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 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. ↑
  2. ↑ http://www.riksteater.se/templates/Profil.aspx?id=6780&epslanguage=SV
  3. ↑ "Gustafsson fick avsluta Allsång – igen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. 1 2
  5. ↑ "www.adventist.se". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Vi har mycket att lära av de fattiga länderna". Adra.se. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  7. ↑ ""Jag hoppas på skidåkning i USA" | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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