Actor Risto Kaskilahti did careful background work in preparing his daughter’s wedding speech.
Actor Risto in Kaskilahti at the end of July, he was faced with a completely new situation. He had to give a speech about him and his actress wife Sari Puumalainen firstborn daughter Sarah at the wedding.
Although one would expect a professional performer to approach the honor task with routine, Kaskilahti reveals that he was nervous about the speech in advance and had to rely on internet instructions to give the right kind of speech.
– I can pretend to give a speech, but it’s quite challenging on its own. I did a lot of background work on what to say and what not to say in a wedding speech.
Instructions were sought from websites and even from former US President Barack Obama’s speech lessons. However, I couldn’t find an orthodox memory list for a suitable “cross-like” speech, so I had to deal with the situation myself.
– I made it my own. It then reportedly became a speech that went from tears to stand-up, Kaskilahti laughs.
In the middle of the speech, Kaskilahti says that he was moved several times, but his daughter’s wedding day was memorable and great in many ways.
– Words are not enough to describe the roller coaster that the emotions went through. Weddings are overwhelming celebrations anyway, but what made it special was that it was my own daughter.
Long-time actor Risto Kaskilahti strained his speech at Saara’s daughter’s wedding. Henri Kärkkäinen
Saara’s daughter married a musician-actor By Jon-Jon Geitel with the end of July. Saara, who changed her last name to Geitel from Kaskilahti, is an actress herself and has become famous especially Beach bar– and With nails and teeth series.
In addition to his career as a musician, Jon-Jon has acted in movies, among other things Prince of Garbage, 95 and Shadows of happiness. He also participated Survivors Finland – for the sixth season of the program.
Hip surgery
Kaskilahti, who turned 60 at the beginning of the year, underwent hip surgery in January, in which both of his hips were operated on. The total recovery time is almost a year, and the actor stayed on sick leave for more than two months after the operation.
– I think the surgery went perfectly. It only lasted an hour and a half and only a few spoonfuls of blood were lost.
Kaskilahti has taken a responsible approach to the rehabilitation process and now he is slowly getting back to, for example, walking with a cane. According to his story, the actor has been able to practice even a little stair exercise again, even though the work of an actor itself is physical.
– Theater work involves working with the body, so it’s also a kind of exercise.
In March, however, he returned to the stage as the star guard of the musical Priscilla. Kaskilahti’s character was adapted to suit someone recovering from hip surgery, and the actor is extremely grateful for this.
– It was nice that the director and choreographer were in the spirit. I was helped a little here and there.
Recovery from hip surgery has gone well. Henri Kärkkäinen
Autumn on stage
For work, Kaskilahti’s autumn will be on the stage of the Helsinki City Theater when he is alone Agatha Christie Into a mousetrap based on the characters of the thriller.
– It’s terribly inappropriate to talk about the play in advance. My most important message is that under no circumstances should you read the book beforehand, but come and see it.
Kaskilahti says that the working group is working carefully to fool viewers about the outcome of the murder mystery.
– We want to give the impression that everyone on stage can be guilty!
Set in 1950s England, Miika Muranen directed by and Saana Niemeläinen dramatized play premieres at the beginning of September.