Tõnu Aav (21 January 1939 – 14 August 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor.
Aav was born in Tallinn and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1961. From 1961 he performed at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. He played in dozens of films and twenty screenplays and also recorded a number of radio play and audio CDs (including Uncle Remus stories and Alice in Wonderland) as well as a recurring role as Feliks Viss on the ETV dramatic series Õnne 13.
From 1965 until 1974, Aav was married to the actress Irja Aav (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:
- 1971: Honorary title of Honored Actor of the Estonian SSR (Estonian SSR People's Artist [et])
- 1992: Meie Mats Humor Prize
- 2001: Class 5 Order of the White Star
- 2010: Oskar Luts Humor Prize
References
- ^ "Estonian actor Tonu Aav dies at 80". The Baltic Times. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Aav, Irja - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". etbl.teatriliit.ee. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- TÕNU AAV at the Estonian Drama Theatre website
External links
- Eva Kübar, Tõnu Aav 70: tahan, et mul oleks teatris rohkem huvitavaid rolle Postimees, 21 January 2009
- Rainer Kerge, Tõnu Aav 70: Jänkuonu, mis sa nüüd teed? Õhtuleht, 21 January 2009
- Maris Balbat, Tõnu Aav: Iga etendust peaks mängima kui elu viimast Maaleht, 22 January 2009
- 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