Leif Einar Lothe

Leif Einar Lothe (born 30 September 1969), better known by his stage name, Lothepus, is a Norwegian television personality, entrepreneur and musician, best known for his starring role in the documentary series Fjorden Cowboys. Lothe was born and raised in Sørfjorden, near Odda, an industrial town in the Hardanger region of Norway. Lothe is a trained shotfirer and explosives expert and has owned and run his own entrepreneur firm since the early 1990s. His nickname, "Lothepus", allegedly comes from a visitor who misheard his surname, and it stuck with him.