Early life

Magnús Scheving was born on 10 November 1964. He grew up in the small town of Borgarnes in Iceland. At 5 years old he had his first job as a telephone exchange messenger boy for Borgarnes. In his 20s, he made a bet with a friend, Fjölnir Þorgeirsson, that each could master a sport of the other's choosing he knew nothing about in three years. Magnús chose snooker for Fjölnir and Fjölnir chose aerobics for Magnús. Just as Magnús became a champion in aerobics, Fjölnir became Icelandic champion in snooker.

Career

In 1992, Magnús became the Icelandic Men's Individual Champion in aerobic gymnastics. In 1993, he became the Scandinavian champion, and was the European champion twice in 1994 and 1995. He was voted Athlete of the Year in Iceland in 1994. He is the CEO, creator, and co-founder of LazyTown Entertainment. This company produces books, videos, games, and sporting goods to help promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle to children. He is also creator of the show LazyTown (Latibær in Iceland), where he plays Sportacus (known as Íþróttaálfurinn in Icelandic).

In 2006, Magnús received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Icelandic Edda Award ceremonies for his work as founder and creator of the LazyTown franchise. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland presented the award to him. Magnús starred in the 2010 film The Spy Next Door in which he portrayed a Russian villain attempting to destroy all of Russia's oil supplies.

Personal life

He was married to Ragnheiður Melsteð. The couple divorced in 2014. Magnús and Ragnheiður have two children. Scheving has another daughter from a previous relationship. He has two grandchildren. Magnús's patronym is Eyjólfsson, but he later chose to adopt his grandfather's last name, Scheving. He has a younger brother and an older sister. Magnús currently resides in Seltjarnarnes, Capital Region with his wife and two children, Sylivia Erla Scheving and Kristofer Scheving.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role
2010	The Spy Next Door	Anton Poldark

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004-07; 2013	LazyTown	Sportacus	Lead role (Season 1-3)
2008	LazyTown Extra	Sportacus	Lead role

Production work

Year	Film
		Director	Writer	Producer	Creator
2004-07; 2013-14	LazyTown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	LazyTown Extra	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]