Tiit Lilleorg
| Tiit Lilleorg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 November 1941 Tartu, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Alla Lilleorg (née Udovenko) |
Tiit Lilleorg (born 25 November 1941)[1] is an Estonian stage, film and television actor and co-founder and director of the Ida Dance School.
Early life
Tiit Lilleorg was born in Tartu, his father was a journalist and his mother was soprano and musician Helga Lilleorg. Lilleorg grew up with the theatre, as his mother performed as a choral singer, soloist, concertmaster and teacher at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu.[2] He studied acting at the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) from 1961 until 1963, and the Leningrad Conservatory from 1966 until 1968.[3]
Stage career
From 1967 until 1976, he worked as an actor and the head of production at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu and from 1976 until 1980, he was the theatre's administrator. From 1980 until 1992, and again in 1994, he returned to the stage as an actor at the Vanemuine.[4]
Film and television career
Apart from the stage, Tiit Lilleorg has performed as an actor in a number of television and film roles. In 1983, he starred in the Enn Vetemaa penned, Ago-Endrik Kerge directed television comedy film Püha Susanna ehk meistrite kool, opposite Ita Ever and Urmas Kibuspuu and appeared in a number of popular Estonian television series, such as IT-planeet and Kättemaksukontor. In 2015, he appeared in the Margus Paju directed action-adventure film Supilinna Salaselts.[5]
Ida Dance School
In 1994, Lilleorg and his wife, former ballerina Alla Lilleorg, Tamara Kõrreveski and Kaljo Urbel founded the Tartu-based Ida Dance School (Estonian: Ida Tantsukool). The school was named in honor or Estonian dancer and ballet master Ida Urbel.[6] Lilleorg also acts as the school's director.[7]
Personal life
In 1981, Tiit Lilleorg married fomer ballerina and dance teacher Alla Udovenko. They have one child; a daughter named Kristiina. He currently resides in Tartu.[8]
Selected filmography
- Agent Sinikael (English release title: Agent Wild Duck, 2002)
- Sügisball (English: Autumn Ball, 2007)
References
- ↑ teatmik.ee Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Eesti Entsüklopeedia. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Postimees Tiit Lilleorul on tõmme teatri, tule ja tähtede poole. 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Postimees Tiit Lilleorul on tõmme teatri, tule ja tähtede poole. 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Eesti Filmi Andmebaas. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Eesti Noorsootöö Keskus (ENTK). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Ida Tantsukool. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Postimees Tiit Lilleorul on tõmme teatri, tule ja tähtede poole. 2 October 2013.