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Vesa-Matti Loiri

1945 - 2022

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Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri (4 January 1945 – 10 August 2022) was a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro, whom he portrayed in a total of 20 movies between the years 1973 and 2004. Loiri made a strong impression early in his career with the role of Jake in the drama film The Boys. He later acted in notable films such as Rakastunut rampa, Pedon merkki, and The Howling Miller, as well as the television series Rauta-aika. In the latter part of his career, Loiri appeared in several dramedies, including Tie pohjoiseen (Road North). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vesa-Matti Loiri is the 3,852nd most popular actor (down from 3,756th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Finland (down from 215th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Finnish Actor.

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Among actors, Vesa-Matti Loiri ranks 3,852 out of 13,578. Before him are Sofie Gråbøl, Theodore Bikel, Ana Obregón, Toshio Furukawa, Manorama, and Maurice Costello. After him are Ku Hye-sun, Kim Manners, Ron Silver, Branko Đurić, Mathieu Carrière, and Stephen Root.

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Among people born in 1945, Vesa-Matti Loiri ranks 371. Before him are Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, Liu Yandong, Tony Williams, Jorge Serrano Elías, and Brian McGuire. After him are Tobias Wolff, Jozef Moravčík, Fuad Muzurović, Nikolai Tanayev, Tommy Svensson, and Huell Howser. Among people deceased in 2022, Vesa-Matti Loiri ranks 325. Before him are Jerry Allison, Pleun Strik, Margit Korondi, Severino Poletto, Georgi Atanasov, and Ri Yong-ho. After him are Gheorghe Berceanu, Egon Franke, Eva-Maria Hagen, Jean Philippe, Herbert W. Franke, and John Steiner.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Vesa-Matti Loiri ranks 236 out of 751. Before him are Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Armas Taipale (1890), Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Sofi Oksanen (1977), and Antti Tulenheimo (1879). After him are Verner Weckman (1882), Paavo Johansson (1895), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Kalle Anttila (1887), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), and Gustaf Molander (1888).

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Among ACTORS In Finland

Among actors born in Finland, Vesa-Matti Loiri ranks 7. Before him are George Gaynes (1917), Taina Elg (1930), Matti Pellonpää (1951), Siri von Essen (1850), Tapio Rautavaara (1915), and Kati Outinen (1961). After him are Gustaf Molander (1888), Stina Ekblad (1954), Peter Franzén (1971), Tauno Palo (1908), Jasper Pääkkönen (1980), and Pihla Viitala (1982).

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