Villu Kangur (born 27 November 1957 in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

) is an

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n actor, poet, translator and scenarist. 1982-1992 he worked at

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. 1993-2002 he was an editor at the newspaper ''

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''. He has written song texts, libretos and screenwritings for musicals, operas and films. In 2018 he was awarded with

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, V class.

Filmography

* 1993 "Salmonid" (television series; scenarist) * 2005 "Hajameelselt abielus" (television series; scenarist) * 2010, 2019 "ENSV" (television series; scenarist; role: doctor) * 2014 "A ja B" (television series; scenarist) * 2015 "Mustad lesed" (television series; role et, antiigikaupmees) * 2018 "Põrgu Jaan" (feature film; role: Jakub)

References

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