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Magnús Scheving (born November 10, 1964) is the creator and star of LazyTown, in which he plays the superhero Sportacus, and the Chief Executive and co-founder of LazyTown Entertainment. He has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is about 5'7.

Scheving was born in the capital Reykjavík, but grew up in the small town of Borgarnes. In 1992 he became the Icelandic Men's Individual Champion in Aerobic Gymnastics. In 1993, he became the Scandinavian champion, and was the European champion twice in 1994 and 1995. He was voted Iceland's Athlete of the Year in 1994.

Following this string of successes, in the mid-nineties, Scheving started to use his notoriety within his home country as an athlete to appeal to the youth of Iceland to make healthier choices and to exercise more. This started with him traveling around schools making presentations and quickly led on to a book on the subject and, ultimately, the 1996 stage play Áfram Latibær. When it comes to his interests, Scheving has many. He is a huge fan of all kinds of cars, and owns a Porsche and what seems to be a red sports car with the number 69 painted on it. Back in the days before the Lazy Town TV show, Scheving was the owner of an athletic complex in his native country. Scheving still prides himself on keeping in shape; he had all sorts of exercise equipment at LazyTown's headquarters. He has said that every once in a while, he will have meetings with his staff while on the treadmill. Scheving is also a skilled carpenter; he built his own house from scratch, and also built a hot tub at Lazy Town's HQ. Scheving was married to Ragnheiður Melsted, but the couple divorced in 2014. They had two children together. According to Wikipedia, he also has another daughter from a previous relationship. He has mentioned that he is a "lousy husband but a great father".

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+'''Magnús Scheving''' (born November 10, 1964) is the creator and star of [[LazyTown]], in which he plays the superhero [[Sportacus]], and the Chief Executive and co-founder of [[LazyTown Entertainment]]. He has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is about 5'7.
-| name             = Stingy
-| image            = Stingy.png
-| caption          = [[File:Stingy_Name.png]]
-| icelandic_name   = [[Nenni Níski]]
-| actor/puppeteer  = [[Jodi Eichelberger]]
-| voice            = -}}
-== Personality ==
+Scheving was born in the capital [[wikipedia:Reykjavík|Reykjavík]], but grew up in the small town of [[wikipedia:Borgarnes|Borgarnes]]. In 1992 he became the Icelandic Men's Individual Champion in [[wikipedia:Aerobic Gymnastics|Aerobic Gymnastics]]. In 1993, he became the Scandinavian champion, and was the European champion twice in 1994 and 1995. He was voted Iceland's Athlete of the Year in 1994.
-Stingy, as his name implies, is the stingiest and greediest person in LazyTown. His catchphrase is "It's Mine!", which he says about almost everything, going as far as to having a song, [[The Mine Song]], where he claims that everything is LazyTown belongs to him. Most of the time, this is played for laughs or to the slight exasperation of his friends except in the episode '''''[[The Great Crystal Caper]]''''' where, after causing Sportacus to lose his crystal, Stingy finds and keeps it. He eventually gives it back and is deeply sorry and vows to try and do better at returning things that don't belong to him. His most prized possessions are his pink piggy-bank, simply called '''Piggy''', and his yellow toy-car, in which he can often be seen driving, or parked next to the Sports Field. Despite his greedy manner, he is a good friend who generally cares about them, and wouldn't let them down. He enjoys playing especially with his friends, but becomes hurt and angry, when he is excluded, or they don't want to play with him, as seen in '''''[[My Treehouse]]''''' when his friends exclude him from their "Friends Forever" club, on the basis that he can't work in a team (Later in the episode this is shown to be true, but he does immensely improve) he ties up the clubhouse with rope (While they are still inside!) and attempts to drag it away, he is stopped by Sportacus, who after asking him why, convinces the kids to let him join. He is very musical, with him shown on the Saxophone, Harmonica, Bass, and Recorder. He is great on roller-blades (Of which he owns many), and is quite good at soccer. He is very clean and hygienic (Owning ''many'' toothbrushes, and he even taught Ziggy how to brush his teeth!) As well as teaching the kids how important it is to clean up, and to keep everything tidy ('''''[[Trash Trouble]]''''').
+Following this string of successes, in the mid-nineties, Scheving started to use his notoriety within his home country as an athlete to appeal to the youth of Iceland to make healthier choices and to exercise more. This started with him traveling around schools making presentations and quickly led on to a book on the subject and, ultimately, the 1996 stage play ''[[Áfram Latibær]]''. When it comes to his interests, Scheving has many. He is a huge fan of all kinds of cars, and owns a Porsche and what seems to be a red sports car with the number 69 painted on it. Back in the days before the Lazy Town TV show, Scheving was the owner of an athletic complex in his native country. Scheving still prides himself on keeping in shape; he had all sorts of exercise equipment at LazyTown's headquarters.
-His best friend is shown to be Ziggy. At the end of '''''[[The Great Crystal Caper]]''''', [[Trixie]] kisses him.
+He has said that every once in a while, he will have meetings with his staff while on the treadmill. Scheving is also a skilled carpenter; he built his own house from scratch, and also built a hot tub at Lazy Town's HQ. Scheving was married to Ragnheiður Melsted, but the couple divorced in 2014. They had two children together. According to Wikipedia, he also has another daughter from a previous relationship. He has mentioned that he is a "lousy husband but a great father".
-==Character Development==
+==External Links==
-===Appearance===
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Scheving Magnús Scheving on Wikipedia]
-Of all the characters, Stingy's outfits, are the most similar to each other.
+*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551787/ Magnús Scheving at the Internet Movie Database]
-In the first play, Stingy's outfit, consists of a yellow suit, a large black bow-tie, and black shoes. When he is next seen again, in '''''[[Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ]]''''', his outfit is almost identical to his current one, except his shirt is short-sleeved, he has short socks, and black Oxford Shoes.''
-His current outfit is, a long-sleeved button-up shirt, with small pale blue/grey lines, a daffodil yellow waistcoat, knee-length shorts in the same yellow, long white socks, dark brown loafers, a red bow-tie, with a polka-dot pattern, and cuff links. He is the only person in LazyTown besides Sportacus (Whose hair is always hidden) who has brown hair. He wears it short, with some of it being swept over to the other side.
-He is of average height, he has a circle-shaped face, with dark brown eyes, and heavy eyelids.
+[[Category: Staff]]
+[[Category: Cast]]
-===Personality===
-==Trivia==
-*According to '''''[[LazyTown's Greatest Hits]]''''', his favorite song is [[The Mine Song]].
-*As of '''''[[School Scam]]''''', Stingy starts using glasses for reading.
-*Stingy can play [[When We Play in a Band|bass]], the [[Good Stuff|harmonica]], the [[Man on a Mission|saxophone]] and the recorder.
-*Although his motto is "Mine!", he has also disclaimed certain things, like a ladder he finds in '''''[[Sportafake]]''''' ("Hey, what's this doing here? It's mine. Well, no, but it might be my father's.") and Robbie's Robodog in '''''[[LazyTown's New Superhero]]''''' ("That dog is not mine!").
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