Rippe | |
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Rippe in September 2015 | |
Born |
Lyrestad, Sweden | 26 April 1955
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupations |
|
Known for | Galenskaparna och After Shave |
Jan Torbjörn Rippe (born 26 April 1955) is a Swedish actor, singer, and comedian. He is known as a member of the comedic groups Galenskaparna and After Shave. [1] He also had a role in the comedy series Macken.
Rippe was born in Lyrestad. During his youth, he was an active competitive swimmer and participated in several district and Swedish national championships. [2] He studied at Chalmers and was a member of the Elektroteknologsektionens tidningsförening. [3]
In Gothenburg he met and befriended the other members of the group After Shave and participated in Galenskaparna och After Shave's revue Skruven är lös. [4] He became widely known to Swedish audiences from his role as Roger in the 1986 television comedy series Macken which was broadcast on SVT. [5] He also voiced the part of Pumbaa in the Swedish language version of the Disney film The Lion King. [6] He did not reprise his role in the sequels and spin-offs in the 90's, due to Peter Rangmar's death of melanoma in May 1997. Rangmar was Timon's Swedish voice and he and Rippe had a close friendship. Rippe reprised the role in The Lion King 1½. Timon were now voiced by Per Fritzell.
Rippe often plays characters that are confused, slow people that make everything the wrong way and have low self-confidence as a result of this. [7] Amongst Rippe's roles are Kennet Aalborg in the TV-series En himla många program, the producer Viggo Florin in the film Monopol, and Ernst Ivarsson in Stinsen Brinner. [8] One of the characters that he often plays is that of Goja, an individual that tells rambling stories without an ending or point. [8] Jan Rippe participated in SVTs television broadcasts of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a tittarombudsman. [9]
In October 2016, a theater version of Macken was made at the Lorensbergsteatern, with Rippe playing his original role. [10]
In 2009, Rippe suffered a heart attack. [11]
![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (December 2016) |