Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri (born January 4 1945, Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, musician and comedian, best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro, which he portrayed in a total of 20 movies between the years 1973 and 2004.
Loiri became an actor in 1962, when he had a role in the movie "Pojat", directed by Mikko Niskanen. Loiri did most of his work with Spede Pasanen. In 2005, he starred in the film Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa, which was directed by Timo Koivusalo.
As a musician, Loiri has performed Perttu Hietanen's compositions, Eino Leino's poems, Carl Michael Bellmans drinking songs and Juha "Watt" Vainio's songs. Loiri also plays the flute. He was the voice of the Genie in the Finnish dub of Disney's Aladdin, even performing the musical number Friend Like Me.
