Jón Gnarr

Jón Gnarr Kristinsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːn ˈknar̥ː]; born 2 January 1967) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, politician and the Mayor of Reykjavík since 15 June 2010. Born Jón Gunnar Kristinsson, Jón legally changed his middle name in 2005 to the way his mother pronounced it when he was a boy. He is married to Jóhanna "Jóga" Jóhannsdóttir. Jón was known as Jónsi Punk as a teenager and punk rocker playing bass in a punk band called Nefrennsli ("Runny Nose"). While attending a number of high schools, he didn't complete the university entrance exam, Stúdentspróf. As a young man, he held jobs with car maker Volvo and drove a taxi in Reykjavík. During the 1980s Jón and Jóhanna became acquainted with the members of the...