Vesa-Matti Loiri
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Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri (born January 4, 1945, Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro, which he portrayed in a total of 20 movies between the years 1973 and 2004.
Loiri became an actor in 1962, when he had a role in the movie "Pojat", directed by Mikko Niskanen. Loiri did most of his work with Spede Pasanen. In 2005, he starred in the film Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa, which was directed by Timo Koivusalo.
As a musician, Loiri has performed Perttu Hietanen's compositions, Eino Leino's poems and Juha "Watt" Vainio's songs. Loiri also plays the flute. He was the voice of the Genie in the Finnish dub of Disney's Aladdin, even performing the musical number Friend Like Me.
[edit] Awards
- Honorary Jussi 1963 for his role in the film Pojat
- Best male actor Jussi 1976 in Rakastunut rampa
- Best supporting male actor Jussi 1982 in Pedon merkki
- Jussi 1983 for his wide appearance in the year's films
- Concrete Jussi 1998
- Festival International du Film Indépendent awarded Loiri in Bruxelles in 2003 for his role in Pahat pojat
