Tõnu Aav (21 January 1939 – 14 August 2019) was an

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stage, film, TV, and radio actor. Aav was born in

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and graduated from the

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in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the

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in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including ''

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'' stories and ''

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'') as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the

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dramatic series ''

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''. From 1965 until 1974, Aav was married to the actress

Irja Aav Irja Aav (née Irja Pilvet; 12 May 1944 Tallinn – 6 August 1995 Tallinn) was an Estonian actress. In 1964 she graduated from Estonian Drama Theatre's stage studio. She started working at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1965. In addition to thea ...

(née Pilvet). The couple had two sons: the music producer and conductor Lauri Aav and the prop maker Ardi Aav.

Awards

Aav's awards include:TÕNU AAV
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website *1971: Honorary title of

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of the

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() *1992: Meie Mats Humor Prize *2001: Class 5

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*2010:

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Humor Prize

References

External links

* Eva Kübar
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'', 21 January 2009 * Rainer Kerge
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'', 21 January 2009 * Maris Balbat
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'', 22 January 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Aav, Tonu 1939 births 2019 deaths Male actors from Tallinn Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male voice actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Honoured Artists of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Recipients of Meie Mats