Teijo Eloranta (born 3 January 1960) is a Finnish

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and

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musician. His stage name is Maisteri T. Born in

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...

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, Eloranta began his career in 1991 in television appearing chiefly on TV between then and 2003. However, since 2003 he has increasingly moved into film. In the

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film '' Saippuaprinssi'' he worked with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and

Pamela Tola Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film ''Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charact ...

Personal life

Eloranta was married to actress

Mari Rantasila Ritva Leena Mari Rantasila (born 7 January 1963 in Pori, Finland) is a Jussi Award-winning Finnish actress, director and singer. Career Rantasila studied as an actress at the Helsinki Theatre Academy, during which time Jouko Turkka was workin ...

Partial filmography

Film

* '' Saippuaprinssi'' (2006) * '' Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' (''Risto Räppääjä ja polkupyörävaras'', 2010) * '' Princess'' (''Prinsessa'', 2010)

Television

* ''

Kotikatu ''Kotikatu'' (''The Home Street'') is a Finnish drama television series which aired on Yle TV1 from August 24, 1995 to December 7, 2012. ''Kotikatu'' was titled as "a semi-soap opera". It is the second longest running Finnish drama television se ...

'' (1995, 2002, 2007–2008) * ''

Enkeleitä ja pikkupiruja ''Enkeleitä ja pikkupiruja'' is a Finnish television series. It aired on Finnish TV in 1998. Cast * Tarja Saikkonen – Annikki Tuiskula, koulun rehtori, äiti * Saku Kautto – Jussi Tuiskula, isä * Salla Häkkinen – Inkeri Tuiskula, pe ...

'' (1998) * ''

Salatut elämät ''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment bl ...

'' (2001) – Esko Heikkilä * '' Bordertown'' (''Sorjonen'', 2019)

Discography

* ''Turpa kiinni ja tanssi'' (2012) * ''Voodoo-mies'' (2015)

References

External links

* 1960 births Living people Writers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male actors Finnish male television actors Finnish screenwriters Finnish male film actors Male actors from Helsinki People from Hämeenlinna 21st-century Finnish male actors 21st-century Finnish male musicians Finnish blues musicians {{Finland-actor-stub