Yankho Kamwendo

Yankho Kamwendo (born 1 November 1978) is a Swedish TV personality and actor.

Yankho Kamwendo
Born
Yankho Kamwendo

(1978-11-01) 1 November 1978
Uppsala

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 Malawian 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.[4] He is an alpine skiing enthusiast [7] and has been involved with missionary aid work in Africa.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.dn.se. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.riksteater.se/templates/Profil.aspx?id=6780&epslanguage=SV
  3. "Gustafsson fick avsluta Allsång – igen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. "Archived copy". www.nyheterna.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "www.adventist.se". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. "Vi har mycket att lära av de fattiga länderna". Adra.se. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ""Jag hoppas på skidåkning i USA" | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.