Artist Antti Holma turns 40 today, December 6. Do you remember how he came to the attention of the whole nation?
Kristiina “Kissi” Vähä-Hiilari was Antti Holman’s Putous character. MATTI MATIKAINEN
Entertainment artist loved by all of Finland Antti Holma turning 40 years old. He is remembered from movies and television, but the actor who graduated from the University of Theater has managed to act in the Finnish National Theater during his career, write several books and host popular podcasts.
We collected the highlights of Holma’s career so far in one article.
Kissi Väh-Hiilari
Holma, who graduated from Theater University, came to the public’s attention in 2014 after participating in the sixth season of Putous. His character was Kissi Vähä-Hiilari, who was the viewers’ favorite to win the entire season. However, Holma finished second with his character and the season was won by Joonas Norman with his squirrel character Salme Pasi.
“The last three repetitions for the war veterans” and “endure, endure, press, press, life is a loan, you’re about to die” were the goals of Holma’s character.
Vähä-Hiilari was a hygiene passport trainer by training. He was said to live with his pet ferrets in Jyväskylä. The ferrets’ names were Penkki, Mave and Kyykky.
Holma no longer participated in the following seasons of the program, but the following year he hosted his own program, Antti Holma Show. The program received two Kultainen Venla nominations, but the format was not continued.
Antti Holma in Putous with Krista Siegfrids and Mustan Barbaar. Matti Matikainen
Criticism
In addition to TV work, Holma has also created a career on the big screen. His most significant role is probably the rap sensation Cheek, ie Jare from Tiihose narrative fictional biographical film My Brother the Keeper. Holma played the double role of Jare and Jere Tiihose.
The film received a crushing verdict from critics. For example Helsingin Sanomat Anton Vanha-Mamaama’s review describes it as “a one-star frozen pizza ad whose dialogue melts your brain”.
In the end, Holma herself took a stand on the film’s criticism in her autobiography published by Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava in 2020 All about life in the book.
Jare Tiihonen and Antti Holma at the press conference for the film My Brother’s Keeper. Jenni Gästgivar
In the piece, Holma goes through his experience as the main star of the movie Veljeni vartija. He writes how a journalist asked him for an example of a mistake he made during his career.
– For example, my latest movie is apparently the worst in the history of Finnish cinema, Holma writes in a stinging tone, referring to the film My Brother’s Watchman.
The road to success
Autobiographical All about life In addition to the book, Holma has written a trilogy Leader, Lover and Organizer. Holma’s debut novel diving into the theater world Manager In 2014, he received a special mention from the Helsingin Sanomat literary award board.
The following year, he received the HS literature prize Saara Turunen Love monsterwhich is a work written by Holma’s childhood friend, which also covers Holma’s life as a high school student and just started theater school.
The organizer was Antti Holma’s first novel. It dives into the world of theater. MATTI MATIKAINEN
Holma has also published, among other things The most terrible poems – collection, where four pseudo-poets get to speak.
Some of Holma’s works have been adapted to the form of radio theater, but he has since collected praiseworthy feedback Help Antti and Ant’s feedback service podcasts. In his podcasts, Holma answers his listeners’ questions in his cuttingly laconic tone, however, meeting his listeners’ sensitive feelings with appreciation.
Holma’s radio listening Radio Sodoma gained fame among his listeners. However, Holma has said in several interviews that the hearing in question was not funny to him. This is what he said, for example Vision of Helsingin Sanomat in an interview in 2021.
– It’s not the kind of humor that makes me laugh. It’s just something that I’ve noticed appeals to a certain segment, he told HS in his interview.
Currently living in the United States with her husband, Holma creates a career between two countries. In Finland, he will be seen again next spring Do you want to be a millionaire? – as the captain of the program, as well as the host of the new Mestarileipurit program.
Antti Holma hosts Do you want to be a millionaire? program. Jussi Eskola
It also remains to be seen how many new podcasts Holma will deliver in the future from the studio he built in the wardrobe of an American apartment.