About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1948-06-01
Place of birth:
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Website:
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Juhan Viiding

Overview

Juhan Viiding (June 1, 1948 – February 21, 1995), also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.

Juhan Viiding was born on 1 June 1948 in Tallinn to Paul Viiding, a well-known poet in Estonia who had belonged to the influential Arbujad (Soothsayers) – a collective group of eight young influential poets who rose to prominence before the outbreak of World War II – and Linda Viiding (née Laarmann), a noted translator. Juhan was the youngest of four children and the only boy—his older sisters were Reet, Anni and radio journalist Mari Tarand. He was an intellectually precocious and restless youngster. Between the years 1968 and 1972, Viiding studied theatre and stagecraft at the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), under instruction of actor and theatre pedagogue Voldemar Panso, graduating in 1972. Among his graduating classmates were Kersti Kreismann, Ivo Eensalu, Vello Janson, Rein Kotkas, Helle Meri (née Pihlak), Katrin Kumpan, Martin Veinmann, and Tõnis Rätsep.

Juhan Viiding was married to Riina Kiisk, the daughter of actor, film director and politician Kaljo Kiisk. Their daughter Elo is also a poet.

Known for

Acting
1993 Prompter Actor Johannes 58
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1979 The Visitor Actor 59
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1976 Indrek Actor Von Elbe N/A
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1973 Eesti Talufilm Actor N/A
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1972 Don Juan in Tallinn Actor Barkeep 58
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1972 A Man and a Woman Actor Man N/A
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Directing
1993 Prompter Directing Assistant Director 58
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Writing
2002 Burattino Writing Lyricist N/A
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1993 Prompter Writing Writer 58
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1987 The Wild Swans Writing Writer 58
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1983 The Adventurer Writing Screenplay 58
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Crew
2007 I Feel in the Back of My Head... Crew Poem 60
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