Jani Toivola
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Jani Toivola | |
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| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
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| Born | 27 November 1977 Vaasa, Finland |
| Political party | Green League |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer |
| Website | http://janitoivola.net |
Jani Petteri Toivola (born 27 November 1977 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Finnish actor and dancer. He studied in HB Acting Studio, New York in 1999–2002. He has performed in several dance works, television series and plays. Toivola is also openly gay.[1] His father is Kenyan and mother Finnish.
Toivola has been a veejay for the chart programme of the music channel The Voice. He has also so far hosted the third and fourth season of the Finnish Idols television series together with Ellen Jokikunnas.
In the Finnish parliamentary election of 2011, Toivola was elected to the Parliament of Finland as a candidate of the Green League. He's the first Finnish Black MP.
Filmography
- Kuilu mielessä, (2003)
- Käenpesä, TV series (2005), as Samir Kibaki
- Meno-paluu, a travel programme (2005), host
- Ähläm Sähläm, TV series (2006), as Heikki
- Osasto 5, TV series (2006), as Ahmed Mattila
- Idols, third season of TV series (2007), host
- Kaikki kunnossa, waiter in TV series (2007)
- Big Brother Extra, fifth season of TV series (2009), host
Theatre
- Sorsastaja, Finnish National Theatre (2006)
- Hairspray, Helsinki City Theatre (2005)
- Hair, Peacock Theatre in Linnanmäki
External links
- Jani Toivola at IMDb
References
- ^ "Jani Toivola ei peittele rakkauttaan miehiin". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 27 January 2007.
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