Tuukka Tiensuu

Tuukka Tiensuu is a Finnish director, writer and producer. He was born in Rovaniemi, Finland, just a few miles off from the Arctic Circle. Tiensuu made his first short movies in 1993 and after graduating from high school, he moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland. After working odd-jobs as a graphic designer, editor and cinematographer, Tiensuu found permanent employment on a Finnish cable TV-channel MoonTV. He worked as a director and editor on several shows of the channel, such as Extreme Duudsonit, Overdose and Play. In 2003 MoonTV went bankrupt and Tiensuu started working as a freelance music-video and TV-ad director. But his main employment was as a creator/producer/director/writer on The Dudesons, a Finnish hit TV-series which became an international success in 2006 and was consequently sold to over 150 countries. In 2008 Tiensuu co-created and directed the Finnish martial arts series "Kill Arman", which became a big international success, selling to over 100 countries worldwide. In 2010 The Dudesons In America premiered on MTV America, with Tiensuu as a co-creator, producer, writer and editor on the show.