Jaan Tätte
Jaan Tätte (born March 24, 1964 in Viljandi) is an Estonian playwright, poet, actor, and singer. From 1982 to 1984 Tätte studied biology at the University of Tartu. From 1985 to 1986 he attended a graduate program at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute (now Tallinn University) and studied acting in the drama department of the Tallinn Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), graduating in 1990. Since 1990 he has been an ensemble member of the Tallinn City Theatre. Since 2003 he has worked as a playwright at the same theater. He has also been involved in films. Towards the end of the 1990s, he began to write plays that would make him well-known beyond the borders of Estonia. His first piece "Ristumine peateega" (Bungee Jumping) was a great success. In 2000 "Sild" (The Bridge), followed in 2001. In 2005, he wrote "Palju õnne argipäevaks!"(Fasten Seat Belts or Good Luck to Everyday Life) and "Meeletu". "Kaev" was premiered in June 2006 in Tallinn. Since 2004 he has also appeared as a singer with Marko Matvere; they have released two CDs together. He is married and has two children.
Names in Marble
as CaptainDespite peaceful speeches, the army of the Soviet Russian is attacking Estonia, and the...
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as PeeterIn August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank...
Movie pageThe Firewater
as AleksAt the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years....
Movie pageFor Crazies Only
as uncreditedA young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful...
Movie pageThe Highway Crossing
as RolandSurprised by rain and sudden darkness Laura and Roland, a young couple hitch-hiking on an empty...
Movie pageThe Shoe
as JuhanThe late 1950s. Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of...
Movie pageAmerican Mountains
as uncreditedA former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power...
Movie pagePrompter
as MartinThe last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre....
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