Hermann Gunnarsson
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Hermann Gunnarsson commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, is an Iceland
ic television and radio personality, performer and former soccer and handball player at an international level.
Hermann is known as one of Iceland's greats both in football and handball. Hermann is also famous for hosting the top-rated talk show Á tali hjá Hemma Gunn on the public TV channel Sjónvarpið
for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. The show still remains one of the highest rated shows in Icelandic television history. Hermann was also one of Iceland's top soccer players in the 1960s and played with the national soccer team. After spending several years away from the spotlight from the late 1990s until the early 2000s he returned to television in 2005 to host a musical game show on Stöð 2
. In fall 2006 he started a new weekly talk show on Stöð 2. Hermann has also released musical albums, hosted a radio show on Bylgjan among other activities. He spent some years in Thailand
during his break from the media.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic television and radio personality, performer and former soccer and handball player at an international level.
Hermann is known as one of Iceland's greats both in football and handball. Hermann is also famous for hosting the top-rated talk show Á tali hjá Hemma Gunn on the public TV channel Sjónvarpið
Sjónvarpið
RÚV is the television channel of RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material, American, British & Nordic films and entertainment programming...
for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. The show still remains one of the highest rated shows in Icelandic television history. Hermann was also one of Iceland's top soccer players in the 1960s and played with the national soccer team. After spending several years away from the spotlight from the late 1990s until the early 2000s he returned to television in 2005 to host a musical game show on Stöð 2
Stöð 2
Stöð 2 is an Icelandic television channel, owned and operated by 365. Founded in 1986, It was the first privately owned television station in Iceland following the lifting of the state monopoly on television broadcasting...
. In fall 2006 he started a new weekly talk show on Stöð 2. Hermann has also released musical albums, hosted a radio show on Bylgjan among other activities. He spent some years in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
during his break from the media.