Riku Nieminen (born 5 May 1986[1]) is a Finnish actor and dancer. He is best known for having appeared in the first five seasons of the sketch comedy television show Putous and for his character Munamies ("Eggy"). Nieminen also appeared as one of the judges on the seventh season of Tanssii tähtien kanssa, a Finnish version of the British television series Strictly Come Dancing.[2]
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Personal life
editSince 2009, Nieminen has been actively involved in the Zeitgeist Movement.[3] He was married to the actress Annika Poijärvi until 2020.[4]
Selected filmography
editIn films
edit- Risto (2011)
- 21 tapaa pilata avioliitto (2013)
- Pihalla[5] (2017)
- Pihalla_(vuoden_2017_elokuva) (2017)
- Juice (2018)
- Spede (2023)[6][7]
On television
edit- Ihmebantu (2009)
- Putous (2010–2014, 2015)
- Vedetään hatusta (2011–2012)
- Paparazzit (2012)
- Roba (2012–2016)
- Tanssii tähtien kanssa (2012)
- Kingi (2015)
- 1001 Rikua (2015)
- Talent Suomi (2016)
- Heikoin lenkki (2017)
- Deadwind (2018)
References
edit- ^ "Riku Niemi". Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Tuomarit". MTV Media. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Pyykkönen, Emilia. "Munamies Riku Nieminen on monilahjakkuus". A-lehdet Oy. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Ylimutka, Leena. "Avioero! Riku Niemisen ja Trivago-naisena tunnetun Annika Poijärven avioliitto kesti 10 vuotta" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pihalla_(vuoden_2017_elokuva) [bare URL]
- ^ "Spedelle naiset olivat koristeita ja Loiri korvaamaton – viihteen moguli oli hermostunut ketjupolttaja ja kunnianhimoinen visionääri" (in Finnish). Yle. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Spede (2023)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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