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 the National Swedish Touring Theatre, 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. "Seriös komedi - DN.SE". www.dn.se. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. Profil riksteater.se
  3. "Gustafsson fick avsluta Allsång – igen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. "Yankho fyller 30 till helgen / FAMILJE / NYHETERNA / Östra Småland AB - Lokaltidningen med nyheter och information från Kalmar län och Öland". www.nyheterna.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  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.
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