Yankho Kamwendo

Yankho Kamwendo
Born Yankho Kamwendo
(1978-11-01) 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 Riksteatern, performing the play Elddop.[4] Kamwendo has also initiated a documentary about Malawi children who became orphans after losing their parents to HIV.[5][6]

Personal life

Yankho Kamwendo's father was born in Malawi and his mother hails from Sweden. Kamwendo lives in Hammarbyhöjden, Stockholm.[7] He is an alpine skiing enthusiast [8] and has been involved with missionary aid work in Africa.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/serios-komedi-1.445022
  2. ↑ http://www.riksteater.se/templates/Profil.aspx?id=6780&epslanguage=SV
  3. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article563599.ab
  4. ↑ http://www.nyheterna.net/familje/yankho_fyller_30_till_helgen
  5. ↑ http://www.adventist.se/econtent/4688/.html
  6. ↑ http://www.adra.se/FeedItem.aspx?FeedItemId=299
  7. ↑ http://www.nyheterna.net/familje/yankho_fyller_30_till_helgen
  8. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article1130481.ab
  9. ↑ http://www.adra.se/FeedItem.aspx?FeedItemId=299

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