
Magnús Scheving
Acting
Biography
Magnús Örn Eyjólfsson Scheving (born 10 November 1964) is an Icelandic writer, entrepreneur, producer, actor and athlete. He is the creator, director, and star of the children's television show LazyTown, in which he portrayed the character Sportacus.
Known For

A pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of LazyTown), where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.
LazyTown

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
The Spy Next Door

This show features the LazyTown characters in short, humourous sketches whilst Ziggy visits the UK to encourage healthy eating and getting active.
LazyTown Extra

Stephanie and the LazyTown children decide to repay Sportacus for all of his heroics by giving him a day off - with Stephanie taking over as hero. Robbie Rotten decides to take advantage, and builds a nasty dog which runs amok in the town.
LazyTown’s New Superhero

Six friends on their annual fishing trip realize leaving wives, work and worries at home is really hard work. What was supposed to be a cozy fishing trip, turns out to be a downward spiral to Hell. Let's go fishing.
The Last Fishing Trip

Íþróttaálfurinn has managed to change the villagers' negative attitude towards sports, healthy food and all diligence. But when he leaves and the villagers have to manage on their own, they turn out to be very unstable and easily influenced by the criminal Glanni Glæpur, who turns up disguised as a very rich man. In fact, he has stolen the president's car and intends to corrupt the villagers so that he can sell them un-wholesome powder-food and become mayor of the town.
Glanni Glæpur Í Latabæ

Robbie Rotten discovers the LazyTowners are having a Christmas party, and believing he wasn't invited, sets out to ruin the day with a giant snowball.
LazyTown Surprise Santa

Áramótaskaup: 2015 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the year.
Áramótaskaup: 2015

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A Midsummer´s Journey - A view of Iceland
This fifth disc from the second series of Latabær contains two new episodes as well as a selection of music from the episodes. The first episode, "Unexpected Birthday Gift", tells the story of when Glanni builds a huge wall and divides Latabær in two so that the kids can no longer play together. Then the Sports Elf passes after he eats one of Glanni's sugar apples, so now good advice is expensive for the kids. The other episode "Best Friends" tells the story of Solla creating a nice playground for her friends, but Glanna manages to lure them away. Therefore, it is up to Solla to save them from Glanni and his plans. In addition to these episodes, there are 29 songs that have been heard in the episodes and you can sing along.
LazyTown - Best Friends

Latibær is full of colourful characters who have a very negative attitude towards physical activity, healthy food and so on. They prefer to stuff themselves with sweets and watch television all day. As a result they are all weak and flabby. To change this, the Sports-Elf arrives, and through his positive attitude, driving magnetism and by not taking no for an answer, he persuades the inhabitants to change their destructive lifestyle.