Yankho Kamwendo

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Yankho Kamwendo
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Yankho Kamwendo

(1978-11-01) 1 November 1978 (age 44)
Uppsala

Yankho Kamwendo (born 1 November 1978) is a Swedish TV personality and actor.

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Kamwendo is best known for his role as Lennart in the TV show Leende guldbruna ögon [1] and hosting popular children's television shows Bolibompa and TV-skeppet . [2] Kamwendo has also been featured in the popular live sing-along television show Allsång på Skansen . [3] He has toured extensively with national theatre company the National Swedish Touring Theatre, performing the play Elddop. [4] Kamwendo has also initiated a documentary about Malawian children who became orphans after losing their parents to HIV. [5] [6]

Personal life

Yankho Kamwendo's father was born in Malawi and his mother hails from Sweden. Kamwendo lives in Hammarbyhöjden, Stockholm. [4] He is an alpine skiing enthusiast [7] and has been involved with missionary aid work in Africa. [6]

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