Jarno "Jarppi" Leppälä (born 11 August 1979) is a Finnish television personality and a member of the stunt group the Dudesons.
Biography Leppälä was born in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia. Around 2001, Leppälä (along with childhood friends Jarno Laasala, Jukka Hildén and HP Parviainen) began filming The Dudesons, originally seen on MoonTV. Shortly after, the Dudesons began touring and doing live performances. They have made several television shows and two feature films and also collaborated with Jackass, and Dirty Sanchez.
During his career Leppälä has also hosted television shows among other things. In 2011, Leppälä, partnered by Anna-Liisa Bergström, competed in the dance contest show Tanssii tähtien kanssa.
Personal life Leppälä has two sons (born 2010 and 2014) with his wife, singer Elina Karttunen.
Filmography TV Year Title Role Notes2001–2003MaailmankiertueHimselfFinnish2003–2004TörkytorstaiHimselfFinnish2004Duudsoni ElämääHimselfFinnish2005Viva La BamHimself2 episodes2006–2016The DudesonsHimselfWriter2006Jimmy Kimmel Live!Himself1 episodeGuest appearance2008PiilokamerapäällikötHimselfFinnish2008Operaatio MaaHimselfFinnish2008Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008HimselfIntroduced Paramore2010TeräspallitHimselfFinnish2010The Dudesons in AmericaHimselfWriterExecutive producer20102010 MTV Europe Music AwardsHimselfPresenter2011SkavlanHimself1 episodeMusical performer2011Tanssii tähtien kanssaHimselfFinnishContestant10 episodes2012–2018Duudsonit tuli taloonHimselfFinnish2013Loiter SquadHimselfEpisode 2.62014RidiculousnessHimselfEpisode 4.132014-presentPosseHimselfFinnishHost2019Duudsonit PäällikköHimselfFinnish2020-presentKirppiksen kingiHimselfFinnish2021KioskiMyyjä esittely videollaFinnish1 episode2024Top Gear SuomiHimselfFinnish1 episode
Film Year Title Role Notes2006The Dudesons MovieHimselfWriterAdditional camera2008Bam Margera Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa?HimselfDirect-to-videoGuest appearance2009MinghagsHimselfDirect-to-video2010Jackass 3DHimselfWriterGuest appearance2011Jackass 3.5HimselfWriterGuest appearance2022Jackass 4.5HimselfArchive footageUncredited2026Duudsonit-elokuva: KotiinpaluuHimselfWriter
References
External links
The Dudesons – Jarppi (archived) Finnish site – Jarppi (archived)