Yankho Kamwendo
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Born | Yankho Kamwendo 1 November 1978 Uppsala |
Yankho Kamwendo (born 1 November 1978) is a Swedish TV personality and actor.
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seriös komedi - DN.SE". www.dn.se. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Profil riksteater.se [dead link]
- ^ "Gustafsson fick avsluta Allsång – igen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Yankho fyller 30 till helgen / FAMILJE / NYHETERNA / Östra Småland AB - Lokaltidningen med nyheter och information från Kalmar län och Öland". www.nyheterna.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "www.adventist.se". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Vi har mycket att lära av de fattiga länderna". Adra.se. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ ""Jag hoppas på skidåkning i USA" | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.