Jaan Tätte

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

8

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-03-24 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Viljandi, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]

Jaan Tätte

Biography

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

Names in Marble
5.9%

Names in Marble

Nov 1, 2002

The Highway Crossing
6.1%

The Highway Crossing

Mar 19, 1999

City Unplugged
6.1%

City Unplugged

Jun 6, 1993

The Shoe
5.0%

The Shoe

Mar 1, 1998

For Crazies Only
4.0%

For Crazies Only

Feb 18, 1991

The Firewater
6.0%

The Firewater

Apr 14, 1994

Prompter
3.5%

Prompter

Apr 19, 1993

American Mountains
0.0%

American Mountains

May 19, 1994

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Acting

2002
Names in Marble as Captain
1999
The Highway Crossing as Roland
1998
The Shoe as Juhan
1994
American Mountains
1994
The Firewater as Aleks
1993
City Unplugged as Peeter
1993
Prompter as Martin
1991
For Crazies Only

Writing

2009
I Want Your Girl as Theatre Play
2006
Mindless as Theatre Play
2004
Set Point as Writer
1999
The Highway Crossing as Writer
1999
The Highway Crossing as Theatre Play
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