"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Stefan Karl Stefansson has lost his battle to cancer, sending the internet into mourning over the beloved LazyTown actor-turned-internet-meme. The Icelandic actor passed away on Tuesday morning after ...

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 ...

Actor Stefan Karl Stefansson, best known for his role as the villainous, anti-exercise Robbie Rotten in the hit children’s TV show “LazyTown,” passed away on Tuesday at the age of 43 following a ...

“Stefán has bile-duct cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma), a rare and little-researched disease,” his wife Steinunn Olína wrote on Facebook. “The disease is now advanced to stage four, and therefore, his life ...

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 ...

LONDON, England -- 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 ...

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. Icelandic ...