Jan Rippe

Jan Rippe

Jan Rippe (2015)
Born (1955-04-26) 26 April 1955
Lyrestad, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Comedian

Jan Torbjörn Rippe, (born 26 April 1955) is a Swedish revue-artist, 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.

Career

During his youth Rippe 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 Shaves revue Skruven är lös.[4] He became known to the Swedish audience as the role of Roger in the television comedy series Macken which was broadcast on SVT.[5] He also made the Swedish dub of Pumbaa in the Disney film The Lion King.[6]

Jan Rippe often plays characters that are confused of slow, people that makes everything the wrong way and has low self-confidence as a result of this.[7] Amongst Rippes role are Kennet Aalborg in the TV-series Himla många program, the producer Viggo Florin in the film Monopol and Ernst Ivarsson in Stinsen Brinner.[8] One of his often returning character are that of Goja, a character that often tells stories without an ending or point.[8] Jan Rippe participated in SVTs television broadcasts of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as an tittarombudsman.[9]

In 2009 Rippe suffered an heart attack.[10] In October 2016 a theater version of the comedy series Macken was made at the Lorensbergsteatern, with Rippe playing his original role.[11]

Filmography

References

  1. ""Vår humor är efterlängtad"". 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. Lundvall, Marianne (6 January 2012). ""Vi har fortfarande studieuppehåll"". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. "After Shave firar 30 år". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. "Jan Rippe - Kulturtuben". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. "Tv-klassikern Macken kommer tillbaka". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. "Mitt i all skit behöver varje människa relaxa". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  7. "Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro - Huvudtext". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Jan Rippe". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  9. "Ett ögonblick, Jan Rippe...". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  10. "Jan Rippe drabbad av hjärtinfarkt". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  11. ""Det ska bli jättekul att återse alla figurerna"". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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