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Tõnu Aav (21 January 1939 – 14 August 2019) was an Estonian stage, film, TV, and radio actor.[1]
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.[1] 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.[citation needed]
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.[2]
Aav's awards include:[3]
- 1971: Honorary title of Honored Actor of the Estonian SSR (Estonian SSR People's Artist )
- 1992: Meie Mats Humor Prize
- 2001: Class 5 Order of the White Star
- 2010: Oskar Luts Humor Prize
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