Gamunu Wijesooriya

Gamunu Mahinda Wijesuriya (born August 5, 1934, died March 19, 2007) (Sinhala: ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය), was a Sri Lankan broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio programme producer. A tall skinny peronality, Wijesuriye is a renowned comedian in Sinhala cinema and a dubbing artist.

Personal life

Wijesuriya was born in August 5, 1934 in Dewalapola, Sri Lanka and studied at Udugampola Maha Vidyalaya. He was married to Maali and had two children.

Career

He started his career as a radio artist joining the Radio Ceylon (currently known as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) with Lama Pitiya, a popular radio programme produced by Karunaratne Abeysekera for the children of the country. He was a popular radio artist and comedian who contributed the radio programmes like Muwanpalassa and Vinoda Samaya and he contributed to the Sinhala Cinema as an actor for Sinhala films like Dulika, Thun Man Handiya, Hara Lakshaya, Handaya, Binaramalee and Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2.

Wijesuriya gave his voice for some Tele-Cartoons like Dosthara Hondahita and Pissu Poosa produced by Titus Thotawatte for Rasaara telecast by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. He was capable for performing with many different voices to different characters in the same programme.