Ere Kokkonen

Ere Kokkonen

Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also an actor. Kokkonen's feature film debut was Millipilleri (1966), co-directed with Spede Pasanen and Jukka Virtanen. In later decades, when Turhapuro films were made less frequently, Kokkonen scripted and directed the Vääpeli Körmy series of films His career as a director also includes filming of Arto Paasilinna's books, including The Ten Graters and A Charming Mass Suicide. Kokkonen worked for both YLE and MTV3, where he served as entertainment director from 1974 to 1984. Kokkonen was the founder of the Comedy Theater Arena in 1995. He was the theatre's artistic director, director and screenwriter for most of the theater's performances. His wife Anna-Maija Kokkonen is the CEO of Arena. With his ex-wife Titta Jokinen, Kokkonen has daughter Kiti Kokkonen who is an actress. In 1991 Ere Kokkonen founded a film production company, Ere Kokkonen Oy, which is still working. In 2007 he wrote his memoirs, titled Memories return in Fragments. Kokkonen died at the age of 70 in 2008 after a prolonged illness.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Savonlinna, Finland
    Birthday
    July 1938
Pikkupojat
Pikkupojat
6.526
Pohjan tähteet
Pohjan tähteet
6.8
Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro
5.471
Jussi Pussi
Jussi Pussi
3.6
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
4.583
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
4.615
Pähkähullu Suomi
Pähkähullu Suomi
5.5
Noin 7 veljestä
Noin 7 veljestä
6
Hei kliffaa hei
Hei kliffaa hei
4.375
Millipilleri
Millipilleri
3.833
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
6.094
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
4.556
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
5.357
Saatanan radikaalit
Saatanan radikaalit
1.8