Tõnu Aav
Tõnu Aav (21 January 1939 – 14 August 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor.[1]
Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn.[1] He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13.[citation needed]
From 1965 until 1974, Aav was married to the actress Irja Aav (née Pilvet). The couple had two sons: the music producer and conductor Lauri Aav and the prop maker Ardi Aav.[2]
Awards
[edit]Aav's awards include:[3]
- 1971: Honorary title of Honored Actor of the Estonian SSR (Estonian SSR People's Artist )
- 1992: Meie Mats Humor Prize
- 2001: Class 5 Order of the White Star
- 2010: Oskar Luts Humor Prize
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estonian actor Tonu Aav dies at 80". The Baltic Times. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Aav, Irja - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". etbl.teatriliit.ee. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ TÕNU AAV at the Estonian Drama Theatre website
External links
[edit]- Eva Kübar, Tõnu Aav 70: tahan, et mul oleks teatris rohkem huvitavaid rolle Postimees, 21 January 2009
- Rainer Kerge, Tõnu Aav 70: Jänkuonu, mis sa nüüd teed? Õhtuleht, 21 January 2009
- Maris Balbat, Tõnu Aav: Iga etendust peaks mängima kui elu viimast Maaleht, 22 January 2009
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Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2019 deaths
- Male actors from Tallinn
- Estonian male film actors
- Estonian male stage actors
- Estonian male television actors
- Estonian male voice actors
- 20th-century Estonian male actors
- 21st-century Estonian male actors
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
- Honoured Artists of the Estonian SSR
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class
- Recipients of Meie Mats