Ziggy

Ziggy

Species
Human

Gender
Male

First appearance
*Áfram Latibær!* (in all)"Welcome to LazyTown" (in series)

Puppeteered by
Guðmundur Þór Kárason

**Ziggy** is a main character in *LazyTown*. He’s the youngest resident of the town and has a superhero alter-ego, "SportaCandy". Ziggy's character was designed to represent the effects of an unbalanced diet.

Description
*Ziggy has a big heart – and an appetite to match. He doesn’t just live life; he devours it, with tremendous gusto. His goofy enthusiasm and good cheer provide a constant boost to everyone around him. He’s always one of the first to embrace a new idea or to say 'yes' to an adventure, but he’s just as easily distracted, especially by - mmmm - 'Choco-Sugar-Yummies'.*
*When Ziggy grows up, he wants to be a superhero, just like his idol, Sportacus. And he’s planning on practicing his running and jumping - really, he is - but maybe first he’ll have just one more bite of candy...* — LazyTown.com

Looks
Ziggy has pale skin with freckles, blond hair, and blue eyes. He wears a red cape with yellow trim and blue and white stripes on the inner layer and has a bold yellow Z stitched to his blue t-shirt. He also wears a white shirt under his tee, red shorts, white leggings, and a pair of blue sneakers with Z's on the front. As a pirate in Rottenbeard he wore a blue bandanna with a letter Z on it, and a black eyepatch.

Personality
Ziggy is the youngest person in LazyTown and has a sweet tooth and a bit of an obsession for candy, carrying around a giant lollipop with him almost everywhere and even having one next to his pillow when he sleeps at night. His consumption of large amounts of candy can cause him to become quite hyper and which starts to annoy others around him while on his sugar high, but he has a big heart. Since he has a lot of energy, he's always trying his best, even if he actually can do something or not. While he does have good intentions, a little mistake makes him feel depressed, but he always makes a quick comeback, thanks to encouragement from Sportacus. He has a lot of insecurities, because he doesn't know actually what he's good at, but at the same time, he desires to become good in everything, and that is the thing the people of LazyTown, and especially Sportacus, like about him best.

Appearances
Ziggy appears in every episode of *LazyTown*, with the exception of "Robbie's Dream Team". His debut was in "Welcome to LazyTown" and his last appearance was in "Mystery of the Pyramid". He also appears in the following *LazyTown* productions that are not part of the series:
* *Áfram Latibær!*
* *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*
* Unaired pilot
* All episodes of *LazyTown Extra*

Major roles
The following episodes focus on Ziggy or have him in a very prominent role.
* "Hero for a Day"
* "Happy Brush Day"
* "Cry Dinosaur"
* "Ziggy's Alien"
* "The Greatest Gift"
* "Ziggy's Talking Teddy"

Performers* Guðmundur Þór Kárason (2000-14)
* Steinn Ármann Magnússon: *Áfram Latibær!* and *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (1996-99)

Trivia* Ziggy's Icelandic name is **Siggi Sæti**, which translates to "Siggi Sweet".
* Guðmundur Þór Kárason, who puppeteers and voices Ziggy, started working with Magnús Scheving in 1998. While he would eventually end up puppeteering Ziggy, his first role in a LazyTown production was as Haninn in *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*.
* The first incarnation of Ziggy appeared in Magnús Scheving's stage show *Áfram Latibær!* (which toured Iceland in 1996). In the show, Ziggy (known as Siggi Sæti) is an adult who idolizes Superman and wears an ill-fitting Superman costume.
* According to LazyTown's Greatest Hits, his favorite song is Cooking by the Book.
* Ziggy announces every episodes title in LazyTown Extra.
* According to the original LazyTown website, Ziggy is **6** years old.
* Ziggy's full name is **Ziggy Zweets**.
* In “Crystal Caper” it’s revealed that Ziggy is ticklish.
* Ziggy can play the trumpet as seen in Man on a Mission
* Ziggy can be referred "Candy Boy" by Robbie Rotten in regards of a nickname.

Gallery
Character art

Posters

Designs
In the booksIn the books*Áfram Latibær!* (1996)*Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (1999)CGI (2000)Illustrated (2000)Wit Puppets (2000)Illustration (2002)Unaired pilot (2002)In the Kindle eBooks