Pálmi Gestsson

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Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.

Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.[1]

Career

Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.[2]

Personal life

Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.[3][4]

He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children.[5]

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