Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Icelandic actor played Robbie Rotten, the mincing villain famous for his meme-tastically catchy ska anthem "We Are Number One.

"My beloved, Stefan Karl Stefansson, 43, has passed away after battling aggressive bile duct cancer for two years," his wife confirmed to PEOPLE LazyTown actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson has passed away ...

LONDON (AP) — Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson, who played villain Robbie Rotten in the children's TV series "LazyTown," has died of cancer. He was 43. The actor's wife, Steinunn Olina ...

"For his life to be cut so short was a blow to us all. Against all odds he made the most of his time after diagnoses," his wife, Steinunn Ólína, tells PEOPLE LazyTown star Stefán Karl Stefánsson‘s ...

Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson, who played villain Robbie Rotten on children's show "LazyTown," has died at 43 from cancer. The actor was on "LazyTown" from 2004 to 2014. Stefansson was ...

LONDON -- Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson, who played villain Robbie Rotten in the children's TV series "LazyTown," has died of cancer. He was 43. The actor's wife, Steinunn Olina ...

Fans were particularly invested in Stefan’s story after his character became a meme in 2016, leading to many parodies, remixes, and covers of his song “We Are Number One.” Stefan had been in recovery, ...

Stefán Karl Stefánsson, the actor who played Robbie Rotten on Icelandic TV’s LazyTown, may have passed on. But a newly discovered video game statue seems to continue his legacy. In terms of gameplay, ...

STEFAN KARL STEFANSSON, who played Robbie Rotten in LazyTown, has died at the age of 43 after previously revealing his battle with inoperable cancer, but how did he die and what was the cause of death ...

Icelandic actor Stefan Karl Stefansson, best known for playing villain Robbie Rotten in the popular children’s TV show “LazyTown,” has died at age 43 from cancer, according to his wife. He had been ...

Stefánsson, who starred as Robbie Rotten in the Nick Jr. series from 2002-14, died at 8:10 a.m. PT on Tuesday in Iceland. “My beloved, Stefan Karl Stefansson, 43, has passed away after battling ...