Magnús Scheving

Magnús Scheving ( born November 10, 1964 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic actor, athlete, television producer and entrepreneur. He became internationally known in the role of Sportacus in the television series LazyTown.

Life

Scheving started in 1985 with aerobics and 1992 Icelandic Individual Champion. Overall, he won this title four times. In 1993 he was Scandinavian champion, reached the third place in the Suzuki World Cup and was also third parties during the Taejon Expo in Korea. In 1994 he was European champion, won the 2nd place at the Suzuki World Cup and the International Competition in Seoul. In February 1995, he was the second time European champions. Scheving also has over 70 prices in athletics, primarily for the 1500 - and 5000 -meter run. Since his childhood, he also played basketball, handball, tennis and does weight training. He was voted " Sportsman of the Year 1994 " in Iceland.

Scheving gives lectures and conducts aerobics classes in his home country, as he advocates for healthy eating and school sport for children. He is a passionate public speaker when it comes to fitness and a healthy and active lifestyle of children and adolescents. Scheving 1995 wrote a book entitled "GO! GO! Lazy Town! " Aims to encourage the children and young people to play sport and to pay attention to nutrition. The book became a bestseller in Iceland, and he wrote four more books, plus a musical based on this book series. In addition, three music CDs, a board game and the eponymous television series for children produced. LazyTown is now a fixture in every Icelandic household. The series, which was first shown in 2004 on an Icelandic stations, ranked at # 4 Total of all series for preschoolers on U.S. television and in a further 49 countries. In 2009, he starred in the family comedy The Spy Next Door at the side of Jackie Chan and Billy Ray Cyrus the Russian villain Poldark.

Scheving is married and has three children.