Hejerr Opalen (Pacifica)
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.jpg) Opalen at the 2019 Lara Awards | |
| Pronunciation | ['heːjerː 'uːpʰɑːl̪eːn̪] |
| Born | November 27, 1983 |
| Citizenship | Sedunn |
| Education | Goends University of Technology, MScEng |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Hejerr Opalen (/'uːpʰɑːl̪eːn̪/ OO-pal-en; born November 27, 1983), nicknamed Qwerty, is a Sedunnic business magnate, entrepreneur, actor, film maker, philantropist and engineer. He is the founder and CEO of the Stream social media service, the Lini fast food restaurants and the battery manufacturer Ep. Opalen is also known for his lead role Juice in the popular sitcom Frying Pan and as Tavtid in the Single Me movies (vol. I-III).
Nickname
During the early days of Stream, Opalen often introduced himself as Qwerty. According to him, this was an online nickname that he had when playing LAN games during his exchange year in New Mako University, Izaakia, using an Austral keyboard with the QWERTY design, which was exotic to him. In recent years his usage of the nickname has been diminishing.
Early life and acting
Hejerr Opalen was born on November 27, 1983 in Ȳmmoll, Limravad, Sedunn. He grew up on the apple farm that belonged to his father Matts Limienn and mother Aenn Skalienn. Seven years old he was cast as Juice, the main protagonist in the television series Frying Pan, which he was awarded the Golden Fly for twice. Due to the time spent on acting, he lagged behind in school. According to himself this and early fame made him feel like an "outcast", which he had issues dealing with. Eleven years old he was forced to change schools due severely bullying several classmates. His parents now declined all acting offers to let Opalen focus on school. He finished comprehensive school with good grades. For secondary education he attended the Dalmdarrg public school for technology and natural sciences in Ullenst. After finishing secondary school, he picked up acting again and was cast as Tavtid, lead role in the Single Me comedy films (vol I & II in 2000 and 2003 respectively). For his role, he was voted Sedunn's funniest man. During this time he picked up an interest in programming.
Education and founding of Stream
Opalen was admitted to Goends University of Technology and the program for statistics in 2005. During his studies, he started experimenting with various chat clients and blogging platforms. In 2006 he launched Eras, an early social media platform, in cooperation with the Goends University of Technology Student Union. It gained some popularity due to a feature that allowed planning and organisation of events and was soon used by university officials too. He spent his fourth year as an exchange student in New Mako University, Izaakia, where he also had a brief career in e-sports. He introduced Eras to fellow students. In 2008 He finished his fifth year in university with a master's degree in engineering, and by that time, Eras had become popular among other Sedunnic students, starting to gain in popularity abroad as well.