Editing Simo Frangén

{{Short description|Finnish comedian and screenwriter}}
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| birth_name           = Simo Juhani Frangén
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'''Simo Juhani Frangén''' (born 6 September 1963 in [[Ulvila]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[TV presenter]] and [[humourist]],<ref>{{cite news|language=Finnish|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2011032613439601|title=Simo Frangénin uusin tempaus: Alasti televisiossa!|date=26 March 2011|work=Iltalehti|access-date=14 April 2011}}</ref> living in [[Tampere]].

== History ==
Frangén [[Matriculation exam (Finland)|matriculated]] in 1982 and graduated as a Master of [[Social Sciences]] at the [[University of Tampere]] in 1990. His jobs include [[Nakkila]] city dump watchman in 1982, University of Tampere students' union journalist (on the magazine [[Aviisi]]) in 1987, journalist on the Tampere [[City (magazine)|City]] magazine in 1988, assistant journalist on the humour magazine [[Pahkasika]] from 1983 to 1990 and assistant journalist on the magazine [[Rumba (magazine)|Rumba]] in 1985.

== TV and radio work ==
Since 1990, Frangén has worked with [[Pasi Heikura]] and [[Jyrki Liikka]] on the show [[Alivaltiosihteeri]] on the [[Yleisradio|YLE]] radio stations. He has also directed and written the [[Radiomafia]] show [[Kaupparatsu Frangén]], appeared on the show [[Ekoisti]] on [[YLE TV2]] in "Master Frangén's tip shop" and most recently, on two Finnish TV [[quiz show]]s:
* ''[[Maailman ympäri]]'' from 2000 to 2004
* ''[[SF-Studio]]'' from 2004 to 2006
Frangén has received the following awards:
* [[Venla]] for best TV performer in 2001
* [[Telvis]] for best male TV performer in 2002
* [[Musiikki & Media]] for TV personality of the year in 2001
* [[Vuoden tamperelainen|Tamperean of the year]] in 2001

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Simo Frangén}}

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