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Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki [1] ) is a Finnish stand up comedian and actor. Hedberg became famous after winning the Get up, stand up competition on Sub TV in 2005. [2] 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. [3]

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 . [4] Together with comedian Joona Kortesmäki, Hedberg hosted the first season of the YLE entertainment show Lauantaiprojekti. [5] Hedberg and Kortesmäki also hosted the 2011 Emma-gaala. 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 The Office (2017).

In autumn 2013, Hedberg participated in the 8th season of the show Tanssii tähtien kanssa . His partner was the dance teacher Anna Sainila. [6]

In 2020, he became the winner of the first season of Masked Singer Suomi with his character, Lion.

The singer Mikko Kuustonen is Hedberg's maternal uncle and his daughters, actresses Iina and Minka, are Hedberg's cousins. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Sami Hedberg - Historia Archived 2010-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , samihedberg.com. Accessed on 2 November 2010.
  2. ↑ W & T Comedy - Sami Hedberg Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine , wtcomedy.com. Accessed on 2 November 2010.
  3. ↑ The Showhouse - Showhouse Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine , theshowhouse.fi. Accessed on 2 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Sami Hedbergin ääni lainattiin Bolt-animaatioon hamsterin ääneksi! Archived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine , radionova.fi 15 February 2009. Accessed on 2 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Viikon vieras: Huippusuosittu stand up-koomikko Sami Hedberg Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine , plaza.fi 29 October 2010. Accessed on 2 November 2010.
  6. ↑ He ovat uudet Tanssii tähtien kanssa -parit, Iltalehti 20 August 2013. Accessed on 20 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Seura: Yllättävä yhteys! Iina Kuustonen ja Sami Hedberg ovat läheistä sukua Ilta-Sanomat 15 May 2014. Accessed on 19 May 2014.
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