Jarno leppala biography of donald

Jarno "Jarppi" [Born: 11 August (age 32)] is a Finnish media personality and member of The Dudesons stuntgroup. In Finland, he also goes by the nickname "Jarno2", but is mostly known as Jarppi. Around , he (along with childhood friends Jarno Laasala, Jukka Hilden and HP Parviainen) began filming "The Dudesons," originally seen on MoonTV. Shortly after that, The Dudesons began touring and performed a live show along with the band The Odorants. Jarppi is most commonly known as the 'Funny Fat Guy', known for poking fun at co-star Jukka Hilden's stupidity.

Jarppi's catchphrase is "two thumbs up" because he is missing the thumb on his right hand. The common explanation is that it was lost while Jarppi wrestled a polar bear. According to the movie he lost his thumb during a motorcycle stunt and in an interview during he said he lost it when using a power tool. The doctors tried to put it back on but failed. The preserved thumb

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The Dudesons

Finnish stunt group

The Dudesons (Finnish: Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group.^[1] They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to Jackass.^[2] Starting their television career in the early s, they gained international fame and had a show on the American television channel MTV in After The Dudesons in America, the group started to shift from the stunts to more multidimensional careers.^[2][3]

Background

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The Dudesons consists of Jukka Hildén (b. ), Jarppi Leppälä (b. ), Jarno Laasala (b. ) and Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen (b. ). All were from the town of Seinäjoki, where Hildén, Leppälä, and Laasala became close friends while attending elementary school together, where they later met Parviainen.^[4]

As teenagers, the four became quite interested in snowboarding, skateboarding and downhill mountain b