Pertti Spede Pasanen:

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Pertti Spede Pasanen

• Pertti Spede Olavi Pasanen was born on
• April 10, 1930 in Kuopio.
• He died on September 7, 2001 in Kirkkonummi.
• He was a Finnish film director and produrer,
  comedian,
• humorist, TV personality and practitioner of
  gags.
• During his career he directed, wrote, produced
  or acted in
• about 50 movies and participated in numerous
• TV productions including the comedy Spede Show
• and the game-show Speden pelit.

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• Much of his more commercial work was in
  collaboration
• with Vesa-Matti Loiri and Simo Salminen.
• His Uuno Turhapuro films were very popural in the
• 1980s.
• Pasanen was also an inventor and
• jack-of-all-trades
• ? He had over 50 patents in his
• name and many of his films
• include Rube Goldberg-style
• gadgets.

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• Besides gadgets involved with industrial
  production, his inventions include
• ? The Ski jumping sling
• ? A Boat ski ( to alleviate bumps in
  aquaplaning
• boat.
• ? A self-extinguishing, one-size-fits-all
  candlestick.