Väino Uibo (7 October 1942 – 24 January 2024) was an Estonian actor, singer, director and theatre leader.

Life and career

In 1970 he graduated from the

Tallinn State Conservatory 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 ...

Performing Arts Department. Between 1970–1975 and 1977–1981 he was an actor at Vanemuine theatre, between 1981–1989 at

Ugala Theatre Ugala is a theatre 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 ...

. From 1998 to 2001, he was the head of the

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

Town Theatre ( et, Kuressaare Linnateater). Besides theatre roles he appeared also in four films. From 1993 until 1998, he was the mayor of

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Personal life and death

Uibo was married to cultural organizer Riina Uibo, with whom he had two sons, including singer and politician Toomas Uibo. In 1989, the family relocated to Sweden. Uibo returned to Estonia in 1992, following the Estonian Restoration of Independence. Uibo died on 24 January 2024, at the age of 81.

Filmography

* 1971: ''Tuuline rand'' (feature film; role: Jaan) * 1972: ''Väike reekviem suupillile'' (feature film; role: Heiki) * 1976: '' Aeg elada, aeg armastada'' (feature film; role: Silver) * 1984: ''Kevad südames'' (television film)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uibo, Vaino 1942 births 2024 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male radio actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre directors 20th-century Estonian male singers Mayors of places in Estonia Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tartu