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About Ómar Ragnarsson
- Ómar Þorfinnur Ragnarsson (born 16 September 1940) is an Icelandic media personality and activist for nature and environment, as well as a former entertainer and rally driver.Ómar began acting on stage at the age of 12 and started his career as a stand-up comedian when he was 18.
- He has written a considerable number of songs and lyrics, performed by him or other Icelandic pop artists.
- Ómar studied law and has been a professional aviator and pilot since 1967.
- He worked as a TV reporter for RUV Channel 1 from 1969-1988, for TV Channel 2 from 1988-1995, and again for RUV from 1995.
- Later he started his own film production, mainly on nature and environmental issues in Iceland, Norway and the USA.
- He has also written 10 books in Iceland. Ómar Ragnarsson turned activist for Icelandic nature and in September 2006, he led a protest walk against the controversial Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant.
- This led to the foundation of the environmentalist party Iceland's Movement – Living Land which took part in the 2007 parliamentary elections, chaired by Ómar Ragnarsson.
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