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Finnish actor and politician (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jani Petteri Toivola (born 27 November 1977) is a Finnish actor, dancer, author and an ex-politician. He studied in HB Acting Studio, New York City in 1999–2002. He has performed in several dance works, television series and plays. Toivola is also openly gay.[1] His father is Kenyan and his mother is Finnish.[2]
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Jani Toivola | |
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![]() Toivola in 2015 | |
Member of the Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
In office 2011–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vaasa, Finland | 27 November 1977
Political party | Green League |
Occupation | Actor, dancer |
Website | http://janitoivola.net |
Toivola has been a veejay for the chart programme of the music channel The Voice. He has also so far hosted the third and fourth season of the Finnish Idols television series together with Ellen Jokikunnas.
In the Finnish parliamentary election of 2011, Toivola was elected to the Parliament of Finland as a candidate of the Green League. He was the first Finnish Black MP.[3] In 2018 he announced that he would not run for a third term.[4]