# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/magnus-scheving
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:32:51.483Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/magnus-scheving"
name: "Magnús Scheving"
slug: "magnus-scheving"
description: "Magnús Örn Eyjólfsson Scheving is an Icelandic writer, television producer, entrepreneur, actor, and former athlete. He is best known as the creator of the children's television show LazyTown, on which he served as a producer and director, and portrayed the character Sportacus. A two–time European champion as well as World championship silver and bronze medalist in aerobic gymnastics, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1994."
tagline: "Icelandic actor and athlete"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Magnus_Scheving_2_cropped.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1964-11-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           61.43
  momentum:             13.91901241333917
  historical:           23.88720666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/MagnusScheving"
    handle:    "MagnusScheving"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/magnus_scheving/"
    handle:    "magnus_scheving"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551787/"
    handle:    "nm1551787"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5e86af2-224d-41f8-9ac2-182838a9eb61"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA"
    title: "ماغنوس سكيفينغ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC"
    title: "ماجنوس سكيفينج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF"
    title: "ماگنوس اسچوینگ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529925"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/224446"
    title: "Magnús Scheving"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump