Jaan Tätte (born 24 March 1964 in

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

) is an

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n playwright, poet, actor, and singer.

Biography

From 1982 to 1984 Tätte studied biology at the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

. From 1985 to 1986 he attended a graduate program at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute (now

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

) and studied acting in the drama department of the Tallinn Conservatory (now, the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

), graduating in 1990. Since 1990 he has been an ensemble member of the

Tallinn City Theatre Tallinn City Theatre ( et, Tallinna Linnateater) is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after the reindependence of ...

.''Eesti kirjanike leksikon''. Koostanud Oskar Kruus & Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 623. 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 Marko Matvere (born 4 February 1968) is an Estonian actor and singer. He was the lead actor of the Tallinn City Theatre, but left to become a freelance actor in 2004. Biography Matvere was born in Pärnu and graduated from the Tallinn Conservat ...

; they have released two CDs together. He is married and has two children.

Filmography

* '' Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde'' (1990) * '' Firewater'' (Estonian: ''Tulivesi''; 1994) * '' The Shoe'' (Latvian: ''Kurpe'', German: ''Der Schuh''; 1998) * '' The Highway Crossing'' (Estonian: ''Ristumine peateega''; 1999) * '' Names in Marble'' (Estonian: ''Nimed marmortahvlil''; 2002)

Awards

*1996 Scholarship from Estonian Cultural Capital *1997 Second prize of the comedy competition of the Estonian Theater Agency *1997 Cultural prize "Big Car" for the best lyrics *1999 Cultural Prize "Big Car" for the best drama *2001 Second prize of the comedy competition of the Estonian Theater Agency *2002 Annual prize of the Estonian Theater Agency *2002 Literature Prize of the

Baltic Assembly The Baltic Assembly (BA) is a regional organisation that promotes intergovernmental cooperation between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It attempts to find a common position in relation to many international issues, including economic, politic ...

*2004

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

V. Class *2010 Annual prize of Estonian music

References

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