Jón Gnarr

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Gnarr and Helga Braga at the Edda Awards 2007

Jón Gnarr Kristinsson (born 2 January 1967) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, and politician, currently the most probable next mayor of Reykjavik and the worst joke in Iceland, since he has never made a serious manifest, and promises that he will be a fun-mayor, and of course that the population will laugh themselves silly amidst a serious crisis. He was originally named Jón Gunnar Kristinsson but legally changed his name in 2005. He started his career in the radio duo Tvíhöfði. As a teenager he was a punk rocker and played bass in a punk band called Nefrennsli ("Runny Nose"). He has written and starred in several series of the Icelandic comedy shows Fóstbræður. His best known movies are "The Icelandic Dream" (Íslenski draumurinn - 2000) and "A Man like Me" (Maður eins og ég - 2002). His stand-up comedy show Ég var einu sinni nörd (English: I used to be a nerd ) is autobiographical. In 2004 he wrote, starred and produced a 20 min. long short film, The man on the back. Jon works as a creative at the Icelandic advertising agency EnnEmm. He plays Georg Bjarnfreðarson in the television-series Næturvaktin, Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin, and the feature film Bjarnfreðarson. He is also a co-writer in the series.

In late 2009 he formed the Best Party, a satirical political party that parodied Icelandic politics. The Best Party managed to win the 2010 municipal elections in Reykjavik, with the party gaining 6 out of 15 seats on the City Council.