Stefán Karl Stefansson - wikipedia Stefán Karl Stefansson This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 April 2018. This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name ; this person is referred to by the given name Stefán. Stefán Karl Stefánsson ( 1975 - 07 - 10 ) 10 July 1975 ( age 42 ) Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1994 -- present Spouse ( s ) Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir Children Stefán Karl Stefánsson ( / ˈstɛfən ˈstɛfənsən / ; Icelandic : ( ˈstɛːvaun ˈkhartl̥ ˈstɛːvaunsɔn ) ; born 10 July 1975 ) is an Icelandic actor, best known for playing the villain Robbie Rotten on the children 's television series LazyTown. He is now living in Los Angeles with wife Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, three daughters, and one son. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Theater 2.2 Films 2.3 Television 2.4 Voiceover 3 References 4 External links Personal life Following Stefán 's announcement in October 2016 that he had been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a GoFundMe campaign was created by LazyTown head writer Mark Valenti to pay his living costs when he fell too ill to work. The campaign was popularized by various YouTube users uploading parodies of Stefán 's work, which led to the songs `` We Are Number One '' and `` The Mine Song '' from LazyTown becoming an Internet meme. On 11 August 2017, Stefán was announced as cured from cancer in an interview with RÚV. Furthermore, Stefán has clarified on his campaign on GoFundMe that while his metastases have been removed after successful liver surgery in June 2017, he still has the disease and has refused further adjuvant therapy. However, in March 2018, Stefán was diagnosed with inoperable terminal cancer, and is currently on chemotherapy to attempt to prolong his life. Filmography Theater Year Title Role Notes 2008 -- 15 Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! The Musical Baltimore and Boston ( 2008 ) Los Angeles ( 2009 ) North American tour ( 2010 -- 14 ) Worcester, Massachusetts and Appleton, Wisconsin ( 2015 ) 2002 -- 2003 Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza 2002 -- 2003 Noises Off by Michael Frayn 2001 - 02 Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 2000 - 02 The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov 2000 - 01 Singin ' in the Rain by Comden, Green, Freed and Brown 2000 - 01 Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones 1999 -- 2000 Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ by Magnús Scheving and Sigurdur Sigurjónsson Glanni Glæpur ( Robbie Rotten ) Primary antagonist 1999 -- 2000 A Midsummer Night 's Dream 1999 -- 2000 Little Shop of Horrors 1999 -- 2000 1000 Island Dressing by Hallgrímur Helgason 1998 -- 99 Ivanov by Anton Chekhov 1998 -- 99 Palace of Crows by Einar Örn Gunnarsson 1997 -- 99 The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Films Year Title Role Notes Áramótaskaup New Reporter / Many others Debut film ; TV film 1995 Privacy Student First feature film 1999 Skaupið : 1999 Robbie Williams / Many others TV Film 2001 Regina Manni -- Police officer 2001 Áramótaskaup TV film 2002 Stella For Office Ingimundur 2002 Litla lirfan ljóta The Worm 2002 Áramótaskaup Many roles TV film 2006 Night at the Museum Voiceover 2009 Jóhannes Diddi 2011 Thor Voiceover 2011 Polite People Lárus Skjaldarson Lead actor 2014 Harry Og Heimir Símon Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Titch and Ted Do Maths 2004 -- 2007 ; 2013 -- 2014 LazyTown Robbie Rotten Main villain 2000 Cars Can Fly Channel 1 program 2000 Car Mechanic Sketches for Eurovision Channel 1 program 2000 Angel No. 5503288 Channel 1 program 1999 God Exists... And Love Channel 1, Drama Academy of Iceland 1998 Baking Trouble Channel 1 program Voiceover Anna and the Moods ( 2006 ) The Lost Little Caterpillar For Honor ( 2017 ) References Jump up ^ `` Stefán Karl alvarlega veikur ''. Visir.is ( in Icelandic ). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Stefán Karl lagður inn á sjúkrahús um helgina ''. DV ( in Icelandic ). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Actor de Lazy Town padece de cáncer y pide ayuda ''. La República ( in Spanish ). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Jump up ^ Sandwell, Ians ( March 16, 2018 ). `` LazyTown actor Stefan Karl Stefansson reveals his cancer is back and it 's ' inoperable ' ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved April 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ' We Are Number One ' Meme : Why Do People Keep Remixing A Children 's Show Song ? ''. iDigitalTimes.com. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` '' Lífið er núna `` ''. RÚV ( in Icelandic ). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` '' Stefan Karl Stefansson Is Free of Cancer `` ''. Digital Spy. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017. Jump up ^ Kelly, Emma ( March 16, 2018 ). `` LazyTown 's Stefan Karl Stefansson confirms ' inoperable ' cancer has returned ''. Metro. Retrieved March 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` I am Stefan Karl ( Robbie Rotten from LazyTown ) and I am in the fight of my life against cancer ! AMA ! / r / IAmA ''. reddit. Retrieved 29 December 2016. 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Question: who is the actor that plays robbie rotten
Answer: Stefán Karl Stefánsson