Overview
Spede Pasanen
Known For
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps...
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Uuno Turhapuro becomes the President of Finland. Streets are named...
Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla
This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the...
Biography
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy Spede Show and the game-show Speden Spelit. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made quickly and on a low budget, usually received little critical recognition but were popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards. He was the owner of his own film production company, Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen Ky. Pasanen was ranked 17th at the Suuret suomalaiset competition show broadcast by Yleisradio.