Olav Osolin (born 13 November 1953 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n journalist, advertisement figure, radio and television personality and actor. In 1977 he graduated from

Tartu State University 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 ...

in Estonian philology. 1977-1981 he worked as a journalist at Eesti Raadio. Since 1981 he has worked mainly in advertisement industry. 1982-1988 he worked at Eesti Reklaamfilm, and 1988–1991 in video company ERF Video SP. 2007-2011 he was one of the owners and the leader of advertisement agency Zavod BBDO. He has also produced and appeared as an actor in several films and television series, including the 1963 Igor Yeltsov directed feature film drama ''Ühe katuse all'' as the character Priit Arro, as Olari "Mörr" Ernesaks in the 2011

Andres Maimik Andres Maimik (born 8 February 1970) is an Estonian film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor. Selected filmography * 2002 ''Agent Wild Duck'' (feature film; screenwriter) * 2006 ''Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse'' (feature ...

and

Rain Tolk Rain Tolk (born 9 June 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, screenwriter and film director. Since 2002 he has been the director, screenwriter and producer in the company Kuukulgur Film. Selected film roles and directed films * 2006 '' Tühira ...

directed comedy film ''Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta'', and a recurring role in the

TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala *Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...

mystery-drama series ''Merivälja'' in 2017. Since 2013, he has been a judge on the TV3 celebrity talent competition series ''Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt''. In 2018 he was awarded with

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 ...

, IV class.

Filmography

* 1963 ''Ühe katuse all'' (feature film; role: Priit Arro) * 1988 ''Lahkudes kustuta valgus'' (advertisement film; producer) * 1989 ''Balti tee'' (documentary film; producer, scenarist) * 1992 '' Hotell E'' (animated film; producer) * 2011 ''Kormoranid ehk nahkpükse ei pesta'' (feature film; role: Olari "Mörr" Ernesaks) * 2018 ''Klassikokkutulek 2: Pulmad ja matused'' (feature film; role: Hanna's father)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osolin, Olav Living people 1953 births Estonian journalists Estonian film producers Estonian television personalities Estonian radio personalities Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class University of Tartu alumni Male actors from Tallinn Mass media people from Tallinn