Sportacus

Sportacus
LazyTown character
Magnús Scheving as Sportacus at the UK Toy Fair 2009
First appearance	Áfram Latibær! (1996)
Last appearance	Ævintýri í Latabæ (2014) [citation needed]
Created by	Magnús Scheving
Portrayed by	Magnús Scheving (2004–2014)[1] Dýri Kristjánsson (2014-present) David Kristján Ólafsson (young) Þordis Elva Þorvaldsdottir (voice, young) Matthías Matthíasson (singing voice)
In-universe information
Nickname	Sportaloon, Sportaloser, Sportaflop, Sportacook, Blue kangaroo, blue elf
Species	Human (in the series) Elf (in the plays and the Icelandic dub of the series)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Superhero
Nationality	Icelandic

Sportacus 10 (Icelandic: Íþróttaálfurinn, meaning “The Athletic Elf”) is a fictional character from the Icelandic children's television show LazyTown, created and portrayed by Magnús Scheving. His name in English is a portmanteau of the ancient figure Spartacus and the word sport, which represents his athleticism. Sportacus humbly describes himself as a "slightly above-average hero", though his friends have a higher opinion of him, calling him a "superhero".

Sportacus encourages the children of LazyTown to eat fruits and vegetables (which he calls "sports candy") and play outside instead of sitting around indoors and eating unhealthy food.^[2] He wants to make sure LazyTown is happy, and knows that its residents have to be healthy and fit if they want to be happy. He is opposed by the sinister (yet perhaps equally energetic) Robbie Rotten, who seeks to return LazyTown to its former state: a lazy town. Sportacus is so engaged in his life of physical activity that he does parkour just to get from place to place—even doing acrobatic flips just to get from one side of his kitchen table to the other—and the children have to instruct him on how to relax.

Sportacus lives in a large airship above LazyTown, which contains his bed, food, and other equipment, including a signed autograph from Jackie Chan. This is an Easter egg to the actor's portrayal of the villain in The Spy Next Door.