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(born August 27 1953 ) is a Swedish-American film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director and playwright. He is fluent in English and has great skill for mimicking accents, which has enhanced his appeal to directors, casting agents and producers. BIOGRAPHY Early life Stormare was born in , Hälsingland , Sweden as Peter Ingvar Rolf Storm, but changed his surname when he discovered he shared it with a senior student at the acting academy. His original choice of name, Retep Mrots (his own name spelled backwards), was rejected. Just like storm (a word which means the same in Swedish as in English), "stormare" is a Swedish word, meaning "stormer". Career Stormare began his career with the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre , to which he belonged for eleven years. In 1990 he took a leading position ( Associate Artistic Director ) at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and made a name for himself through various Shakespeare performances including ''''. In 1998 he appeared in " The Frogger ", a '' Seinfeld '' episode where he played a "rogue electrician" known as "Slippery Pete". When playing "Slippery Pete" in "The Frogger" episode of Seinfeld , Stormare was kicked off the frogger machine by George Costanza for using up the battery. Stormare said to George "You owe me a quarter." As John Abruzzi in Prison Break , his only request from Michael Scofield when leaving each other was a quarter (to make a telephone call). He portrayed "Uli Kunkel" in the 1998 film '' The Big Lebowski '', as well as playing "Lev Andropov", the Russian Cosmonaut in 1998 's '' Armageddon '', and Alexey in the 2003 summer blockbuster '' Bad Boys II ''. In the 2005 film ''''. He also was the voice of "Mattias Nilsson" in the videogame ''''. Stormare is contracted to play the main character in the Swedish upcoming movie "''Svartvattnet''", which is going to be filmed in Sweden and Norway during 2007.1 Stormare has also been offered a role in the ABC television series '' Lost '' for a period of one year, Stormare Offered Role in "Lost" which he later declined. Stormare says no to offered role in "Lost" Stormare runs his own record label, called StormVox. Personal life Stormare divides his time between the United States and Sweden . He is divorced from his first wife, actress Karen Sillas , with whom he has a daughter named Kelly. Currently, he is married to Toshimi Stormare. Stormare is also a musician. After Bono of U2 heard some of Stormare's music, he encouraged him to make an album and in 2002, he released his first album, ''Dallerpölsa och småfåglar''. Stormare is the Godfather of Gustaf Skarsgård , the son of equally-acclaimed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård , and plays in a band called '' Blonde From Fargo ''. FILMOGRAPHY
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