  matti pellonpÃ¤Ã¤ (28 march 1951 in helsinki â 13 july 1995 in vaasa) was a finnish actor and a musician. he rose to international fame with his roles in both aki kaurismÃ¤ki's and mika kaurismÃ¤ki's films; particularly being a regular in aki's films, appearing in 18 of them. he started his career in 1962 as a radio actor at the finnish state-owned broadcasting company yle. he performed as an actor during the 70s in many amateur theatres, at the same time that he studied at the finnish theatre academy, where he completed his studies in the year 1977. he was nominated best actor by european film academy for his role as rodolfo in la vie de boheme and won the felix at the european film awards in 1992. he also starred in jim jarmusch's 1991 film night on earth. his private life melded seamlessly with his acting work. he was considered a natural bohemian, and a genuine everyman without ego. he frequently used his own life as a basis for his acting, eschewing wardrobe provided, acting in his own clothes. he had a tattoo of snoopy on his left biceps.http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=4&ag=25&t=143&a=3540 pellonpÃ¤Ã¤ was the frontman for the band peltsix (1989â1995). peltsix gained cult following with its tragic, and at the same time, comic songs. peltsix's songs were composed by pale saarinen, kari makkonen and jukka haikonen. matti pellonpÃ¤Ã¤ died of a heart attack on 13 july 1995 at the age of 44. in 1996, pellonpÃ¤Ã¤ was one of the people commemorating 100 years of finnish cinema on a stamp. a finnish documentary film boheemi elÃ¤Ã¤/bohemian eyes on pellonpÃ¤Ã¤'s life was made in 2011 (directed by janne kuusi). == filmography == * pojat (1962), director mikko niskanen * akseli and elina (1970), director edvin laine * kesÃ¤n maku (1975), director asko tolonen * antti puuhaara (1976), director katariina lahti, heikki partanen, riitta rautoma * viimeinen savotta (1977), director edvin laine * ruskan jÃ¤lkeen (1979), director edvin laine * valehtelija (1981), director mika kaurismÃ¤ki * pedon merkki (1981), director jaakko pakkasvirta * jackpot2 (1982), director mika kaurismÃ¤ki * arvottomat (1982), director mika kaurismÃ¤ki * regina ja miehet (1983), director anssi mÃ¤nttÃ¤ri * huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983), director anssi mÃ¤nttÃ¤ri * crime and punishment (1983), director aki kaurismÃ¤ki * klaani - tarina sammakoitten suvusta (1984), director mika kaurismÃ¤ki * kel
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