Magnús Ólafsson | |
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Born |
Siglufjörður, Iceland | 17 February 1946
Nationality | Icelandic |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer |
Years active | 1962–present |
Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player. [1] [2] A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla [3] [4] which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson. [5] [6] With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song Prins Póló in 1981. [7] [8]
Magnús Ólafsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
197?–198? | FH |
Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season, [6] [9] winning the Icelandic championship in 1974 [10] and 1976 [11] and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977. [12] [13] He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH. [14] [15]
Ólafsson is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children. [16] He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon [17] and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson. [6]
Magnús Ólafsson | |
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Born |
Siglufjörður, Iceland | 17 February 1946
Nationality | Icelandic |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer |
Years active | 1962–present |
Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player. [1] [2] A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla [3] [4] which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson. [5] [6] With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song Prins Póló in 1981. [7] [8]
Magnús Ólafsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
197?–198? | FH |
Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season, [6] [9] winning the Icelandic championship in 1974 [10] and 1976 [11] and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977. [12] [13] He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH. [14] [15]
Ólafsson is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children. [16] He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon [17] and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson. [6]