Jaan Tätte
Jaan Tätte (born March 24, 1964 in Viljandi) is an Estonian playwright, poet, actor, and singer.
From 1982 to 1984 Tätte studied biology at the University of Tartu. From 1985 to 1986 he attended a graduate program at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute (now Tallinn University) and studied acting in the drama department of the Tallinn Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), graduating in 1990. Since 1990 he has been an ensemble member of the Tallinn City Theatre. Since 2003 he has worked as a playwright at the same theater. He has also been involved in films.
Towards the end of the 1990s, he began to write plays that would make him well-known beyond the borders of Estonia. His first piece "Ristumine peateega" (Bungee Jumping) was a great success. In 2000 "Sild" (The Bridge), followed in 2001. In 2005, he wrote "Palju õnne argipäevaks!"(Fasten Seat Belts or Good Luck to Everyday Life) and "Meeletu". "Kaev" was premiered in June 2006 in Tallinn.
Since 2004 he has also appeared as a singer with Marko Matvere; they have released two CDs together. He is married and has two children.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.369 |
Birthday | 1964-03-24 |
Place of Birth | Viljandi, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia] |
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1994
American Mountains
0/0
A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of money and popularity among women won't let him ste...
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American Mountains
2002
Names in Marble
5.9/18
Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's independence, the film tells about a group of young sc...
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Names in Marble
1999
The Highway Crossing
6.1/7
Surprised by rain and sudden darkness Laura and Roland, a young couple hitch-hiking on an empty road, decide to seek shelter at a nearby country house...
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The Highway Crossing
1993
City Unplugged
6.1/7
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for...
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City Unplugged
1998
The Shoe
5/5
The late 1950s. Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have infiltrated the Soviet border from th...
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The Shoe
1993
Prompter
3.5/2
The last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre. You are entering the hectic world of musicians, zanies...
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Prompter
1994
The Firewater
6/3
At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the...
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The Firewater
1991
For Crazies Only
4/4
A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful married Russian nurse taking care of him.
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