Örn Árnason is an Iceland

Iceland

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ic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group Spaugstofan

Spaugstofan

Spaugstofan is an Icelandic comedy group, formed in 1985, best known for their namesake weekly Saturday night sketch comedy show that has been broadcast, with breaks, and under various names, on the public television channel Sjónvarpið, and later on Stöð 2, since 1989.The show is the highest rated...

. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the 1980s, as well as acting in the National Theatre of Iceland

National Theatre of Iceland

The National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland.The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on April 20, 1950. Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir has been Artistic Director of the theater since 2005.- External links :...

. He is famous for his satirical portrayals of public figures, including former Icelandic Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Iceland

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 Davíð Oddsson

Davíð Oddsson

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. Örn hosted the children's morning program Með Afa on Stöð 2

Stöð 2

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. He is the son of actor Árni Tryggvason.

Selected filmography

• Bjarnfreðarson
  Bjarnfreðarson
  Bjarnfreðarson is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of Næturvaktin, Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin, to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland, it was met with wide success, even beating Avatar at the box office on its...
  
  (2009)
• Stella í framboði (2002)
• Stikkfrí (1997)
• Stuttur frakki (1993)
• Karlakórinn Hekla (1992)
• Magnús
  Magnus
  Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them. The best-known Roman bearing the name was the third-century usurper. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages, various European peoples, and their royal houses,...
  
  (1989)
• Stella í orlofi
  Stella í orlofi
  Stella í orlofi is a 1986 Icelandic comedy film directed by Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir. It has enjoyed enduring popularity in Iceland, and was followed up with the sequel Stella í framboði in 2002....
  
  (1986)