<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir (m . 2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Stefán Karl Stefánsson (/ ˈstɛfən ˈstɛfənsən /; Icelandic: (ˈstɛːfaun ˈkhartl̥ ˈstɛːfaunsɔn); 10 July 1975--21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer, best known for playing antagonist Robbie Rotten on the children's television series LazyTown . </P> <P> Stefán Karl's career started in 1994 . At the age of 19, he worked as a puppeteer for television . During his years as a puppeteer, he had also been studying at the Drama Academy of Iceland . However, he was unsatisfied with the perspectives of Icelandic drama standards . He recalls that his principal at his high school said that "acting is not about making faces and changing your face", which he disagreed with . </P>

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